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  • General Dynamics Orders Comtech Universal Satellite Modem for Canada WGS Access - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Orders Comtech Universal Satellite Modem for Canada WGS Access

    General Dynamics’ mission systems business in Canada has placed a $1.2 million order for a Comtech Telecommunications-built universal satellite modem to support Canada’s armed forces. Comtech said Thursday its Comtech EF Data Corp. subsidiary will manufacture DMD2050E WGS-certified universal satellite modems for Canada’s Mercury Global project to connect soldiers with wideband military satellite communications. Three anchor sites located in Eastern, Central and Western Canada […] More

  • IEEE, IAEA Partner to Create Nuclear Safety Documents, Standards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IEEE, IAEA Partner to Create Nuclear Safety Documents, Standards

    The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has partnered with the International Atomic Energy Agency to develop standards and share best practices for nuclear safety and energy. IEEE said Thursday the Practical Arrangement agreement establishes a platform for the two organizations to avoid duplication and conflicts between the groups’ technical publications. “Safety is an overriding concern in the nuclear energy field, […] More

  • Dynetics Lands Tennessee Info Security Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics Lands Tennessee Info Security Services Contract

    Dynetics has been awarded a five-year, $2 million contract to provide information security assessment and consulting services for government agencies in the state of Tennessee. The company said Monday it will perform source code reviews, penetration tests and vulnerability/compliance and risk assessments under the contract with Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration. Work will also include information security program assessment, system design, data […] More

  • Express Mobility Partners to Fund, Build Interstate 66 Express Lanes in Virginia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Express Mobility Partners to Fund, Build Interstate 66 Express Lanes in Virginia

    Express Mobility Partners, a consortium of four companies, has been selected to fund, design, build and operate express lanes on Interstate 66 in northern Virginia. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said in a news release posted Thursday the state received two bids for the I-66 Outside the Beltway project and made the selection through the state’s updated […] More

  • Harris to Update Air Force's Ground-Based Counter Comms System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Update Air Force’s Ground-Based Counter Comms System

    Harris has been awarded a potential $53.1 million contract to update a ground-based counter communication system for the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Thursday that Harris’ space and intelligence systems business will convert Block 10.1 systems to the Block 10.2 configuration, deliver the upgraded systems along with depot spares and conduct engineering studies. The company will perform work in Palm […] More

  • NASA Puts Webb Telescope’s Primary Mirror Through 1st 'Center of Curvature' Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Puts Webb Telescope’s Primary Mirror Through 1st ‘Center of Curvature’ Test

    Engineers have completed the first “Center of Curvature” test on the primary mirror of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in order to measure the shape of the mirror before the telescope goes through a series of launch environment tests. NASA engineers collaborated with technicians from Ball Aerospace & Technologies and the Space Telescope Science Institute to conduct […] More

  • Leidos Secures Australia Joint Command Support Environment Sustainment Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Secures Australia Joint Command Support Environment Sustainment Extension

    Leidos has won a potential $42 million contract to continue sustainment work on the Joint Project 2030-Joint Command Support Environment for Australia’s military. The company said Thursday that its Australian subsidiary has supported the JCSE infrastructure since 2009 and the follow-on contract contains a base period of five years plus up to five option years. Australia’s Headquarters Joint Operations Command […] More

  • Airbus Silicon Valley Outpost Taps MTSI Team for Self-Piloted Vehicle Flight Test Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Silicon Valley Outpost Taps MTSI Team for Self-Piloted Vehicle Flight Test Services

    A team comprised of Modern Technology Solutions Inc. and nonprofit SOAR Oregon has received a contract from Airbus Group‘s A3 Silicon Valley outpost to provide flight test and range services for A3’s self-piloted flying vehicle platform. MTSI said Thursday it will lead the flight test of A3’s Vahana platform while SOAR Oregon will provide test range support and […] More

  • Report: UK Shortlists BAE, Rheinmetall for Battle Tank Modernization Assessment Phase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: UK Shortlists BAE, Rheinmetall for Battle Tank Modernization Assessment Phase

    The U.K. defense ministry has chosen separate teams led by BAE Systems and Rheinmetall Landsysteme as “preferred bidders” for the assessment phase of a program to modernize the British army’s main battle tanks, Defense News reported Wednesday. Andrew Chuter writes the U.K. defense ministry aims to finalize two contracts by the end of the year to launch a 24-month, […] More

  • NIH Awards SPARC Grant to Purdue to Aid Stomach Neural Circuitry Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIH Awards SPARC Grant to Purdue to Aid Stomach Neural Circuitry Research

    Purdue University will lead a $10 million study to research the stomach’s neural circuitry and discover if bioelectronics medicine could help treat conditions such as diabetes or obesity. Purdue said Tuesday the grant was received from the National Institutes of Health‘s Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions program, which supports research projects that focus on the development […] More

  • Kay Gray Promoted to Dynetics HR Director; Greg Lester Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kay Gray Promoted to Dynetics HR Director; Greg Lester Comments

    Kay Gray, formerly director of human resources at Dynetics‘ technical services subsidiary, has been promoted as HR director of the Huntsville, Alabama-based government services contractor. Dynetics said Wednesday Gray will oversee recruitment, benefits and systems and compensation functions as well as support corporate growth and strategy development efforts in her new position. The more than 20-year HR professional was also […] More

  • Former Flir Systems VP James McGowan Joins Helinet Aviation as President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Flir Systems VP James McGowan Joins Helinet Aviation as President

    James McGowan, former vice president of FLIR System‘s surveillance segment, has been named president of California-based helicopter services provider Helinet Aviation. He oversaw the development and execution of commercial sales and distribution strategies for FLIR’s portfolio of handheld and weapon-mounted thermal imaging products, Helinet Aviation said Thursday. The more than 20-year industry veteran previously held leadership roles at Pilatus Business Aircraft and Envirovac. […] More