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  • Former FireEye CEO David DeWalt Named Managing Director at Allegis Capital - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former FireEye CEO David DeWalt Named Managing Director at Allegis Capital

    David DeWalt, former CEO of cybersecurity company FireEye, has joined cyber venture capital firm Allegis Capital as a managing director. Allegis said Thursday DeWalt will invest on the company’s behalf in Series C funding rounds and serve as a board adviser of Maryland-based DataTribe, a cyber startup that co-develops cybersecurity, data and analytics. DataTribe and Allegis work together […] More

  • Bill Sullivan to Speak at Cloudera Government Forum in Colorado - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bill Sullivan to Speak at Cloudera Government Forum in Colorado

    Bill Sullivan, vice president and general manager for the North American public sector at Cloudera, is scheduled to speak on Nov. 7 at the company-hosted government forum to be held at Denver Art Museum in Colorado. Sullivan will discuss with industry and public sector leaders how the government can leverage cloud, analytics and machine learning […] More

  • Leonardo Gets Search & Rescue Helicopter Order From Australia's Queensland Gov't - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo Gets Search & Rescue Helicopter Order From Australia’s Queensland Gov’t

    Leonardo has received an order from the government of Queensland, Australia, for two intermediate twin-engine helicopters to support the state’s rescue operations. The order covers two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters for land and sea emergency medical services and search-and-rescue missions, the company said Tuesday. Leonardo added the aircraft will replace two legacy helicopter models under a fleet modernization effort […] More

  • Thales Debuts At-Sea Mobile Multimedia Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Debuts At-Sea Mobile Multimedia Service

    Thales has launched a shipboard on-the-move multimedia system designed to support secure information distribution for deployed naval personnel with continuous mobility and connectivity services. The COMTICS communication device works to connect with all types of military radios, utilizes Thales’ cybersecurity technology and employs a redundant all-IP architecture to maintain service availability, the company said Wednesday. Christophe […] More

  • SPA Gets DoD Innovation Support Order; William Vantine Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SPA Gets DoD Innovation Support Order; William Vantine Comments

    Systems Planning and Analysis has secured a potential $26 million task order to continue to support Defense Department innovation efforts. SPA said Tuesday it will provide expert analysis and assessment support to DoD’s Office of Net Technical Assessment as the department works to establish a new research and engineering organization. The company will also support the Research, Development, and […] More

  • SSL's Rob Zitz: Maxar Technologies to Grow US Govt Business via ISR Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL’s Rob Zitz: Maxar Technologies to Grow US Govt Business via ISR Offerings

    Rob Zitz, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Space Systems Loral‘s government systems business, has said Maxar Technologies will work to grow its business with the U.S. government through “persistent” intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance offerings, Via Satellite reported Wednesday. SSL’s parent company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates acquired DigitalGlobe earlier this month to create Maxar, […] More

  • Deltek: DHS’ Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation Contract Awards Hit $437M in FY 2014-2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek: DHS’ Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation Contract Awards Hit $437M in FY 2014-2017

    A new Deltek report says the Department of Homeland Security spent a total of $437.3 million on contracts for continuous diagnostics and mitigation and continuous monitoring-as-a-service offerings during the past three fiscal years. The General Services Administration spent approximately $12.6 million on CDM/CMaaS contracts over the past three fiscal years, followed by the Labor Department at $9 […] More

  • Pratt and Whitney Tests F135 Engine Cold Section - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pratt and Whitney Tests F135 Engine Cold Section

    United Technologies Corp.‘s Pratt and Whitney subsidiary has tested the cold segment of an engine technology designed to power the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. Pratt and Whitney said Wednesday its F-135 engine demonstrated full-life capability  during an accelerated mission test that occurred at the Arnold Air Force Base’s engineering development complex in Tennessee. The test sought to validate the reliability and […] More

  • Army to Issue RFP for Lightweight Armored Combat Vehicle Devt Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Issue RFP for Lightweight Armored Combat Vehicle Devt Program

    The U.S. Army will issue a request for proposals in November for the service branch’s Mobile Protected Firepower lightweight armored combat vehicle development program. The MPF vehicle will feature a 105mm gun and offer a long-range direct-fire capacity for infantry brigade combat teams to support forcible entry and breaching missions, the service branch said Wednesday. […] More

  • IBM to Help Build Scotland's Social Security IT Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Help Build Scotland’s Social Security IT Platform

    IBM‘s U.K. subsidiary has received a two-year, $11 million contract to build the first phase of a social security information technology system for Scotland. The Scottish government said Wednesday IBM will also help a new social security agency implement the Best Start Grant and Funeral Expense Assistance benefits by the summer of 2019. The contract has […] More

  • NGA Seeks Info on Potential Sources of Cloud Devt & Industry Collaboration Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NGA Seeks Info on Potential Sources of Cloud Devt & Industry Collaboration Services

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants information on potential vendors that can provide unclassified cloud development support and industry collaboration services. NGA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Oct. 18 that it needs to deliver cloud development and industry collaboration support for 40 individuals in St. Louis, Missouri. The agency plans to award a contract that […] More

  • UK Invests $119M in CAE-Operated Helicopter Training Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Invests $119M in CAE-Operated Helicopter Training Facility

    The U.K. defense ministry has invested $118.8 million in a helicopter simulation center to support the training of future U.K. navy and air force pilots. The British government said Tuesday the deal will maintain 70 jobs within the Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility at the RAF Benson air force station in South Oxfordshire, England. CAE […] More