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  • CSRA Promotes IT Vet Matthew McFadden to Cyber Service Area Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Promotes IT Vet Matthew McFadden to Cyber Service Area Director

    Matthew McFadden, former CSRA chief technologist for the Defense Innovation Cell, has been promoted to cybersecurity service area director at the Falls Church, Virginia-based company’s digital consulting group. The 13-year information technology veteran helped deliver services to Defense Department customers and supported the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy program of CSRA’s Defense Cyber Crime Center in his […] More

  • Textron Names 20-Year Vet Julie Duffy HR EVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Names 20-Year Vet Julie Duffy HR EVP

    Julie Duffy, a 20-year Textron veteran, has been appointed executive vice president of human resources at the Providence, Rhode Island-based defense and industrial conglomerate. She will report directly to Chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly and succeeds Cheryl Johnson, who held the HR EVP position over the past five years, Textron said Monday. Duffy is a member of […] More

  • Leidos to Integrate, Test Army Reconnaissance Aircraft Under Potential $64M Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Integrate, Test Army Reconnaissance Aircraft Under Potential $64M Task Order

    Leidos has secured a potential $64 million task order from the U.S. Army to integrate, test and demonstrate three units of the Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Enhanced aircraft. The company said Monday it will integrate a previously supplied Mission Equipment Payload onto the ARL-E DeHavilland Canada-8 aircraft as well as test and deliver the complete ARL-E platform. Leidos will also […] More

  • Cobham, Draken Partner to Pursue UK Air Support Training Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham, Draken Partner to Pursue UK Air Support Training Program

    Cobham and Draken International have teamed up to create and offer military readiness training services to the U.K.’s Air Support to Defense Operational Training program. The partnership aims to combine Cobham’s electronic warfare training expertise and Draken’s experience in delivery of fighter adversary air services in a bid to develop a comprehensive training environment for […] More

  • Serco to Provide Continued Mgmt Services for INS Nuclear Cargo Vessel Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Serco to Provide Continued Mgmt Services for INS Nuclear Cargo Vessel Fleet

    Serco has received a contract extension from the International Nuclear Services, a division under the U.K. nuclear decommissioning authority, to provide continued management services for the INS fleet of nuclear cargo vessels. The four-year contract extension exercises options from a previously awarded contract which covers operations and management services for vessels of the INS, NDA […] More

  • 3 Things Execs Need to Know about Social Selling in GovCon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    3 Things Execs Need to Know about Social Selling in GovCon

    By Mark Amtower There is a lot of buzz about social selling, as well as some misconceptions. Here’s three things to know: 1) What is social selling? It is the process of getting and staying on the radar of potential partners and prospects in a positive way via social media, of solidifying and expanding relationships with existing customers and […] More

  • BAE Gets Grant to Introduce Unmanned Maritime Platforms Testing Service in UK - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Gets Grant to Introduce Unmanned Maritime Platforms Testing Service in UK

    BAE Systems has received a potential $598,000 grant from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership to design and develop an unmanned maritime systems testing service in the U.K. BAE said Sunday it will collaborate with Blue Bear Systems Research, ASV Global, SeeByte, Marine Electronic Systems and the University of Southampton on the new service that will […] More

  • CBP Solicits Bids for $297M Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CBP Solicits Bids for $297M Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Contract

    The Customs and Border Protection has begun to solicit proposals for a potential five-year $297 million recruitment and hiring services contract. CBP said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks a contractor to help the agency hire up to 5,000 border patrol agents as required by the “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements” executive order. Offerors should be […] More

  • DoD Taps Autonomous Solutions to Develop AI, Machine Learning Tech for Driverless Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Taps Autonomous Solutions to Develop AI, Machine Learning Tech for Driverless Vehicles

    Autonomous Solutions Inc. has secured additional funds from the Defense Department to further develop artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies designed to manage the behavior and mobility of autonomous vehicles. ASI said Thursday it supports two other ongoing government-run programs that aim to build machine learning systems such as obstacle classification, light detection and ranging camera fusion […] More

  • TSI to Supply Testing Equipment for Army Respiratory Protective Devices - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSI to Supply Testing Equipment for Army Respiratory Protective Devices

    TSI has received a $13 million contract to supply protection assessment test systems for the U.S. Army to evaluate respiratory protective devices that soldiers use. The company said Thursday it will provide PortaCount 8020M systems to support the donning and fitting of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense gas masks for Army personnel. Troy Tillman, business director of TSI, said […] More

  • Technica Lands Air Force Top-Secret Network Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Technica Lands Air Force Top-Secret Network Support Contract

    Technica has secured a potential four-year, $33 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force manage a network that stores top secret/sensitive compartmented information. The company said Tuesday it will support the Air Combat Command’s Program Management Office for Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications Systems and the 625th Air Communications Squadron under the Blanket Operations and Security Sustainment […] More