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  • Inmarsat, L-3 Field Test Satellite Systems at NORAD, USNORTHCOM Exercise in Alaska - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat, L-3 Field Test Satellite Systems at NORAD, USNORTHCOM Exercise in Alaska

    Inmarsat‘s satellite system was field tested on a North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command exercise in Alaska that also involved the company’s value added reseller partner L-3‘s global communications solutions business unit. Inmarsat said Monday the test involved L-3 GCS’ Panther II, Cheetah II and Hawkeye III VSAT systems which were tested on the Global […] More

  • SureID Launches Identity Assurance Offering for Gov't & Enterprise; Steve Larson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SureID Launches Identity Assurance Offering for Gov’t & Enterprise; Steve Larson Comments

    SureID has released a new identity assurance offering intended to help government and enterprise users determine third-party vendors or contractors that access critical systems. The Certified Enterprise identity management platform is designed to control and authenticate access to sensitive infrastructure and physical assets, SureID said Tuesday. Steve Larson, chairman and CEO of SureID, said the company developed the platform to help […] More

  • MDA Lands ISS Robotic Servicing System Contract Modification With Canadian Space Agency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA Lands ISS Robotic Servicing System Contract Modification With Canadian Space Agency

    The Canadian Space Agency has awarded MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates a $26.6 million contract modification to continue to provide support for the Mobile Servicing System onboard the International Space Station. MDA said Friday the Mobile Servicing System is a robotics platform that is composed of the Canadarm2, Mobile Base System and Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator or Dextre. The company noted the three […] More

  • Air Force Solicits Design & Modification Proposal from Boeing for Future Presidential Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Solicits Design & Modification Proposal from Boeing for Future Presidential Aircraft

    The U.S. Air Force has asked Boeing to submit a proposal on the engineering and manufacturing development phase for the service branch’s Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program. The military branch said Monday it issued the request for proposal for the PAR program’s EMD phase after it received authorization from Frank Kendall, defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology […] More

  • LabCorp Gets $66M Modification on Army Clinical Laboratory Testing Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LabCorp Gets $66M Modification on Army Clinical Laboratory Testing Services Contract

    Laboratory Corp. of America has received a one-year, $66.2 million contract modification to provide clinical reference laboratory testing services to the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Defense Health Agency. The Army Medical Command at Fort Sam Houston in Texas is the contracting activity and will provide performance location and funds with each order, the Defense […] More

  • General Dynamics, Epsilon to Support DoD Hyperbaric Systems Under IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, Epsilon to Support DoD Hyperbaric Systems Under IDIQ Contract

    A General Dynamics subsidiary and Epsilon Systems Solutions have won positions on a potential five-year, $30 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide hyperbaric systems support services at Defense Department-run facilities worldwide. DoD said Monday that Epsilon and General Dynamics’ information technology business can vie for task orders to design, build, inspect, maintain, repair, overhaul and install recompression chamber, diver training, escape trainer, surface […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls to Help Navy Modernize USS Ramage Destroyer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls to Help Navy Modernize USS Ramage Destroyer

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has won a potential $21.4 contract from the U.S. Navy to perform modernization, repair and maintenance work on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ramage. The Defense Department said Monday the contract has an initial value of $14.1 million and covers the ship’s fiscal 2017 extended selected restricted availability. Work will occur at Huntington Ingalls’ facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi […] More

  • Navy Taps ICF to Assess Potential Infrastructure Risks at US Military Facilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps ICF to Assess Potential Infrastructure Risks at US Military Facilities

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a potential five-year, $34 million contract to ICF International to help the Defense Department identify strategies to increase the resiliency of DoD assets as well as examine potential risks to infrastructure at various U.S. military installations worldwide. ICF said Tuesday it will perform risk assessments on physical and cyber systems at DoD facilities globally, conduct studies on the resilience […] More

  • 5 Firms Secure Navy Contract Option for Ocean Engineering Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    5 Firms Secure Navy Contract Option for Ocean Engineering Services

    The U.S. Navy has awarded five companies a potential one-year, $28 million contract modification for worldwide ocean engineering support services. The firm-fixed-price modification exercises the second option on a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and brings the total contract value to $84 million, the Defense Department said Monday. The awardees include: GPA Technologies MAR Range Services PCCI […] More

  • SOCOM Picks Rolls-Royce for AC-130W Infrared Suppression System Installation Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOCOM Picks Rolls-Royce for AC-130W Infrared Suppression System Installation Contract

    A Rolls-Royce subsidiary has won a potential one-year, $9.3 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to install infrared suppression platforms on SOCOM’s fleet of AC-130W Stinger II aircraft. SOCOM received two bids for the firm-fixed-price contract and will obligate the full contract amount at the time of award, the Defense Department said Monday. Rolls-Royce North […] More

  • Gahn Lane Joins CenturyLink as ISV, Federal Channels VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gahn Lane Joins CenturyLink as ISV, Federal Channels VP

    Gahn Lane, formerly vice president of service-provider sales at Westcon Group, has joined CenturyLink as vice president of independent software vendors and federal channels, Channel Partners Online reported Monday. Edward Gately writes Lane will report to Bill Corbin, senior VP of strategic partnerships and channel operations, and lead the establishment of a federal partner program at the […] More