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  • DISA Seeks Feedback on Business Case Analysis for Cyber Threat Indicator Sharing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Seeks Feedback on Business Case Analysis for Cyber Threat Indicator Sharing

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has asked industry to submit comments on a business case analysis about threat indicator sharing capabilities that can support DISA’s cybersecurity portfolio. DISA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday it will collect and use feedback in efforts to acquire a machine-to-machine technology platform designed to facilitate exchange of cyber threat indicators. […] More

  • Sikorsky Gets Navy Order for Executive Transport Helicopter Rework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Gets Navy Order for Executive Transport Helicopter Rework

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary has been awarded a $15.1 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to perform rework services on two helicopter platforms built to transport high-level government officials. Sikorsky will provide security, project and sustainment engineering, integrated logistics, training, programming and material support services for the VH-3D and VH-60N  helicopters, the Defense Department said Wednesday. […] More

  • Lockheed to Support Deployed Navy Trident II Missile System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Support Deployed Navy Trident II Missile System

    Lockheed Martin has received a five-year, $71.6 million modification under a U.S. Navy contract to support the military branch’s deployed Trident II fleet ballistic missile system. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will perform work under the cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification through Sept. 30, 2022. Locations of work include California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah and Washington. Trident II […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of Matson Containership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of Matson Containership

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has begun construction of the first of two containerships for public shipping company Matson Navigation at a shipyard in San Diego. NASSCO said Wednesday the Kanaloa-class vessel will have a maximum cargo capacity of 3,500 twenty-foot equivalent unit and be powered by liquefied natural gas-capable engines. The 870-foot-long ship was designed by NASSCO and its partner Daewoo Shipbuilding […] More

  • Former Military Leaders James McLaughlin, Robert Latiff Named to Polaris Alpha’s Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Military Leaders James McLaughlin, Robert Latiff Named to Polaris Alpha’s Advisory Board

    Polaris Alpha has appointed retired military officers James “Kevin” McLaughlin and Robert Latiff to its board of advisers. McLaughlin and Latiff will provide the leadership team with strategic guidance and advice as the defense technology company delivers services to government, intelligence community and military clients, Polaris Alpha said Wednesday. McLaughlin is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general […] More

  • TeraThink Adds Former SAIC Exec Doug Wagoner to Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TeraThink Adds Former SAIC Exec Doug Wagoner to Board of Directors

    Doug Wagoner, former sector president at Science Applications International Corp., has joined the board of directors at management and technology consulting services contractor TeraThink. The 30-year federal market veteran will work with TeraThink’s other board members to support corporate management efforts and policies, the company said Tuesday. Wagoner previously supervised 13,500 employees who support government customers in the […] More

  • Elbit Systems Debuts Mission Training Center for Colombian Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Debuts Mission Training Center for Colombian Air Force

    Elbit Systems has opened a facility in Colombia to provide mission training support for fighter pilots, squadrons and ground crews of the country’s air force. The company said Monday its new Mission Training Center will train the Colombian air force’s personnel on how to operate aircraft systems and conduct missions in a simulated battlefield environment. MTC is […] More

  • Engility to Maintain, Update Navy Air Traffic Control Systems; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Maintain, Update Navy Air Traffic Control Systems; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has received a $20 million task order to provide maintenance and update services in support of the U.S. Navy‘s air traffic control systems. The company said Wednesday that it will maintain the AN/SPN-43 radar and related ATC systems and develop modifications to extend the systems’ service lifetime for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. Lynn […] More

  • Australian Gov't Launches $1B Battle Comms System Development Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australian Gov’t Launches $1B Battle Comms System Development Project

    The Australian government has unveiled an estimated $1 billion project aimed to augment the army’s digital command, control and communications systems. Australia’s defense ministry said Tuesday the Land 200 Tranche 2 Project will employ tactical communications network services from Harris and battle management system software updates from Elbit Systems. “Together they form the Battlefield Command System, which allows […] More

  • Boeing's Insitu Subsidiary Offers Remote Sensing Services, Tools to Aid Disaster Recovery Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary Offers Remote Sensing Services, Tools to Aid Disaster Recovery Missions

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has offered its aerial remote sensing services professionals along with a suite of tools to aid disaster recovery and fire suppression missions in California, Oregon and Texas. Insitu said Tuesday the INEXA Solutions suite, which covered the ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle as well as manned aircraft equipped with scanning payloads and sensors, assisted […] More

  • NOAA Taps ECS Federal for Environmental, Professional Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NOAA Taps ECS Federal for Environmental, Professional Support Services

    ECS Federal has received a potential $9.1 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to deliver environmental and professional support services to NOAA’s Office of Sustainable Fisheries. The company said Tuesday contract work covers data analysis, policy development, strategic planning and outreach, training and meeting facilitation, web content management and grant administrative support. The services […] More

  • UpGuard: Classified Data of Joint Army-NSA Intell Command Exposed Online - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UpGuard: Classified Data of Joint Army-NSA Intell Command Exposed Online

    UpGuard has found that sensitive data from an intelligence command jointly managed by the U.S. Army and the National Security Agency leaked online and exposed virtual platforms and internal information used for classified communications. Chris Vickery, director of cyber risk research at UpGuard, discovered on Sept. 27 the exposure of the Army Intelligence and Security Command‘s […] More