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  • Govini’s Matt Hummer: Trump’s FY 2018 Budget Request May Spur GovCon Firms to Offer Tech as a Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Govini’s Matt Hummer: Trump’s FY 2018 Budget Request May Spur GovCon Firms to Offer Tech as a Service

    Govini analyst Matt Hummer has said President Donald Trump’s $1.1 trillion budget request for fiscal year 2018 might offer an opportunity for federal contractors to directly sell their technology platforms as a service to the government, Nextgov reported Friday. Hummer told Nextgov the federal government is likely to “outsource” technology support services as the Trump administration […] More

  • Enersys, Exide Technologies Land DLA Contracts to Provide Army Storage Batteries - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Enersys, Exide Technologies Land DLA Contracts to Provide Army Storage Batteries

    The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a potential $71.1 million contract to Enersys Energy Products and a separate $47.4 million contract to Exide Technologies to supply the U.S. Army with storage batteries. Each indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract contains three base years and two one-year options, the Defense Department said Friday. Both contracts’ base period will run through March 16, 2020, and work will occur at the […] More

  • Janus Selected for Unexploded Ordnance Cleanup Project in Yavoriv, Ukraine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Janus Selected for Unexploded Ordnance Cleanup Project in Yavoriv, Ukraine

    U.S. Army Europe‘s Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine has selected Janus Global Operations to carry out an $8.4 million unexploded ordnance clearance project  in Yavoriv, Ukraine. Janus said Friday it aims to dispose of explosives, munitions and other hazardous materials within a nearly seven-square-mile area at the Yavoriv International Peacekeeping and Security Center training range. U.S. military personnel conduct various training […] More

  • Devra Kelly Joins GTS as Public Safety, Govt Markets Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Devra Kelly Joins GTS as Public Safety, Govt Markets Director

    Devra Kelly, former manager of business development for Harris‘ SwitchPlusIP product line, has joined Global Technology Systems as director of public safety and government markets at the Framingham, Massachusetts-based power management technology manufacturer. GTS Chairman Larry Murray said in a statement released Friday that Kelly will work with first responder clients to help them adopt company-made products […] More

  • IBM Pledges to Hire 2K Military Veterans Under "New Collar" Jobs; Diane Gherson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Pledges to Hire 2K Military Veterans Under “New Collar” Jobs; Diane Gherson Comments

    IBM will recruit up to 2,000 U.S. military veterans through 2020 as part of an ongoing commitment to hire 25,000 workers for “new collar” technology roles and positions that do not necessarily require a four-year college degree. The company said Friday it will also expand a nationwide program designed to train veterans on the use of various software platforms such as […] More

  • Vectrus Unit Secures Recompete Contract for Maxwell AFB Base Operations Support; Chuck Prow Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vectrus Unit Secures Recompete Contract for Maxwell AFB Base Operations Support; Chuck Prow Comments

    A Vectrus subsidiary has secured a $37 million recompete contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide base operations support services at the Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Alabama. The company said Friday Vectrus Systems‘ contract covers support for foreign object damage, transient and static display maintenance; resource management; communications and information technology; publishing; installation management and […] More

  • AECOM Unit Lands Army Contract for Environmental Consulting Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Unit Lands Army Contract for Environmental Consulting Services

    AECOM‘s technical services business has secured a $25 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army to provide environmental consulting services. The Defense Department said Tuesday the competitive contract will potentially run through March 13, 2022. The Army will provide information on the work locations and allotted funds with the award of each order, DoD added. AECOM Technical Services offers a […] More

  • DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on RF Transistor, Semiconductor Material Devt Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on RF Transistor, Semiconductor Material Devt Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host a Proposers Day on March 29 in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss a program that seeks to develop new radiofrequency and millimeter-wave transistors and semiconductor materials designed to meet electromagnetic spectrum-related requirements. Dan Green, a program manager at DARPA’s microsystems technology office, said in a statement released Thursday the Dynamic […] More

  • Mythics to Deploy Oracle Products, Services to Virginia's Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mythics to Deploy Oracle Products, Services to Virginia’s Public Sector

    Mythics has received a contract from Virginia’s information technologies agency to deploy a range of Oracle products and services to various public organizations across the state. The contract is intended to give participating agencies in Virginia a streamlined acquisition process for Oracle database, applications, support, maintenance, training and professional service offerings, Mythics said Wednesday. Doug Altamura, executive vice […] More

  • Report: Air Force Will Invite Companies to Demo Light Attack Aircraft This Summer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Air Force Will Invite Companies to Demo Light Attack Aircraft This Summer

    Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, the U.S. Air Force‘s military deputy for acquisition, has said the service branch could formally invite companies on Friday to join a light-attack aircraft demonstration in the summer, DoD Buzz reported Thursday. Oriana Pawlyk writes Bunch told reporters that the military service aims to keep the OA-X light attack program “as broad as we can so […] More

  • Leidos Introduces UAS Safety Notification Service to Support Airspace Safety - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Introduces UAS Safety Notification Service to Support Airspace Safety

    Leidos has unveiled a service that will allow aircraft pilots to automatically receive notifications of unmanned aircraft systems operations in an effort to help maintain safety in national  airspace. The UAS Notification Service aims to prevent the overlap of commercial UAS and military aircraft operations through a process called deconfliction, Leidos said Thursday. The company added its web-based service is designed to collate UAS […] More

  • Navy Taps BAE for USS Vicksburg Cruiser Upgrade Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps BAE for USS Vicksburg Cruiser Upgrade Work

    BAE Systems has received a potential six-month, $42.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to perform upgrade work on a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser ship. The company will start in April to conduct miscellaneous repairs and alterations onboard the USS Vicksburg cruiser at its shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia, and expects work to conclude by September under the […] More