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  • ThreatTrack Unveils Updated Version of Malware Analysis Sandbox Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ThreatTrack Unveils Updated Version of Malware Analysis Sandbox Tool

    ThreatTrack has launched an updated version of its ThreatAnalyzer malware analysis sandbox product with additional features built to help organizations detect and respond to Zero-day threats, targeted attacks and known and unknown malware. The company said Thursday ThreatAnalyzer 6.1 has a new behavioral detection engine for files and URLs, cloud-based threat intelligence services, anti-forensic controls and a YARA-based rule engine […] More

  • NASA: Orbital ATK Eyes Aug. 22 Launch Date for Sixth ISS Cargo Resupply Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA: Orbital ATK Eyes Aug. 22 Launch Date for Sixth ISS Cargo Resupply Mission

    Orbital ATK aims to launch a company-built Cygnus spacecraft for its sixth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station by Aug. 22 under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. NASA said Friday that Cygnus will lift off from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia onboard an Antares rocket. The […] More

  • VLP Therapeutics to Develop Malaria Vaccine Under Army Grant; Wataru Akahata Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VLP Therapeutics to Develop Malaria Vaccine Under Army Grant; Wataru Akahata Comments

    VLP Therapeutics has received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Army to research and develop a vaccine against malaria. The service branch awarded the research grant through the Defense Department’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program, the company said Thursday. Wataru Akahata, founder and CEO of VLP Therapeutics, said the company has developed VLPM01, an experimental […] More

  • Aarish Gokaldas: OGSystems to Offer Engineering, Analytics Support Through Navy's SeaPort-e Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aarish Gokaldas: OGSystems to Offer Engineering, Analytics Support Through Navy’s SeaPort-e Vehicle

    OGSystems will vie for task orders to provide research and development, engineering, prototyping and logistics services to the U.S. Navy under the service branch’s SeaPort Enhanced contract. The company said Thursday the SeaPort-e program has an ordering period of three years and designed to support 22 functional service areas at the Navy. Aarish Gokaldas, executive partner and market development lead at OGSystems, said […] More

  • Mary Ann Hopkins: Parsons to Continue MDA Systems Engineering Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mary Ann Hopkins: Parsons to Continue MDA Systems Engineering Support

    Parsons will support weapons systems development efforts at the Missile Defense Agency under a five-year, $455.1 million contract awarded in June. The company said Thursday the contract covers all phases of systems engineering for six MDA weapons systems. “Parsons has been proud to provide technical, engineering, analysis, and modeling and simulation support to the MDA and its predecessors […] More

  • Leidos Awarded $85M Hawaii Energy Conservation Program Mgmt Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Awarded $85M Hawaii Energy Conservation Program Mgmt Extension

    Leidos has secured a potential nine-year, $85 million contract from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to continue to run an electric ratepayer-funded conservation and efficiency program in the state. The company said Thursday it will manage the design and implementation of commercial and residential rebate offers as well as clean energy training and educational programs under the Hawaii Energy initiative. The program, […] More

  • General Atomics Subsidiary to Open Office in India by End of 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Subsidiary to Open Office in India by End of 2016

    A General Atomics subsidiary will open an office in New Delhi, India, by the end of 2016 in an effort to expand its presence in the country. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. intends to build on collaboration with India’s government to support the country’s maritime security and domain awareness missions through the new local office, General Atomics said Tuesday. GA-ASI CEO Linden Blue said the […] More

  • Sikorsky Opens Forward Stocking Location for Helicopter Parts in Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Opens Forward Stocking Location for Helicopter Parts in Australia

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has unveiled a new forward stocking location for S-76 and S-92 helicopter parts at its Helitech customer support center in Brisbane, Australia. Lockheed said Wednesday the in-country warehousing of spare parts aids Sikorsky’s efforts to boost customer support in the area by facilitating quicker access to materials for Australia-based commercial helicopter operators. “By positioning inventory parts closer […] More

  • Qualtrics Achieves 'In-Process' Status in FedRAMP Compliance For Insight Collection Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Qualtrics Achieves ‘In-Process’ Status in FedRAMP Compliance For Insight Collection Platform

    Qualtrics has achieved “in-process” status under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based insight collection and analysis platform. The software company said Wednesday the Department of Health and Human Services sponsors its efforts to obtain compliance certification at the moderate level. Ryan Smith, co-founder and CEO of Qualtrics, said the in-process status helps make the Insight Platform more accessible […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Delivers 14 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods to Netherlands - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Delivers 14 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods to Netherlands

    Lockheed Martin has delivered 14 of 29 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods to the Netherlands for installation on its air force’s F-16 aircraft as part of a contract awarded in 2015. The company said Wednesday it delivered five of the Sniper ATPs within 180 days of the award, while the overall delivery also includes initial training services, spare parts […] More

  • CCRi to Develop Analytics-Based GEOINT Data Evaluation Tool Under NGA Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CCRi to Develop Analytics-Based GEOINT Data Evaluation Tool Under NGA Contract

    Commonwealth Computer Research Inc. has received a $499,767 contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to develop a data analytics-based platform designed to evaluate and identify GEOINT data that has potential value to users. NGA awarded the contract under the first topic of a broad agency announcement for the agency’s Boosting Innovative GEOINT program, NGA said Wednesday. CCRi will […] More

  • NIH Picks Vibrent Health Platform for National Precision Medicine Study - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIH Picks Vibrent Health Platform for National Precision Medicine Study

    The National Institutes of Health has awarded Vibrent Health a five-year, $74 million contract to supply a technology platform for NIH to enroll and engage U.S. participants in the cohort program of the White House’s Precision Medicine Initiative. Vibrent Health said Wednesday it will develop, test, maintain and update the platform for the nationwide medical research effort using data hosting services from Amazon […] More