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  • Unisys Unveils New Security Automation Software Offering; Peter Altabef Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys Unveils New Security Automation Software Offering; Peter Altabef Comments

    Unisys Corp. has launched a new micro-segmentation security automation offering under the company’s Unisys Stealth portfolio to help organizations combat cyber threats through enterprise-wide security deployment. The Stealth(aware) software features a graphical user interface and applications designed to create segments accessible only to authorized users within an organization, Unisys said Tuesday. Unisys designed the tool […] More

  • Northrop Gets Contract for Engineering, Logistics Services to US Navy, Intl Defense Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Gets Contract for Engineering, Logistics Services to US Navy, Intl Defense Clients

    Northrop Grumman has received a one-year, $22.8 million contract to provide engineering and logistics services to the air dominance department within the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Port Hueneme division. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contract covers engineering, test and evaluation, computer programming, materials management and specified logistics support to the Aegis combat system and other weapon programs. Northrop will […] More

  • Parsons Gets 2 NASA Small Business Industry Awards; Carey Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Gets 2 NASA Small Business Industry Awards; Carey Smith Comments

    Parsons has won two 2016 Small Business Industry Awards from NASA in recognition of its efforts to support small businesses through the Facility Construction, Engineering, and Technical Services contract with the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. The company received the Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year and the Mentor-Protege Agreement of the Year Award […] More

  • General Dynamics Recognizes Small Biz Partner Cosmos IT Solutions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Recognizes Small Biz Partner Cosmos IT Solutions

    General Dynamics‘ information technology business has recognized the performance and technical initiatives of Cosmos IT Solutions over the past year as a subcontractor. Cosmos IT Solutions said Tuesday the recognition was part of General Dynamics Information Technology‘s Quality Service Provider program, which honors small business partners based on quality of work, timeliness, responsiveness, cost effectiveness and standards of conduct. GDIT […] More

  • CACI Receives SmartCEO Award for GovCon Industry Contributions; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Receives SmartCEO Award for GovCon Industry Contributions; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has received an award from SmartCEO in recognition of the company’s contributions to the government contracting sector through its mentoring, business partnerships, philanthropy and advocacy efforts. The company said Wednesday it accepted the GovStar Industry Star award in the large category at a ceremony held Nov. 21. SmartCEO recognizes contracting firms in the greater Washington, D.C., area based on criteria such […] More

  • Report: UAS Satcom, Imaging Markets to Hit $19.9B & $3.7B by 2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: UAS Satcom, Imaging Markets to Hit $19.9B & $3.7B by 2025

    A new Northern Sky Research report predicts the unmanned aircraft system satellite communications and imaging markets will respectively reach $19.9 billion and $3.7 billion in cumulative revenues over a 10-year period ending 2025. NSR said Monday the defense and intelligence community’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements for operations in hostile areas spur the demand for unmanned airborne […] More

  • Satcom Direct to Resell Inmarsat Global Xpress Broadband Service in Govt Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Satcom Direct to Resell Inmarsat Global Xpress Broadband Service in Govt Market

    Inmarsat has added Satcom Direct as a value-added reseller of the former’s Ka-band broadband satellite communications service offering to government customers worldwide. Satcom Direct said Monday that it will highlight the potential advantages of the Global Xpress network for organizations in need of maximum connectivity and mobility at a  Middle East Business Aviation Association-hosted industry exhibition. GX is designed to facilitate wideband connectivity […] More

  • Air Force, Ohio State University Partner for Human Performance Monitoring Research Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force, Ohio State University Partner for Human Performance Monitoring Research Initiative

    Ohio State University and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing have signed a cooperative research-and-development agreement with the goal to create human performance monitoring processes for the battlefield. The U.S. Air Force said Nov. 30 the partnership will offer 711th HPW access to data  on the university’s Division 1 college athletes that have similar mentality, […] More

  • Northrop to Update Netherlands' F-16 Electronic Countermeasure Pods - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Update Netherlands’ F-16 Electronic Countermeasure Pods

    Netherlands’ air force has selected Northrop Grumman to update electronic countermeasure pods used on the country’s fleet of F-16 aircraft in a push to help the aircraft adapt to the modern threat environment. Northrop said Monday that work will cover the development of threat detection and jamming capacity for the Netherlands air force’s AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure pods. […] More

  • iDirect Government Launches New Tactical Hub Offering; John Ratigan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    iDirect Government Launches New Tactical Hub Offering; John Ratigan Comments

    Satellite communications provider iDirect Government has rolled out a new tactical hub service offering for warfighters, first responders, disaster recovery personnel and field operators. iDirectGov said Monday its Series 11000 Tactical Hub is powered by the Evolution software and designed to operate with the Evolution Series remotes. The ruggedized platform also employs new defense line cards that support downstream rate of up […] More

  • ONR Seeks Sci-Tech Approaches for Multi-Domain Unmanned Systems in Amphibious Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ONR Seeks Sci-Tech Approaches for Multi-Domain Unmanned Systems in Amphibious Operations

    The Office of Naval Research looks to explore science and technology approaches on how to utilize multi-domain unmanned systems in support of amphibious operations. A presolicitation notice issued Thursday on the FedBizOpps website says ONR looks to develop autonomous amphibians with a capacity to maneuver through the surf zone, emerge and navigate ashore. ONR expects potential partners […] More

  • Northrop Taps Saab for Marine Corps G/ATOR Radar Components, Subsystems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Taps Saab for Marine Corps G/ATOR Radar Components, Subsystems

    A U.S.-based subsidiary of Saab has received a potential $18.6 million subcontract from Northrop Grumman to provide components and subsystems in support of a U.S. Marine Corps radar production program. Saab Defense and Security will provide software, subsystems and assemblies for the next nine AN/TPS-80 ground/air task oriented radar low-rate initial production units under the contract, Saab said Monday. Northrop secured a potential […] More