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  • Vice Adm. Raquel Bono: Humana, Health Net Tricare Contracts to Have Minimum 9-Month Transition Period - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vice Adm. Raquel Bono: Humana, Health Net Tricare Contracts to Have Minimum 9-Month Transition Period

    Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, has said the Tricare services contracts DHA awarded to Humana and Health Net will have a transition period of nine months to one year, Military Times reported Wednesday. Humana’s government business and Health Net’s federal services business won separate contracts from DHA to provide health services to Tricare […] More

  • UTC to Refurbish F-100 Engine Components Under Air Force Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC to Refurbish F-100 Engine Components Under Air Force Contract

    United Technologies Corp. has received a two-year, $41.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to remanufacture F-100-PW-220/229 rear compressor stators and F100-PW-229 compressor stators, duct segments and variable vanes. The Defense Department said Wednesday the sole-source contract includes foreign military sales and work will occur in Oklahoma through July 27, 2018. DoD noted the Air Force has not obligated […] More

  • Raytheon Lands DISA Systems Engineering, Integration Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Lands DISA Systems Engineering, Integration Support IDIQ

    Raytheon has received a five-year, $40 million contract to support the activities of the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Joint System Engineering and Integration Office. The company will execute the task at its Arlington, Virginia-based facility from Aug. 1, 2016 through July 31, 2021, the Defense Department said Wednesday. DoD noted the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract contains firm-fixed-price and cost […] More

  • Jacobs Receives UK Rail Link Project Support Contract Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Receives UK Rail Link Project Support Contract Extension

    Jacobs Engineering Group has secured a contract from Network Rail to support the latter’s development consent order submission on a proposed rail link project in the U.K. Jacobs said Wednesday the project seeks to update rail links from the Great Western main line to Heathrow Airport to provide direct travel to the airport from Reading and Slough. Jacobs added its team […] More

  • L-3 Wins Contract to Build AWACS Flight Crew Training System for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3 Wins Contract to Build AWACS Flight Crew Training System for Air Force

    L-3 Communications‘ link simulation and training division has won a $38.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a flight crew training system for the service branch’s airborne warning-and-control system aircraft. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will perform work on the Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation program in […] More

  • Lockheed Delivers 30th Merlin Mk2 Helicopter to UK Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Delivers 30th Merlin Mk2 Helicopter to UK Military

    Lockheed Martin has delivered a 30th updated Merlin Mk2 helicopter to the U.K.’s military during a ceremony at a Leonardo facility in Yeovil, England. The delivery was part of a $985.2 million contract that required 30 Mk1 helicopters to be upgraded in support of the British navy, the company said Thursday. Each helicopter contains new radars, sonar systems, infrared cameras and large flat, […] More

  • Army, RoosterBio to Collaborate on Stem Cell Treatment Development; Jon Rowley Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army, RoosterBio to Collaborate on Stem Cell Treatment Development; Jon Rowley Comments

    RoosterBio has partnered with the U.S. Army to research and develop stem cell-based treatments for soldiers who suffered from limb loss, severe burns and other trauma-related injuries. The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research and RoosterBio will explore the potential use of mesenchymal stem cells in regenerative medicine and acute trauma care applications under the […] More

  • Sakor to Supply AC Dynamometers for Lockheed's Aerospace Project Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sakor to Supply AC Dynamometers for Lockheed’s Aerospace Project Tests

    Sakor Technologies will deliver two AC motoring dynamometers to Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business to support the research, development, quality control and design validation of Lockheed’s aerospace projects. Sakor said Wednesday its Accudyne dynamometers are designed to test components for deep space missions, serve as independent test systems or work in a group of up to four dynamometers to test different components […] More

  • BAE, Intelligent Textiles Partner on Wearable Power Supply Tech Offering; Paul Burke Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Intelligent Textiles Partner on Wearable Power Supply Tech Offering; Paul Burke Comments

    BAE Systems has partnered with Intelligent Textiles to market a new wearable technology designed to serve as an alternative to heavy portable data and power supplies for military and emergency service personnel use. BAE Systems said July 11 the partnership aims to offer the Broadsword Spine e-textile based layer technology to armed forces, fire and rescue services and law enforcement organizations that rely […] More

  • Elizabeth Buske to Lead SPARC as Marc Murphy Steps Down - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elizabeth Buske to Lead SPARC as Marc Murphy Steps Down

    SPARC is an Agile Systems Delivery Hub of Booz Allen Hamilton, located in Charleston, SC. Elizabeth Buske, a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton has been selected to succeed Marc Murphy at the Charleston, South Carolina-based software development firm, The Post and Courier reported Wedneday. Thad Moore writes Murphy, who also serves as vice president at […] More

  • Clint Green Named ViON Advanced Analytic Strategy, Dev't Director; Tom Frana Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Clint Green Named ViON Advanced Analytic Strategy, Dev’t Director; Tom Frana Comments

    Clint Green, former chief technology officer at ViON subsidiary Ascolta, has been appointed director of advanced analytic strategy and development at the Herndon, Virginia-based information technology infrastructure services provider. ViON said Wednesday he helped establish Ascolta’s strategic framework and technical vision and has worked on big data, analytics, Hadoop, networking and disaster recovery platforms throughout his career. “Clint brings a wealth of […] More

  • Army, Navy Commend Top FY 2013-2015 Defense Suppliers in Incentive Program; Katrina McFarland, Sean Stackley Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army, Navy Commend Top FY 2013-2015 Defense Suppliers in Incentive Program; Katrina McFarland, Sean Stackley Comment

    The U.S. Army and Navy have released their respective lists of vendors the services commend for the companies’ performance as defense suppliers across the fiscal years 2013 through 2015. The fiscal year 2016 Superior Supplier Incentive Program list identifies the top-performing business units within defense corporations and provides opportunities for those businesses to discuss prospects with […] More