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  • Navy Starts Search for Next Generation Countermeasure Device - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Starts Search for Next Generation Countermeasure Device

    The Naval Sea Systems Command is working on a competitive solicitation in search of industry members that can develop, design, fabricate, integrate and test acoustic device countermeasure special test units, engineering development models, associated products and engineering services. A presolicitation notice published Tuesday on FedBizOpps says the procurement will support the Next Generation Countermeasure program as NAVSEA looks to release […] More

  • ULA Sets Nov. 11 for DigitalGlobe WorldView-4 Satellite Launch - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA Sets Nov. 11 for DigitalGlobe WorldView-4 Satellite Launch

    United Launch Alliance has set a Nov. 11 launch date to lift DigitalGlobe‘s WorldView-4 satellite into space on-board a ULA Atlas V rocket on Nov. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. ULA said Wednesday its team is working to address Atlas V booster issues discovered during final launch preparations. Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business built WorldView-4, which will work to […] More

  • Navy Wants Info on Parachute Insertion Training, Sustainment Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Wants Info on Parachute Insertion Training, Sustainment Sources

    The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center has kicked off a search for potential sources of training and sustainment services for the U.S. Navy’s autonomous static line and military free fall parachute insertion systems. The branch seeks written information on the required services through a sources sought notice published Monday and intends to issue a full solicitation for […] More

  • Navy Orders Themis-Built Computer Rugged Servers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Orders Themis-Built Computer Rugged Servers

    The U.S. Navy has ordered $1.6 million in computer rugged servers from Themis Computer via the company’s reseller Strictly Technology LLC, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John Keller writes the order covers four Themis RES-XR5 1U standard-density rack mounted servers along with shock-mounting kits, cabling, optical transceivers, Gigabit Ethernet switches, disk-on-module data storage and auxiliary […] More

  • Thomson Reuters Releases App for US Election News & Analysis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomson Reuters Releases App for US Election News & Analysis

    Thomson Reuters has unveiled an application on its Eikon desktop product that will work to offer users market data, news, commentary and analysis before and after the U.S. election Nov. 8. The election app is designed to provide analysis and visuals on segments of the capital markets such as foreign exchange, equities, fixed income and commodities, Thomson Reuter […] More

  • Army Seeks New Landing Craft Provider - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks New Landing Craft Provider

    The U.S. Army has started work to find a company to build a 100-foot-long landing craft for the Abrams main battle tank as the military branch seeks to retire a predecessor 74-foot landing ship, Defense News reported Wednesday. Christopher Cavas writes the Army has released a request for proposals for a new light maneuver support vessel […] More

  • Xybion to Help Automate Army's Biosafety Research Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Xybion to Help Automate Army’s Biosafety Research Operations

    Xybion has been selected to provide a preclinical management platform for the U.S. Army to automate scientific research operations at the military branch’s Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick in Maryland. The company will deploy its Pristima Suite to USAMRIID’s biosafety facility as well as perform system validation, configuration and training support services, said Tuesday. Pristima is designed to help users track […] More

  • Metron to Develop Counter-ISR Planning System for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Metron to Develop Counter-ISR Planning System for Navy

    Metron has won a potential $12.8 million contract to develop an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance planning system for the U.S. Navy to counter adversarial ISR networks. The Navy will use the C-ISR system to plan coordinated friendly force movement emissions control, denial and deception operations, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The contract contains an 18-month base period, three optional […] More

  • NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab Releases Asteroid Redirect Mission Spacecraft RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Releases Asteroid Redirect Mission Spacecraft RFP

    NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a request for proposals in search of potential industry partners to design, develop and build robotic spacecraft to capture a multi-ton asteroid boulder. NASA said in Sept. 21  it plans to award an ARM spacecraft build-and-delivery contract in 2017 as part of the space agency’s Asteroid Redirect Mission and will accept responses to […] More

  • BAE’s DeEtte Gray: Investments in Cyber, STEM Programs Needed to Address Demand for Cyber Professionals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE’s DeEtte Gray: Investments in Cyber, STEM Programs Needed to Address Demand for Cyber Professionals

    DeEtte Gray, an executive at BAE Systems’ U.S. arm, has said industry, government, academia and organizations should collaborate to make investments in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and cyber education initiatives in an effort to develop a pipeline of cyber professionals. Gray, president of the intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems Inc., made the remarks during […] More

  • Intel Unveils Four Systems for Digital Economy Defense - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel Unveils Four Systems for Digital Economy Defense

    Intel has launched four new platforms designed to protect the digital economy of trust, time and money. The company said Wednesday its unified defense architecture is comprised of the Dynamic Endpoint, Pervasive Data Protection, Data Center and Cloud Defense and Intelligent Security Operations systems. “Cybercriminals are forcing cybersecurity companies to redraft the rules of engagement for defending […] More

  • DoD, Lockheed Develop F-35 Cost-Tracking Software Through ‘FlexFile’ Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD, Lockheed Develop F-35 Cost-Tracking Software Through ‘FlexFile’ Program

    The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin have developed cost-tracking software related to the procurement of F-35 lot 3 aircraft through the FlexFile program, DoD News reported Wednesday. Jim Garamone writes DoD’s cost assessment and program evaluation office developed the FlexFile program in an effort to help DoD estimators facilitate collection of data from contractors and […] More