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  • CACI to Offer Mission Planning Support Through SOCOM JGASS Contract; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI to Offer Mission Planning Support Through SOCOM JGASS Contract; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International will work to support mission planning efforts of U.S. geographic combatant commands worldwide as part of a five-year, $180 million Joint Geospatial Analytic Support Services contract awarded to the company by Special Operations Command. The company said Monday the contract seeks to expand its footprint in the intelligence services market and contains a base term and four […] More

  • Custom Market Insights Forecasts Military Drone Market Growth at $11B by 2021 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Custom Market Insights Forecasts Military Drone Market Growth at $11B by 2021

    A Custom Market Insights report predicts the military unmanned aerial vehicle market will reach $11 billion in value by 2021 from $3 billion in 2014. “Quantities of fielded military and commercial systems of every size and description are set to increase,” Custom Market Insights said Feb. 3. According to the report, persistent military drones will account […] More

  • DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Military Tech Systems Ideas; Brad Tousley Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Military Tech Systems Ideas; Brad Tousley Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Tactical Technology Office will hold a proposers day on April 20 and 21 to discuss ways to develop new military technology systems and seek potential contributors. DARPA said Wednesday it is searching for ideas in agile development, autonomous or cooperative unmanned systems, weapons, power and propulsion proposals for ground, maritime, air and space systems to assist in military […] More

  • Intel Survey: Cyber Pros Cite Corporate Policies, Industry Regulations as Barriers to Info Exchanges - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel Survey: Cyber Pros Cite Corporate Policies, Industry Regulations as Barriers to Info Exchanges

    A survey from Intel’s security business says 42 percent of security professionals have adopted shared cyber threat intelligence in an effort to protect their companies’ networks from potential cyber attacks. Intel Security polled 500 security professionals across different industries in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific in 2015 about their knowledge of CTI and its advantages to […] More

  • SAIC Subcontracts Sypris Subsidiary for ICBM Silo Encryption Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Subcontracts Sypris Subsidiary for ICBM Silo Encryption Tech

    Science Applications International Corp. has awarded a subcontract to a Sypris Solutions subsidiary to design and develop an electronic encryption device to control access to land-based intercontinental ballistic missile silos. Sypris said Wednesday the 22-month contract covers services in areas such as design, development, documentation, integration, testing, certification, training, maintenance and logistics for the Missile Electronic Encryption Device program. Sypris Electronics will be responsible for […] More

  • S2, MSU Lab to Support EW Tech Devt for Navy as BAE Subcontractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    S2, MSU Lab to Support EW Tech Devt for Navy as BAE Subcontractors

    S2 Corp. and Montana State University’s Spectrum Lab have been awarded a $4.5 million subcontract from BAE Systems to provide a radio frequency sensor system to the Office of Naval Research. MSU said Wednesday it will deliver a wideband radio frequency sensor Extreme Bandwidth Analyzer and Correlator alongside S2 to support BAE’s Full-Spectrum Staring Receiver electronic warfare technology initiative. EBAC and FSSR will work to […] More

  • Transocean Renews Harris CapRock Contract for Fleetwide Satellite Connectivity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transocean Renews Harris CapRock Contract for Fleetwide Satellite Connectivity

    Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has renewed a multiyear contract with Harris CapRock Communications to deliver satellite communications services for the former’s entire fleet. Harris said Wednesday its Harris CapRock One system will work to boost the bandwidth, for fleet connectivity and support pricing flexibility. Services will cover Transocean fleet deployed to the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, Brazil, the […] More

  • Navy Awards Virus Testing Contract to Center for Disease Detection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Awards Virus Testing Contract to Center for Disease Detection

    The U.S. Navy has awarded the Center for Disease Detection a potential $49 million contract for blood testing services that work to detect HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. The contract covers testing of active-duty and reserve Navy and U.S. Marine Corps military personnel as part of the Navy Bloodborne Infection Management Center requirements, the Defense Department […] More

  • DigitalGlobe Agrees to Extend WorldView-3 Access for Int'l Defense Customer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe Agrees to Extend WorldView-3 Access for Int’l Defense Customer

    DigitalGlobe has signed a definitive agreement with an international defense and intelligence organization to provide the customer agency with direct access capacity on a commercial Earth observation satellite. The contract will extend the agency’s access to high-resolution images from DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite for an additional four years, the company said Wednesday. WorldView-3 launched in August 2014 […] More

  • Reuters: Japan Meets With Western Defense Contractors for New Fighter Jet Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Japan Meets With Western Defense Contractors for New Fighter Jet Program

    Japan has met with Western defense contractors including Boeing and Lockheed Martin for a potential “next generation” of fighter jets in an effort to enhance the country’s air presence, Reuters reported Tuesday. Siva Govindasamy writes that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries partnered with Japan’s defense ministry to develop the ATD-X experimental aircraft, whose stealth fighter technologies the country […] More

  • Iron Bow to Offer Agencies Zipit Messaging Platform Via 2 GWACs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iron Bow to Offer Agencies Zipit Messaging Platform Via 2 GWACs

    Iron Bow Technologies and Zipit Wireless have partnered to sell an enterprise-grade messaging tool to federal customers through two governmentwide acquisition contract vehicles. The Zipit-built Enterprise Critical Messaging Solution will work to help agencies secure data and comply with federal information processing standards, Keith Finley, director of Iron Bow’s veterans affairs and defense healthcare business, said Wednesday. Iron […] More

  • Cobham Continues Counter IED Efforts with UK Govt, Vallon GMBH Partnerships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham Continues Counter IED Efforts with UK Govt, Vallon GMBH Partnerships

    Cobham has said it continues to develop counter improvised explosive device technologies in partnership with the U.K. government and mine detector manufacturer Vallon GmbH. Together with its partners, Cobham has delivered 150,000 communication systems and 9,500 counter IED detectors worldwide, the England-based company said Tuesday. Cobham said its portfolio of handheld and vehicle mounted IED sensors […] More