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  • Capricor Receives DoD Grant to Develop Therapeutic Exosome Production Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capricor Receives DoD Grant to Develop Therapeutic Exosome Production Process

    The Defense Department has awarded Capricor Therapeutics a $2.4 million grant to develop a process to produce cardiosphere-derived cell exosomes. Capricor said Monday it plans to file an investigational new drug application with the Food and Drug Administration in 2017 for the use of CAP-2003 to treat ocular graft-versus-host disease. “As we advance and expand our exosomes program, this grant […] More

  • Premier Survey: Health System Leaders Begin Strategies for Potential Zika Outbreak - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Premier Survey: Health System Leaders Begin Strategies for Potential Zika Outbreak

    Charlotte, North Carolina-based healthcare strategies developer Premier has found that U.S. hospitals conduct patient education, staff training, screening, surveillance and reporting to prepare for a potential outbreak of the Zika virus. Premier said Monday health system C-suite leaders have led efforts to address the disease based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “As we monitor the implications for the possible […] More

  • Microsoft Intros New Security, Cloud, Intelligence Tools for IT Professionals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Intros New Security, Cloud, Intelligence Tools for IT Professionals

    Microsoft has introduced new cloud, security and intelligence platforms and services designed to help information technology professionals address network security threats and meet their organizations’ digital transformation objectives. The company said Monday it will launch on Oct. 1 its Enterprise Mobility + Security E5 and Secure Productive Enterprise offerings that work against security threats. Microsoft’s […] More

  • Booz Allen to Support NASA's Air, Rail Safety Programs Under 5-Year IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen to Support NASA’s Air, Rail Safety Programs Under 5-Year IDIQ Contract

    Booz Allen Hamilton has received a five-year, $33.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from NASA to help the space agency’s Ames Research Center manage voluntary air and rail incident reporting programs. The company said said Monday it will assist Ames Research Center in efforts to operate and maintain the Aviation Safety Reporting System and Close Call Reporting System. Booz Allen […] More

  • Fitch Ratings: US Defense Spending Levels to Remain ‘Solid’ in FY 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fitch Ratings: US Defense Spending Levels to Remain ‘Solid’ in FY 2017

    Fitch Ratings has said it expects U.S. defense spending levels will continue to remain “solid” in fiscal year 2017 and in the succeeding years based on the assumption that the budget caps will be overturned. Fitch Ratings said Monday that its credit outlook for the defense and aerospace sector has been supported by a higher level […] More

  • Army Taps VSE-Led Team for Data Framework Support Task Order; Maurice Gauthier Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps VSE-Led Team for Data Framework Support Task Order; Maurice Gauthier Comments

    VSE Corp. has been awarded a $28 million task order to help the U.S. Army maintain and update software systems and integrate data as part of the service branch’s Data Framework Initiative. VSE’s Akimeka LLC subsidiary will lead a team comprised of The Informatics Applications Group and Enterprise Information Services to provide support for the Army Analytics Group, VSE said Monday. […] More

  • Australia's 1st Hobart-Class Air Warfare Destroyer Completes Initial At-Sea Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia’s 1st Hobart-Class Air Warfare Destroyer Completes Initial At-Sea Tests

    A partnership between Australia’s defense department, shipbuilding company ASC and Raytheon‘s Australian subsidiary has completed phase one trials for the first of the country’s three Hobart-class destroyers, The Lead South Australia reported Monday. Caleb Radford writes the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance performed the HMAS Hobart  builder’s sea trials off the coast of South Australia to evaluate the ship’s hull, propulsion and navigation systems. AWD Alliance General Manager […] More

  • OGSystems, Planet Forge Strategic Alliance to Develop Location-Based Intelligence Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OGSystems, Planet Forge Strategic Alliance to Develop Location-Based Intelligence Platform

    OGSystems will team with Planet to build a location-based intelligence platform that combines commercial remote sensing, big data and cognitive analytics. The companies said Monday the BlueGlass platform will work to offer real-time insights delivered through situational awareness, anomaly alerting and reporting on activities that could lead to potential risks to user operations. “OGSystems’ vision for BlueGlass was born out of our […] More

  • Northrop to Enter Low-Rate Initial Production for MQ-4C Triton UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Enter Low-Rate Initial Production for MQ-4C Triton UAS

    Northrop Grumman has obtained approval from Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall to begin low-rate initial production of the company’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system for the U.S. Navy‘s surveillance operations. The Navy said Friday the milestone C decision represents the beginning of the production and deployment stage of the Triton UAS program. Sean Burke, Triton program manager at […] More

  • SAIC Recognized in Military Training International’s 2016 Top Simulation and Training Company List; Josh Jackson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Recognized in Military Training International’s 2016 Top Simulation and Training Company List; Josh Jackson Comments

    Science Applications International Corp. has been listed in Military Training International magazine’s 2016 Top Simulation and Training Company list for the publication’s September edition. The recognition marks the third consecutive year SAIC was included in the roster of companies selected for their contributions to the training community, SAIC said Monday. “SAIC is incredibly honored and proud […] More

  • ULA Launches Atlas V Attachment Bracket Design Challenge; Tory Bruno Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA Launches Atlas V Attachment Bracket Design Challenge; Tory Bruno Comments

    United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has introduced a competition that seeks to encourage participants to develop a launch support attachment bracket for ULA’s Atlas V rocket. ULA opened the 3-2-1 Liftoff! ULA Rocket Hardware Challenge through GrabCAD‘s digital manufacturing portal for designers and engineers, ULA said Monday. Participants will work to design a new support bracket for ground processing at the base of […] More

  • UES, Universal Technology to Support Air Force Technical Operations Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UES, Universal Technology to Support Air Force Technical Operations Program

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded UES and Universal Technology Corp. a $43.8 million multiple-award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to perform research and development work in support of the service’s technical operations program. The contract covers support for materials integrity, acquisition systems and logistics systems, the Defense Department said Friday. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will include the synthesis, formulation and mechanics […] More