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  • DARPA Solicits Molecular Informatics Research Proposals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Solicits Molecular Informatics Research Proposals

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has begun to solicit proposals from industry for a program that aims to identify new approaches to store and process information with molecules. DARPA said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks methods to represent information and run computational operations in molecular form under the agency’s Molecular Informatics program. Selected proposers will work to formulate scalable […] More

  • Lockheed Gets Milestone C Approval for Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets Milestone C Approval for Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter

    Lockheed Martin has received Milestone C approval to transition the Sikorsky-built CH-53K King Stallion helicopter to the low-rate initial production phase. Lockheed said Tuesday the CH-53K aircraft was granted the approval after it completed production readiness reviews and initial operational assessment by the U.S. Marine Corps in October 2016. The helicopter also completed its Defense Acquisition […] More

  • Eaton to Support DoD Microgrid Demo Project at Michigan's Fort Custer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eaton to Support DoD Microgrid Demo Project at Michigan’s Fort Custer

    The Defense Department has chosen Eaton to provide engineering and power management services to a microgrid demonstration project at the Michigan Army National Guard’s Fort Custer Training Center. Eaton said Tuesday it will collaborate with Electricore and Consumers Energy to demonstrate the capacity of microgrids to maintain power supply during outages as part of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program. The Electricore-led project team will also […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Manufacture Projectile Fuze for Navy Ship Gun Ammunition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Manufacture Projectile Fuze for Navy Ship Gun Ammunition

    Orbital ATK has secured a $20.8 million contract to produce and support the first article test of a multifunction projectile fuze designed to increase the overall mission capacity of five-inch gun ammunition for U.S. Navy ships. The MK419 Mod 1 Multi-Function Fuze combines five modes of operation into a single fuze intended to be used on MK187 projectiles that support Navy 54 and […] More

  • ULA Concludes Final Test of Emergency Egress Platform for Boeing Starliner Spacecraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA Concludes Final Test of Emergency Egress Platform for Boeing Starliner Spacecraft

    United Launch Alliance has wrapped up the final testing phase on an emergency egress platform for the Boeing-built Starliner crew capsule designed to fly aboard the ULA-built Atlas V rocket for crewed missions to the International Space Station. ULA collaborated with zip line maker Terra-Nova to develop the Emergency Egress System in support of NASA’s Commercial […] More

  • MIL Corp to Continue State Dept Financial Support Services Under Recompete Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MIL Corp to Continue State Dept Financial Support Services Under Recompete Contract

    MIL Corp. will extend its financial support services to the State Department under a recompete contract awarded through a blanket purchase agreement. The company said Monday it will continue to help the department manage applications, from the planning phase through the implementation of accounting, payroll and reporting systems. MIL will also analyze the department’s financial, budgeting and compensation systems as well as […] More

  • Leidos to Support DHS Cybersecurity, Threat Mitigation Efforts Under $395M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Support DHS Cybersecurity, Threat Mitigation Efforts Under $395M Contract

    Leidos will provide cybersecurity and threat mitigation services in support of the Department of Homeland Security-operated facility built to monitor cyber threats across the DHS information network. The company said Tuesday it will help DHS run the NextGen Security Operations Center under a potential seven-year, $395 million contract that was originally awarded to Lockheed Martin‘s information systems and global solutions business. […] More

  • Red Hat Names SAIC Public Sector System Integrator Partner of the Year; Charles Onstott Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat Names SAIC Public Sector System Integrator Partner of the Year; Charles Onstott Comments

    Red Hat has presented Science Applications International Corp. with the 2016 Public Sector System Integrator Partner of the Year for SAIC’s efforts to integrate open-source Red Hat technologies for government clients. SAIC said Tuesday that Red Hat’s open-source offerings support enterprise information technology platforms designed to help federal agency customers address business and infrastructure challenges. “Our relationship with Red Hat is an […] More

  • CACI Exec Chair Jack London Gets Naval Historical Foundation Award; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Exec Chair Jack London Gets Naval Historical Foundation Award; Ken Asbury Comments

    Jack London, executive chairman of CACI International and a retired U.S. Navy captain, has received recognition from the Naval Historical Foundation for his leadership in efforts to preserve naval history. The company said Wednesday NHF Chairman William Fallon presented the 2017 Distinguished Service Award to London during the National Maritime Awards Dinner held Tuesday. “I congratulate Dr. London on his recognition as a patriotic […] More

  • Salesforce Gov't Cloud Gets DISA Impact Level 4 Provisional Authorization; Dave Rey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Salesforce Gov’t Cloud Gets DISA Impact Level 4 Provisional Authorization; Dave Rey Comments

    Salesforce has secured provisional authorization at Impact Level 4 from the Defense Information Systems Agency for the deployment of the company’s cloud platform for the public sector. The IL4 provisional authorization serves to enable Defense Department mission owners and contractors to use Salesforce Government Cloud to manage controlled unclassified information, the company said Tuesday. “The aerospace and defense sectors are ripe for […] More

  • Boeing Launches Deep Space Habitat, Transport Concepts for Manned Lunar, Mars Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Launches Deep Space Habitat, Transport Concepts for Manned Lunar, Mars Missions

    Boeing has introduced concepts for its deep space habitat and transport platforms designed to help NASA advance manned exploration missions to the moon and Mars. The company said Monday the proposed habitat called Deep Space Gateway would fly aboard the Space Launch System to facilitate scientific research in cislunar space and help open commercial and government partnerships for […] More

  • Leidos, UK Defense Ministry Open Military Logistics Facility; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos, UK Defense Ministry Open Military Logistics Facility; Roger Krone Comments

    Leidos and U.K.’s defense ministry have opened an 861,112-square-foot facility in Shropshire, England, to provide logistics, commodities and support services to the British military. The Defence Fulfilment Centre is built to also store food, clothing, general and medical supplies of the U.K.’s armed forces, Leidos said Tuesday. A Leidos-led delivery team that includes Kuehne+Nagel and TVS Supply Chain Solutions will operate […] More