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  • Navy Seeks Lead System Integrator Support for AIRWorks Division - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks Lead System Integrator Support for AIRWorks Division

    The U.S. Navy has released a request for proposals on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for lead systems integrator support services to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s AIRWorks organization. The contract is structured as a small business set-aside program with an ordering period of five years and includes support for new and existing manned and unmanned aircraft […] More

  • Matt Desch: Iridium Satellite Network Helps Meet Demand for Satcom Services in Hurricane-Hit Puerto Rico - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matt Desch: Iridium Satellite Network Helps Meet Demand for Satcom Services in Hurricane-Hit Puerto Rico

    Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said the company’s network of low-Earth orbit satellites works to accommodate satellite phone communications amid the high demand for satcom services in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, USA Today reported Friday. Desch said usage of satellite phones that usually lasts for three to five days following a disaster has […] More

  • BAE, Cranfield University Collaborate to Develop Hybrid UAV Tech Concept - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Cranfield University Collaborate to Develop Hybrid UAV Tech Concept

    A team of BAE Systems engineers and Cranfield University students has unveiled a new concept of unmanned aerial vehicle technology designed to alternate between fixed- and rotary-wing flight modes. BAE said Friday it envisions the Adaptable UAV as a hybrid platform with a capacity to be launched and recovered in battlefield environments with the use of multiple vehicle models. The […] More

  • Arianespace Launches Boeing-Built Digital Satellite for Intelsat - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Arianespace Launches Boeing-Built Digital Satellite for Intelsat

    Intelsat‘s digital satellite launched Friday aboard Arianespace‘s Ariane 5 rocket to deliver connectivity to customers in the Americas, Africa and Europe. Intelsat 37e satellite is based on the Boeing 702 platform and will work to support  enterprise, broadband, government and mobility applications once it begins operations, Boeing said Friday. Intelsat 37e is the seventh satellite that Boeing has launched this year […] More

  • Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Reach $105B by Fiscal 2022 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Reach $105B by Fiscal 2022

    A new report by Deltek forecasts that federal spending on information technology products and services will reach $99.5 billion at the end of fiscal year 2017 and increase to $104.9 billion in FY 2022. Deltek said Friday it expects the Trump administration and Congress to renegotiate budget caps through the end of fiscal year 2021 or for the next […] More

  • ETI Tech to Produce C-5 Galaxy Passenger Seats for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ETI Tech to Produce C-5 Galaxy Passenger Seats for Air Force

    Simon Group Holdings‘ ETI Tech subsidiary has received a potential three-year, $17.4 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to manufacture passenger seats for the U.S. Air Force‘s C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft. ETI and its predecessor company have supported C5 modernization and refurbishment efforts over the past three decades, Simon Group Holdings said Friday. The contract contains […] More

  • DXC’s Earl Matthews: Organizations Should Implement User-Focused Mobile Strategy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DXC’s Earl Matthews: Organizations Should Implement User-Focused Mobile Strategy

    Earl Matthews, vice president of DXC Technology‘s enterprise security solutions group, has said organizations should adopt a modern mobile strategy that focuses more on end users than the technology itself. Such a user-centered strategy “requires a different approach to enabling the user with the right information sources, devices, security, connectivity and support,” Matthews wrote in an article published […] More

  • Lockheed to Develop, Maintain Simulation Training App for Navy Combat Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Develop, Maintain Simulation Training App for Navy Combat Systems

    Lockheed Martin‘s Canadian arm has received a potential five-year, $21.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a computer-based networked system designed to aid operation and corrective maintenance training for multiple combat systems. The Defense Department said Friday that Lockheed Martin Canada will also help the Navy’s Center for Surface Combat Systems maintain and update the Visual […] More

  • Orbital ATK Sets Nov. 10 Launch for 8th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Sets Nov. 10 Launch for 8th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission

    Orbital ATK aims to launch on Nov. 10 its Cygnus spacecraft aboard the Antares rocket to deliver crew supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station. NASA said Saturday the spacecraft will lift off from a launch pad at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to mark Orbital ATK’s eighth cargo delivery mission to […] More

  • Kryptowire-Qualcomm Team Gets DHS Contract to Demo Mobile Security Framework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kryptowire-Qualcomm Team Gets DHS Contract to Demo Mobile Security Framework

    Kryptowire and Qualcomm‘s cybersecurity business have received a $1.8 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to demonstrate a framework that seeks to validate and protect third-party mobile applications and services. The team will test Qualcomm’s Mission-Critical-Grade Security Layer framework that employs the Snapdragon Mobile Security Platform with Kryptowire’s military-grade application security testing platform, Kryptowire said Thursday. […] More

  • Education Dept Releases IT Investment Mgmt Support RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Education Dept Releases IT Investment Mgmt Support RFP

    The Education Department seeks contractor support to implement information technology governance and investment management programs that will cover the areas of capital planning, investment control, budget formulation, IT portfolio management and enterprise architecture. ED said in a request for proposal notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps the department plans to award a potential five-year, firm-fixed-price contract to […] More

  • GE to Repair T64 Engine Components Under Potential $81M Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE to Repair T64 Engine Components Under Potential $81M Navy Contract

    General Electric‘s aviation segment has received a one-year, $80.5 million “undefinitized” contract from the U.S. Navy to repair and replace 32 head-of-family items and other components utilized on the T64 engine. The contractor will also provide configuration management support as well as help the service branch meet delivery metrics and operate a T64 logistics management system […] More