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  • Rockwell Collins to Repair Army CH-47F Helicopter Avionics System; Thierry Tosi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Repair Army CH-47F Helicopter Avionics System; Thierry Tosi Comments

    Rockwell Collins has secured a five-year contract to repair up to 1,910 common avionics architecture system units currently installed in the U.S. Army’s CH-47F helicopters. The company’s cockpit equipment features the Flight2 system comprised of various  communications, navigation and mission subsystems, Rockwell Collins said Wednesday. Thierry Tosi, vice president and general manager of service solutions at Rockwell Collins, said the company will sustain and […] More

  • Octo Consulting to Support GSA Award Mgmt Platform Modernization Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Octo Consulting to Support GSA Award Mgmt Platform Modernization Effort

    The General Services Administration has awarded Octo Consulting a potential five-year, multimillion dollar task order to help GSA modernize a technology platform for agency personnel to manage federal financial assistance services, contracts and intergovernmental transactions. Octo Consulting said Wednesday it will provide development, testing, information security, training, and user support services for the Integrated Award Environment  program. The […] More

  • Dominion Consulting to Help VA Adopt USDA's Financial Mgmt Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dominion Consulting to Help VA Adopt USDA’s Financial Mgmt Platform

    Dominion Consulting has received a contract of an undisclosed value to support the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ migration to the Agriculture Department‘s financial management platform, AlexandriaNews reported Thursday. The report said the contract covers independent validation and verification services intended to help VA replace its current mainframe legacy financial system with the CGI-built Momentum platform. The General Services Administration and the Office […] More

  • Army Seeks R&D, Technical Support Sources for Cybersecurity Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks R&D, Technical Support Sources for Cybersecurity Program

    The U.S. Army has begun to search for industry sources of research and development and technical services that could support the Army Research Laboratory’s cybersecurity service provider. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday stated ARL will use information from the responses to identify interested vendors and formulate a strategy for a planned solicitation on a contract with one base year […] More

  • Cecile Willems: Cisco Unveils New Cloud-Based Data Stream Mgmt Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cecile Willems: Cisco Unveils New Cloud-Based Data Stream Mgmt Tool

     Cisco has launched a new cloud-based tool designed to provide a centralized mechanism that will manage data streams and help cities capture, analyze and share data across organizations, sectors and residents. Cecile Willems, a director at Cisco’s global public sector business, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday, the Smart+Connected Digital Platform uses integrated smart […] More

  • Phacil Receives Award for Cost-Savings Measures in Govt Contracts; Lori Fischler Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Phacil Receives Award for Cost-Savings Measures in Govt Contracts; Lori Fischler Comments

    Phacil has earned recognition from the Coalition for Government Procurement for the company’s cost-savings measures put in place for its contracts with the U.S. government. The 2016 Excellence in Partnership Awards for Government Savings is awarded to a federal agency, federal employee or company that has developed methods meant to help the government save costs, […] More

  • PAE Business Devt VP Darryle Conway Elected to International Stability Operations Association Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE Business Devt VP Darryle Conway Elected to International Stability Operations Association Board

    Darryle Conway, vice president of business development for global logistics and stability operations business unit at PAE, has joined the International Stability Operations Association’s board of directors. ISOA is a partnership of nongovernmental organizations and private sector and provides assistance to members through partnerships, business development efforts and advancement of regulations that seek to facilitate […] More

  • Northrop Opens 2016-2017 UK National Youth Cyber Defense Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Opens 2016-2017 UK National Youth Cyber Defense Competition

    Northrop Grumman has launched the U.K. national youth cyber defense competition for 2016-2017 in efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The company said Thursday CyberCenturion aims to encourage students to pursue cybersecurity related academic courses and careers and address the skills gap within the industry. More than 130 teams of 12-18 year olds registered for […] More

  • National Kidney Foundation Hosts 36th Annual Masquerade Kidney Ball on Nov. 19th - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Kidney Foundation Hosts 36th Annual Masquerade Kidney Ball on Nov. 19th

    The National Kidney Foundation will host the 36th Annual Masquerade Kidney Ball to be chaired by SAP NS2 CEO Mark Testoni Saturday night at the Washington, D.C. Hilton. Guests can expect an evening of education, entertainment, and inspiration. The Masquerade Kidney Ball will feature a cocktail reception, live and silent auctions, musical entertainment, award presentations, and […] More

  • Vencore to Extend GSA Public Building IT Service Support; Mac Curtis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore to Extend GSA Public Building IT Service Support; Mac Curtis Comments

    Vencore has landed a potential five-year, $27 million re-compete contract for continued support on the General Services Administration‘s Public Buildings Information Technology Service. Vencore said Tuesday the contract covers services such as J2EE, .NET and database work, program management, project management, applications operational and maintenance support, GSA Enterprise Quality Program standards compliance and applications development. “We […] More

  • Boeing Unveils Defense Segment Facility, Workload Consolidation Plan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Unveils Defense Segment Facility, Workload Consolidation Plan

    Boeing will consolidate facilities and move workloads across Los Angeles County, St. Louis and Huntsville, Alabama as part of a realignment within the company’s defense segment. The company said Tuesday it plans to reduce 4.5 million square feet by the end of 2020 and move positions from Kent, Washington to Tukwila while work from Huntington Beach will transfer to […] More

  • Maximus Plans New Hampton, VA Customer Support Center; Richard Montoni Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maximus Plans New Hampton, VA Customer Support Center; Richard Montoni Comments

    Maximus plans to invest $1.87 million to build a customer support center in Hampton, Virginia that will support the company’s government contracts across the U.S. and expects the project to create about 189 jobs in the city, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s office announced Wednesday. “When we searched for a location for our new customer support center, the […] More