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  • MellingMedical Offers Kerecis Fish Skin Wound Treatment Product Via Federal Supply Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MellingMedical Offers Kerecis Fish Skin Wound Treatment Product Via Federal Supply Schedule

    MellingMedical will offer Kerecis‘ fish-skin-based wound treatment product to the Department of Veterans Affairs through the Federal Supply Schedule contract vehicle. The Kerecis Omega3 Wound product works to utilize patented fish-skin-based material for skin grafting and tissue repair operations among military veteran patients, Kerecis said Friday. The company noted that minimally processed fish skin retains natural elements such as Omega3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to support the treatment of chronic and […] More

  • IRS Extends Software Maintenance Contract With Cyber Armed Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IRS Extends Software Maintenance Contract With Cyber Armed Security

    Cyber Armed Security will continue its software maintenance services to the Internal Revenue Service‘s sign-on system through a six-month performance period. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday states the IRS exercised an option to extend maintenance services for 100,500 licenses of Passlogix-built v-GO Single Sign-On system. v-GO SSO is an enterprise single sign-on platform that works to automate username and password entry […] More

  • BAE Systems Opens Cybersecurity & Threat Intelligence Hub in Malaysia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems Opens Cybersecurity & Threat Intelligence Hub in Malaysia

    BAE Systems has opened a new cybersecurity and threat intelligence center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in an effort to drive awareness and adoption of cybersecurity and business defense within the country. The Malaysian Nerve Center will work to provide cybersecurity, anti-financial crime and threat intelligence services through the use of technologies such as video presentation software and interactive […] More

  • Applied Research Associates to Help DHS Build Roadway Safety Tech for First Responders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Applied Research Associates to Help DHS Build Roadway Safety Tech for First Responders

    The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Applied Research Associates a two-month, $648,880 contract to develop a technology that would help increase first responders’ safety awareness during roadway operations. ARA and DHS’ science and technology directorate will collaborate to produce a two-pronged approach to minimize the risk of vehicles hitting emergency personnel when they respond to road incidents, the department said Friday. The approach seeks to reduce distraction, glare or […] More

  • Oklahoma State University Receives DoD Grant for Local Business Diversification Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oklahoma State University Receives DoD Grant for Local Business Diversification Effort

    The Oklahoma State University’s Institute of Technology has received a Defense Department grant to continue support for a DoD program that seeks to help Oklahoma-based companies diversify their businesses amid defense spending cuts. OSUIT said Thursday the university will partner with industry providers to administer business diversification and sustainment services for qualified DoD contractors in Oklahoma […] More

  • NanoRacks-ULA-Space Systems Loral Team to Study Rocket Conversion Into Space Habitats - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NanoRacks-ULA-Space Systems Loral Team to Study Rocket Conversion Into Space Habitats

    A team comprised of NanoRacks, Space Systems Loral and United Launch Alliance will study the feasibility of converting rocket upper stages into habitats for low-Earth orbit and deep-space missions under a contract awarded by NASA. The Ixion Initiative Team aims to help NASA address risks associated with modules that are built on the ground and launched into orbit through the agency’s Next Space […] More

  • Technavio: Global Defense IT Spending Market to Reach $108B by 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Technavio: Global Defense IT Spending Market to Reach $108B by 2020

    Technavio has forecasted that global defense information technology spending will reach $108.4 billion by 2020 as continued demand for IT and technology offerings in the defense industry drive the need for technological support services. The company said Friday the market will see a compound annual growth rate of at least three percent over the forecast period. IT investments will work […] More

  • Orbital ATK, NASA Continue SLS Rocket Booster Test Data Analysis; Mat Bevill Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK, NASA Continue SLS Rocket Booster Test Data Analysis; Mat Bevill Comments

    NASA engineers continue to analyze data collected from the second qualification test conducted on Orbital ATK-built booster for the Space Launch System to demonstrate the technology’s power and operations capacity. The assessment took place June 28 at Orbital ATK’s facility in Utah and aimed to evaluate the SLS booster against 82 qualification test objectives that were measured through more than 530 instrumentation […] More

  • SolarCity, Balfour Beatty Complete Solar Panel Installation at 2 Army Bases - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SolarCity, Balfour Beatty Complete Solar Panel Installation at 2 Army Bases

    Balfour Beatty Communities and SolarCity have installed more than 18,000 solar panels at U.S. Army multi-family housing, community and maintenance facilities at Fort Detrick in Maryland and Fort Carson in Colorado. Balfour Beatty said Friday the SolarCity-built power systems will work to generate more than 4.7 megawatts of solar energy to power approximately 1,200 housing units across […] More

  • DHS Taps DynCorp Subsidiary for Elicitation, Deception Detection Training Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Taps DynCorp Subsidiary for Elicitation, Deception Detection Training Contract

    A DynCorp International subsidiary has been awarded a potential $700,000 contract by the Department of Homeland Security to provide elicitation and detecting deception training services to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement‘s office of international operations. The company said Tuesday its Phoenix Consulting Group will train the department’s visa security program agents to identify applicants who could be a potential threat to the […] More

  • UK Defense Ministry Launches $1B Military Tech Devt Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Defense Ministry Launches $1B Military Tech Devt Initiative

    The U.K.’s ministry of defense has unveiled a $1 billion initiative that seeks to encourage individuals and companies to develop technologies that can help British defense and security forces address mission challenges. MOD said Friday it will fully launch the Innovation Initiative in September with a prospectus, exhibits and a guide on how interested parties can apply for funds under the program. U.K. Defense Secretary […] More

  • DHS Taps 13 Small Firms to Develop Cybersecurity Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Taps 13 Small Firms to Develop Cybersecurity Platforms

    Thirteen small businesses have received $1.3 million in total preliminary funds from the Department of Homeland Security to develop cybersecurity tools and related methods across four research topics. DHS’ science and technology directorate made the awards through the Small Business Innovation Research program, the department said Friday. Celerity Government Solutions, Digital Bazaar, Narf Industries and Respect […] More