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  • Leidos Subcontracts ATCC for NCI Biospecimen Repository Operations Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Subcontracts ATCC for NCI Biospecimen Repository Operations Support

    ATCC has received a potential seven-year, $32 million subcontract from a Leidos subsidiary to manage a National Cancer Institute biospecimen repository in Frederick, Maryland. ATCC said Tuesday its team will store and distribute biospecimens to basic and clinical investigators who support cancer and infectious disease research efforts as well as manage operational costs and logistics at NCI’s Frederick Central Repository. The […] More

  • Lockheed-CoGen Team to Build UK Bioenergy Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-CoGen Team to Build UK Bioenergy Facility

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with CoGen to build a U.K. facility designed to convert waste into renewable energy. Lockheed will oversee engineering, procurement, construction and manufacturing work on the bioenergy plant in Cardiff, Wales, and CoGen will serve as the developer and owner of the project under the teaming agreement, Lockheed said Tuesday. Frank Armijo, […] More

  • Charles Bolden: NASA Lays Groundwork for ‘Journey to Mars’ Through NextSTEP, ISS Docking Port Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles Bolden: NASA Lays Groundwork for ‘Journey to Mars’ Through NextSTEP, ISS Docking Port Programs

    NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has discussed two initiatives the space agency has launched in an effort to establish the foundation for NASA’s Journey to Mars project and other deep space missions. Bolden wrote in a blog post published Tuesday that NASA established partnerships with private companies to advance research projects in propulsion, habitation systems and […] More

  • Unisys' Patrick Doyle: Govt Should Include Public Safety Entities in Smart City Initiatives - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ Patrick Doyle: Govt Should Include Public Safety Entities in Smart City Initiatives

    Patrick Doyle, Unisys global justice and law enforcement subject matter expert, has said  governments should integrate public safety functions into the interconnected systems of “smart city” programs. Doyle wrote in a GCN opinion piece published Tuesday that public safety agencies should be included in the information workflows of smart cities to boost situational awareness. Citizens that provide information through […] More

  • Tropical Storm Delays Orbital ATK’s 6th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission Launch - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tropical Storm Delays Orbital ATK’s 6th ISS Cargo Delivery Mission Launch

    NASA has moved from Oct. 13 to Oct. 16 the launch of an Orbital ATK-built Cygnus spacecraft due to tropical storm Nicole. Cygnus is initially scheduled to launch Thursday aboard Orbital ATK’s Antares 230 rocket to deliver approximately 5,100 pounds of crew supplies and research equipment to the International Space Station under the company’s Commercial […] More

  • DLT to Offer Govt Clients Endpoint Security Support Through Intel Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLT to Offer Govt Clients Endpoint Security Support Through Intel Partnership

    Intel Security has chosen DLT Solutions as a support provider for the former’s portfolio of endpoint protection offerings in the public sector market. DLT said Tuesday it will offer first- and second-level technical support services to government customers as a platinum member of Intel Security’s partner program. The two companies entered into a partnership agreement in March to establish a cyber lab at the DLT Innovation […] More

  • In-Q-Tel, Brainspace Partner to Support Intell Community With Machine Learning Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    In-Q-Tel, Brainspace Partner to Support Intell Community With Machine Learning Tech

    In-Q-Tel has invested in unstructured data analysis company Brainspace in a move to help address the operational needs of the U.S. intelligence community through machine learning technology. Brainspace said Tuesday the strategic partnership with IQT seeks to demonstrate the former’s machine learning and data analytics tools for digital investigations. “Throughout the intelligence community there is a huge challenge and untapped value in […] More

  • L-3 Kicks Off Logistics Support for Air Force KC-10 Tanker Fleet; Michael Strianese Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3 Kicks Off Logistics Support for Air Force KC-10 Tanker Fleet; Michael Strianese Comments

    A division of L-3 Communications has begun to provide logistics support services for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft under a potential nine-year, $1.9 billion contract awarded in June. L-3 said Tuesday its Vertex Aerospace division commenced work after the Government Accountability Office rejected a competitor’s protest to the contract award. Madison, Mississippi-based Vertex Aerospace will maintain and operate base supply, provide field service representative […] More

  • Red Hat Symposium to Focus on Government IT Modernization; Paul Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat Symposium to Focus on Government IT Modernization; Paul Smith Comments

    Red Hat will hold its annual symposium Nov. 2 in Arlington, Virginia to highlight the role of open source technology in digital transformation efforts across the government sector. The company said Wednesday it expects the 2016 Red Hat Government Symposium to draw more than 650 government and industry professionals to help address information technology challenges that public sector agencies face. Paul Smith, senior vice president and […] More

  • SGI Co-Founder & Former DEA Officer Michael Braun Leaves Company - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SGI Co-Founder & Former DEA Officer Michael Braun Leaves Company

    Michael Braun, SGI Global co-founder and managing partner, has left the company after eight years of service. SGI said Monday Braun has helped establish the company as a provider of international training, intelligence and logistic services. He is a former assistant administrator and chief of operations at the Drug Enforcement Administration and led the operations of the Justice Department from […] More

  • John Allen, Michael Griffin, Samuel Locklear Named Senior Fellows at Johns Hopkins APL - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Allen, Michael Griffin, Samuel Locklear Named Senior Fellows at Johns Hopkins APL

    The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has appointed Michael Griffin, chairman and CEO of Schafer Corp., as well as military veterans John Allen and Samuel Locklear as APL senior fellows. APL said Tuesday Allen, Griffin and Locklear bring leadership and expertise to the lab’s senior fellows program that seeks to address the priorities of U.S. military leaders and senior […] More

  • Xerox Survey Discovers Demand for Innovation in Transportation Tech; Pat Elizondo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Xerox Survey Discovers Demand for Innovation in Transportation Tech; Pat Elizondo Comments

    A Xerox study reports that 49 percent of respondents from 23 cities around the world believe one application will support all transportation needs while 27 percent see themselves using a self-driving car by 2020. Xerox said Monday the upcoming Global Transportation Survey report reflects citizens’ increased expectations for integrated transportation services and innovation over the coming years. “Mobility is complicated, infrastructure […] More