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  • Carahsoft Adds Qmulos' Automated Security Compliance Apps to GSA Schedule, SEWP Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft Adds Qmulos’ Automated Security Compliance Apps to GSA Schedule, SEWP Contracts

    Carahsoft has agreed to serve as the master government aggregator of Qmulos‘ security compliance applications and offer the tools to government clients via two different contract vehicles run by the General Services Administration and NASA. Qmulos said Tuesday its Q-Audit and Q-Compliance apps are designed to give users real-time visibility into management, operational and technical controls for information technology risk management, security and compliance monitoring programs. Carahsoft will help Qmulos market the Splunk-powered […] More

  • Deloitte, NASCIO Survey: Insufficient Cyber Budget, Talent Shortage Continue to Challenge Government - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte, NASCIO Survey: Insufficient Cyber Budget, Talent Shortage Continue to Challenge Government

    A new survey from Deloitte and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers indicates concerns among respondents over low cyber funding amounts and talent shortages they believe pose challenges to the government. Deloitte said Tuesday the responses also reflect how governor-level awareness of cybersecurity continues to increase. “The survey results spell out a clear message for CISOs: State […] More

  • Army Wants Info on IT Platform Sources for Cargo, Parachute Inventory Mgmt System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Wants Info on IT Platform Sources for Cargo, Parachute Inventory Mgmt System

    The U.S. Army wants feedback from potential industry sources of a technology platform that could help the Army monitor its fleet of cargo and personnel parachute inventory. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday stated that respondents should have commercial-off-the-shelf software or can provide modified-off-the-shelf software that can support 150 locations worldwide, 500 to 750 active users and 100 to 200 users that can pull […] More

  • Stratcom’s Kenneth Callicutt, General Atomics’ Chris Pehrson Eye Drone Deployment in Contested Environments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stratcom’s Kenneth Callicutt, General Atomics’ Chris Pehrson Eye Drone Deployment in Contested Environments

    Kenneth Callicutt, director of capability and resource integration at the U.S. Strategic Command, has said unmanned aircraft vehicles could be deployed in non-permissive environments, operate as part of a network and expand manned aircraft’s “sensor net,” Aviation International News reported Tuesday. Bill Carey writes Callicutt made the remarks Tuesday at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space […] More

  • ICF Adopts New Brand to Mark 10 Years as Public Company; Sudhakar Kesavan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF Adopts New Brand to Mark 10 Years as Public Company; Sudhakar Kesavan Comments

    The Fairfax, Virginia-based consulting services contractor formerly known as ICF International has rebranded itself as “ICF” and adopted both a new logo and website in conjunction with its 10th anniversary as a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ. ICF said Tuesday it started its repositioning effort to further explain the company’s collaborations with clients, employees, investors and other stakeholders as the new […] More

  • Avaya to Help Run Dubai Transport Agency's Contact Center Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Avaya to Help Run Dubai Transport Agency’s Contact Center Operations

    Avaya has received a three-year contract of an undisclosed value from Dubai’s roads and transport authority to provide managed services to the agency’s contact center. RTA — which crafts transport, road and traffic management requirements across Dubai — has implemented Avaya’s customer engagement and support systems to create the 8009090 Contact Center project, the company said Tuesday. […] More

  • Capgemini's US Govt Arm Chooses Tysons Corner VA Site for Consolidated HQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capgemini’s US Govt Arm Chooses Tysons Corner VA Site for Consolidated HQ

    Capgemini‘s U.S. government subsidiary will relocate its Washington, D.C. and Reston, Virginia operations to a consolidated headquarters site in Tysons Corner, Virginia under a lease transaction. Commercial real estate advisory firm Serten Advisors said Tuesday that Capgemini Government Solutions will occupy 15,301 square feet of office space at the new 1765 Greensboro Station Place location that is adjacent to the Metrorail Silver Line’s […] More

  • Ping4 to Develop Flood Alerting Mobile Platform for First Responders Under DHS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ping4 to Develop Flood Alerting Mobile Platform for First Responders Under DHS Contract

    Ping4 has received a contract of an undisclosed value from the Department of Homeland Security to develop a mobile communications platform that will work to alert first responders on flood conditions. Smartphone application developer Ping4 said Tuesday the platform will be designed to use location-based features of smart mobile devices to provide area-specific alerts such as flood […] More

  • DHA Taps CNTS to Support DoD Health Surveillance Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHA Taps CNTS to Support DoD Health Surveillance Mission

    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions has secured a $17.1 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide support services to the armed forces health surveillance branch of the public health division within the Defense Health Agency‘s healthcare operations directorate. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contractor will help DHA conduct health surveillance for DoD and assist in the analysis, interpretation and dissemination of […] More

  • Marine Corps Orders Bren-Tronics Rugged Battery Chargers; Per Sai Fung Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Orders Bren-Tronics Rugged Battery Chargers; Per Sai Fung Comments

    Bren-Tronics has been awarded a potential five-year, $38 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to produce and deliver portable battery charging systems as part of the Marine Corps Systems Command’s 2016 acquisition strategy. The contract contains one base year and four option years and the company will start delivery of its Advanced Battery Chargers to the service branch in the […] More

  • Logos Technologies Launches Wide-Area Motion Imagery Sensor for Aerostats; John Marion Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Logos Technologies Launches Wide-Area Motion Imagery Sensor for Aerostats; John Marion Comments

    Logos Technologies has introduced a sensor designed for installation on aerostats to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions. John Marion, president of Logos Technologies, said in a statement released Tuesday Kestrel KS-200 is an 80-pound wide-area motion imagery sensor that works to provide “a 360-degree view of an entire city-sized area, simultaneously tracking multiple objects of […] More

  • Lockheed Unveils Bioenergy Facility in New York - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unveils Bioenergy Facility in New York

    Lockheed Martin has launched a new facility in Owego, New York, designed to convert waste into renewable energy. Lockheed said Tuesday its bioenergy plant implements a system that uses a Concord Blue-built technology platform that works to derive electricity from waste through the advanced gasification process. The advanced gasification process involves the collection and use of wood-waste, industrial […] More