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  • Niksoft to Support DHA App Migration to DISA Capacity Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Niksoft to Support DHA App Migration to DISA Capacity Services

    The Defense Health Agency has awarded Niksoft Systems a potential three-year, $27 million contract to help migrate DHA applications to the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s capacity services. Niksoft will provide information technology, program management, operations, planning, scheduling and coordination services to support the transfer of products and applications managed by DHA’s solutions delivery division to DISA’s infrastructure, the Defense Department […] More

  • Nebraska's Govt Portal Wins WMA Mobile WebAward - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nebraska’s Govt Portal Wins WMA Mobile WebAward

    The state of Nebraska’s online government portal has been chosen for the Web Marketing Association’s Best in Industry 2016 Mobile WebAward for government mobile website. WMA’s annual awards program recognizes mobile websites and applications based on criteria such as creativity, design, interactivity and ease of use, Nebraska Interactive said Friday. NIC manages Nebraska.gov and provides online […] More

  • Spaceflight Now: Orbital ATK Seeks New Opportunities for Pegasus Rocket - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Spaceflight Now: Orbital ATK Seeks New Opportunities for Pegasus Rocket

    Orbital ATK is pursuing new opportunities for its Pegasus air-launch rocket with no plans to phase out the vehicle, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. Stephen Clark writes company officials believe Pegasus will continue to perform missions beyond its June 2017 launch of NASA‘s Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite. Orbital ATK entered a partnership with Vulcan Aerospace‘s Stratolaunch Systems subsidiary in October to deploy Pegasus […] More

  • Engility to Help Air Force Engineer, Integrate Remote Sensing Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Help Air Force Engineer, Integrate Remote Sensing Systems

    Engility has secured a two-year, $46.3 million contract option to provide engineering and integration support to the Space and Missile Systems Center’s remote sensing systems directorate. The Defense Department said Dec. 20 that the exercised option covers systems engineering and integration controls, integration execution and enterprise integration services. SMC obligated $2.8 million at the time of award from the Air Force’s fiscal […] More

  • GE Awarded $74M Contract to Repair Navy Super Hornet, Growler Aircraft Engine Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Awarded $74M Contract to Repair Navy Super Hornet, Growler Aircraft Engine Components

    General Electric has been awarded a $74 million contract to repair, replace and provide program support for engine components of the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler planes. Work under the performance-based contract will occur in Jacksonville, Florida, and at various GE supplier locations through April 2017, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Navy will allocate fiscal 2017 working […] More

  • NIST Seeks to Advance Public Safety Broadband Tech R&D Through Grant Program; Dereck Orr Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Seeks to Advance Public Safety Broadband Tech R&D Through Grant Program; Dereck Orr Comments

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has introduced a $30 million grant program in an effort to advance research and development work on broadband technology platforms for first responders. NIST’s public safety communications research division will accept applications from nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions and other non-federal entities for the Public Safety Innovation Accelerator […] More

  • VA Seeks Proposals for Game-Based Training IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Seeks Proposals for Game-Based Training IDIQ

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for proposals for a potential five-year contract to provide gaming training products for the Veterans Health Administration. VA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Dec. 21 the Serious Educational Game Solutions contract will be a set-aside program for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses and will include consulting support […] More

  • Kongsberg Gets Remote Weapon Station Order From US Army; Espen Henriksen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kongsberg Gets Remote Weapon Station Order From US Army; Espen Henriksen Comments

    The U.S. Army has awarded Kongsberg a $14.4 million contract to supply remote weapon station systems for the military branch’s fleet of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks. Kongsberg said Friday it will provide a low-profile configuration of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station to the Army in an effort to help increase visibility for the tank commander on the M1A2 […] More

  • CH2M to Manage Gallup, NM Wastewater Treatment Plant; Peter Nicol Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CH2M to Manage Gallup, NM Wastewater Treatment Plant; Peter Nicol Comments

    The Gallup, New Mexico, City Council has approved an eight-year contract for CH2M to operate and maintain the city’s wastewater treatment plant. CH2M said Tuesday it will also upgrade the facility to help control wastewater odor problems in the community and dispose of biosolids from the plant that has the capacity to treat approximately five million gallons per day. […] More

  • Kratos Lands Command, Control & Comms Contract With US Security Agency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Lands Command, Control & Comms Contract With US Security Agency

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a $17.5 million contract to provide command, control and communications services to an unnamed federal security agency. Kratos said Thursday its technology and training solutions division will carry out work at secure Kratos and customer facilities. TTS provides satellite and space system C3, signal processing, radio frequency interference […] More

  • Northrop Awarded Navy Fire Scout Software, Engineering Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Awarded Navy Fire Scout Software, Engineering Support Contract

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a Northrop Grumman a $17.1 million contract to provide system software and engineering services for MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned helicopter systems. The Defense Department said Tuesday Northrop will deliver software design and system integration, qualification testing, cybersecurity activities and engineering support to the Navy under the contract. Northrop will perform work in San […] More

  • WWT Customers to Access Dell EMC Resources Under New Partner Program Status - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WWT Customers to Access Dell EMC Resources Under New Partner Program Status

    World Wide Technology has achieved the Titanium Black Status under Dell EMC‘s Partner Program which will give WWT customers access to Dell EMC’s resources and technologies. WWT said Wednesday the Titanium Black Status is a new rank within the Titanium Tier of the Dell EMC Partner Program, which will be launched on Feb. 4, 2017. The supply […] More