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  • DLT Strikes Deal to Offer Systems, Info Mgmt Software to Govt Entities; Brian Strosser Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLT Strikes Deal to Offer Systems, Info Mgmt Software to Govt Entities; Brian Strosser Comments

    DLT Solutions has secured a National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance contract to provide systems and information software products to government agencies nationwide. The company said Monday the three-year cooperative purchasing contract offers approximately  90,000 public and nonprofit organizations access to DLT’s Quest Software and similar platforms. Brian Strosser, president of DLT Solutions, said the company aims to help […] More

  • Roger Krone Shares Insights on Leidos-Lockheed IS&GS Merger at NVTC Titans Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Roger Krone Shares Insights on Leidos-Lockheed IS&GS Merger at NVTC Titans Event

    Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, talked about the Reston, Virginia-based government information technology services contractor’s merger with Lockheed Martin’s information systems and global services business at the Titans breakfast event held Friday in Tysons Corner, Virginia. He discussed at the Northern Virginia Technology Council-hosted event how the transaction has helped Leidos to diversify its portfolio, build […] More

  • SpaceX’s End-of-Year Launch Manifest Includes ‘Zuma’ Mission, 4th Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX’s End-of-Year Launch Manifest Includes ‘Zuma’ Mission, 4th Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch

    SpaceX has squeezed in a mystery mission known as Zuma to its updated schedule of launches for 2017, NASASpaceFlight.com reported Monday. The Zuma mission, also known as Mission 1390 on the Federal Communications Commission launch license, is set to take off aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket by Nov. 10 from a launch pad at Kennedy […] More

  • Air Force Taps Orbital ATK for Rocket Motor Tech IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Orbital ATK for Rocket Motor Tech IDIQ Contract

    Orbital ATK has received a five-year, $20 million contract to help U.S. Air Force researchers advance solid rocket booster technology and address technical requirements for spacecraft, tactical and strategic propulsion systems. The Defense Department said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will provide a means for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s aerospace systems and rocket propulsion division to procure […] More

  • General Atomics MQ-9 UAS Aids in Northern California Firefighting Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics MQ-9 UAS Aids in Northern California Firefighting Efforts

    The California Air National Guard has deployed General Atomics-built MQ-9 unmanned aircraft systems to help the state’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection conduct mapping operations in Northern California. General Atomics said Monday MQ-9 is equipped with an intelligence and reconnaissance sensor suite that works to help firefighters on the ground obtain situational awareness data they need plan strategies […] More

  • Leidos' Roger Krone Calls on CEOs to Support Fight Against Opioid Abuse - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos’ Roger Krone Calls on CEOs to Support Fight Against Opioid Abuse

    Leidos CEO Roger Krone has called on other chief executives to help combat opioid addiction during the two-day COMMIT!Forum event for corporate responsibility practitioners that kicked off on Wednesday in Maryland, TriplePundit reported Friday. The science and technology company partnered with the Chris Atwood Foundation and other nonprofit organizations in August to help counter opioid abuse. Leidos also […] More

  • Report: Raytheon Integrates Laser Weapon, Surveillance Tech to Polaris ATV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Raytheon Integrates Laser Weapon, Surveillance Tech to Polaris ATV

    Raytheon has combined merged a laser weapon and advanced surveillance equipment to a Polaris-built all-terrain vehicle to develop a new platform that can engage unmanned aerial vehicles using laser beams, Popular Mechanics reported Monday. The new High Energy Laser Weapon System-MRZR platform features a 30-square-foot electronics package, Polaris’ MRZR ATV and Raytheon’s Multi-spectral Targeting System […] More

  • CSRA to Develop Tactical Trainer Platform for Navy LCS Under $51M Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA to Develop Tactical Trainer Platform for Navy LCS Under $51M Order

    CSRA has received a potential $51 million delivery order to produce an integrated tactical trainer system for the U.S. Navy‘s Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship 6. The company said Monday it will provide the Virtualship software package for the military branch to train bridge teams for at-sea operations. Virtualship is designed to support hydrodynamics and maritime environmental modeling activities as […] More

  • Navy Eyes Textron for Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Eyes Textron for Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer Contract

    The U.S. Navy plans to award Textron Systems a sole-source contract to supply an optical simulator technology designed to visually replicate actual threats. The service branch said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Corona Division requires a Man-portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer and believes Textron Systems has the potential to meet MAST specifications. NSWCCO wants […] More

  • CenturyLink, Cienna Help Texas Council Deploy Private Broadband Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink, Cienna Help Texas Council Deploy Private Broadband Network

    The Brazos Valley Council of Governments in Texas has partnered with CenturyLink and Ciena to deploy a private broadband network designed to connect healthcare services providers at hospitals, schools and rural clinics in the region. Ciena said Oct. 11 the network is scheduled for completion by the summer of 2019 and will also support 9-1-1 emergency response, public safety […] More

  • Former Commerce Sec Penny Pritzker Nominated to Microsoft Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Commerce Sec Penny Pritzker Nominated to Microsoft Board of Directors

    Penny Pritzker, former secretary of the Commerce Department, has been nominated to serve on Microsoft‘s board of directors. The company said Monday Pritzker will be presented for election at its annual meeting for shareholders on Nov. 29 alongside Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International. “Penny and Arne are both strong leaders with impressive accomplishments and contributions […] More

  • Jonathan Goldberger Joins Unisys as Global Security VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jonathan Goldberger Joins Unisys as Global Security VP

    Jonathan Goldberger, formerly director of Cisco Systems‘s advanced security services group, has been named vice president of the global security business at Unisys. Unisys said Tuesday Goldberger will oversee the company’s integrated sales and services efforts for managed security and security consulting service offerings in his new position. He will report to Harvey King, VP of services, and help drive […] More