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  • Rebranded, Renamed Janus Global Targets Worldwide Stability Operations, Austere Markets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rebranded, Renamed Janus Global Targets Worldwide Stability Operations, Austere Markets

    Global logistics and stability services contractor Janus Global Operations adopted its new name earlier in April from the former Sterling Global Operations brand to complete a two-year process that included a restructuring initiative and changes to the company’s operating model. Alan Weakley, who joined the 7,000-employee company as chief operating officer in September 2013, told ExecutiveBiz in an interview and said the business […] More

  • IARPA Picks 5 Firms for Laser-Based Chemical Detection Tech Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Picks 5 Firms for Laser-Based Chemical Detection Tech Project

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has chosen five companies to help the agency develop portable laser-based technology for the detection of biological agents, chemical weapons, narcotics and explosives at a range of up to 100 feet, Nextgov reported Friday. Frank Konkel writes IARPA will award funds to Leidos, LGS Innovations, Block Engineering, Physical Sciences and Photonics through […] More

  • Mabbett & Associates to Support MDA's Environmental Compliance Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mabbett & Associates to Support MDA’s Environmental Compliance Efforts

    Mabbett & Associates has been awarded a $15.4 million contract to provide environmental management advisory and technical assistance services to the Missile Defense Agency. The Defense Department said Friday the company will help MDA develop a comprehensive environmental planning, compliance and sustainability framework for its Ballistic Missile Defense System and other emerging weapon programs. Work will take place in Huntsville, […] More

  • Ultra Electronics Secures Sonoubuoy Supply Contract for UK Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ultra Electronics Secures Sonoubuoy Supply Contract for UK Military

    Ultra Electronics‘ sonar systems business unit has secured a $13.7 million contract extension from the U.K.’s defense ministry to supply sonobuoys for the U.K. navy’s Merlin Maritime Patrol helicopter. The company will provide sonobuoy engineering, manufacturing, logistics and support services in an effort to aid the royal navy to maintain its persistent Anti-Submarine Warfare surveillance systems used against hostile […] More

  • CTC's Wastewater Purification System Receives Silver Edison Award; Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC’s Wastewater Purification System Receives Silver Edison Award; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a silver 2016 Edison Award under the energy and sustainability category for its purification system that works to reuse up to 90 percent of wastewater from commercial, government or institutional users. CTC said Friday it originally developed the System for Laundry and Shower Recycle/Reuse for the Defense Department as part of efforts to decrease water resupply needs at forward-operating bases. CTC President and CEO Ed […] More

  • Dell Collaborates With InfusionPoints to Get FedRAMP Provisional Authorization for Cloud Platform; George Newstrom Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dell Collaborates With InfusionPoints to Get FedRAMP Provisional Authorization for Cloud Platform; George Newstrom Comments

    A Dell business unit partnered with InfusionPoints to develop operations and security controls necessary to achieve a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for a cloud offering. Dell Services Federal Government received the provisional authorization-to-operate from FedRAMP’s joint authorization board for the Dell Cloud for U.S. Government platform following an audit conducted by J.D. Biggs and Associates as an […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Tests NOAA Satellite for Environmental Factors; Jim Oschmann Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Tests NOAA Satellite for Environmental Factors; Jim Oschmann Comments

    Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has started to test a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather prediction and environmental monitoring satellite in a simulated setting. The Joint Polar Satellite System satellite will undergo a series of acoustic, vibration, and electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility tests at a facility Boulder, Colorado where the company built the spacecraft, Ball Aerospace said Friday. […] More

  • Orlando Figueredo on HPE's Entry to GovCon Market & Tech Trends in US Public Sector, Intell Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orlando Figueredo on HPE’s Entry to GovCon Market & Tech Trends in US Public Sector, Intell Agencies

    Orlando Figueredo leads the intelligence community and public sector consulting services business segments at global information technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprise, one of the two companies that formed through the November 2015 separation of the former Hewlett-Packard. The 15-year veteran of HPE and its predecessor who manages business performance for IC accounts and integration of consulting services for U.S. […] More

  • Dell's IaaS Cloud Offering Gets FedRAMP Provisional Authorization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dell’s IaaS Cloud Offering Gets FedRAMP Provisional Authorization

    Dell Services Federal Government has received a provisional authority-to-operate from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Joint Authorization Board to offer an infrastructure-as-a-service cloud to public sector customers. FedRAMP JAB granted the Dell Cloud for US Government platform a moderate impact level P-ATO on Thursday. DCG is designed for federal, state, local and tribal agencies as well as higher education organizations, government […] More

  • QTS, Virtustream Enter Cloud Hosting & Compliance Services Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QTS, Virtustream Enter Cloud Hosting & Compliance Services Partnership

    QTS will host two Virtustream Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-compliant cloud platforms in QTS data centers in Texas and Virginia as part of a newly formed agreement between the two companies. QTS said Thursday it will also deploy Virtustream’s Viewtrust system, which works to provide risk identification, mitigation and compliance automation as part of the former’s portfolio. Virtustream has […] More

  • SRI International Launches Wearable Robotics Venture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SRI International Launches Wearable Robotics Venture

    SRI International has unveiled a new spin-off venture named Superflex that will develop wearable robotics in an effort to help humans apply their musculoskeletal systems for multiple uses. SRI said Thursday the technology was originally created under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-funded Warrior Web project that aimed to maximize soldier performance, minimize injury risk and help soldiers carry heavier load. Rich Mahoney will oversee Superflex operations as […] More

  • DigitalGlobe, Auracle Form Global Info Partnership for Mineral Exploration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe, Auracle Form Global Info Partnership for Mineral Exploration

    DigitalGlobe and Auracle Geospatial Science have forged a global information partnership to provide geospatial services to support mineral, oil and gas exploration activities. Drew Esson, director of DigitalGlobe’s information partner program, said in a statement released Thursday the partnership will merge Auracle’s mining analytics tools and DigitalGlobe’s satellite spectral services. David McLelland, Auracle Remote Sensing’s president, […] More