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  • Raytheon to Continue Dev't of EW Systems for Boeing Missiles Under AF Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Continue Dev’t of EW Systems for Boeing Missiles Under AF Contract

    Raytheon has secured a $4.8 million U.S. Air Force contract to continue the development of an electronic warfare payload for Boeing-built cruise missiles. The contract requires refurbishment of the Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile and a pair of Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile systems for delivery to the Air Force Research Laboratory, Raytheon said Wednesday. The CHAMP payload, which was created by a team […] More

  • IARPA Solicits Research Proposals for Chemical Analysis Tool Dev't Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Solicits Research Proposals for Chemical Analysis Tool Dev’t Program

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has released a solicitation for research proposals on a tool designed to help the Intelligence Community detect and identify various types of chemicals in remote areas. IARPA said in a broad agency announcement posted March 11 it intends to build a low-power system designed to detect chemical weapons, explosives and narcotics under the Molecular […] More

  • DoD Seeks Cyber Platforms Through Solutions Meeting - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Seeks Cyber Platforms Through Solutions Meeting

    The Defense Department will hold a meeting in Washington between June and July 2016 to allow potential contractors to deliver technical presentations about their cyber platforms. DoD said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday it will conduct the Cyber Strategy Solutions Meeting to identify cyber tools that might qualify for experimentation and pilot projects. The department […] More

  • Boeing's Insitu to Provide Blackjack UAS Logistics, Training Support Under Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Insitu to Provide Blackjack UAS Logistics, Training Support Under Navy Contract

    Boeing subsidiary Insitu has received a $10 million U.S. Navy contract to provide logistics, training, field service and other interim contractor support services for the Boeing-built RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system. The Defense Department said Wednesday the cost-reimbursable contract has a scheduled completion date of October 2018. Work will occur in Cherry Point, North Carolina; Yuma, Arizona; Bingen,Washington and […] More

  • IARPA Requests Proposals for Quantum Annealing System R&D Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Requests Proposals for Quantum Annealing System R&D Program

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has issued a broad agency announcement to acquire ideas for the development of quantum annealing methods to solve complex optimization problems in enterprise operation. IARPA said Feb. 25 it aims to create application-specific quantum annealers that the agency believes can help address operational efficiency and risk issues of an organization. The agency seeks industry […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion System Backs Orbital ATK Cygnus Launch for SS Cargo Resupply Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion System Backs Orbital ATK Cygnus Launch for SS Cargo Resupply Mission

    An Aerojet Rocketdyne-built propulsion system helped to launch a Orbital ATK-made Cygnus space vehicle onboard a United Launch Alliance-made Atlas V rocket to transport cargo to the International Space Station. The OA-6 flight’s launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Tuesday represents Orbital ATK’s fifth cargo delivery mission to the ISS under the company’s Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA, Aerojet […] More

  • The Spectrum Group Adds Evelyn Suarez to International Affairs Business Group - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    The Spectrum Group Adds Evelyn Suarez to International Affairs Business Group

    Evelyn Suarez, an international trade lawyer and consultant, has joined The Specctrum Group. Anthony Principi, chairman of TSG, said in a statement issued Thursday Suarez will work to support the Alexandria, Va.-based consulting firm’s international affairs business group through her knowledge and experience in the field of international trade regulation. Suarez’s specialties include trade facilitation, customs, […] More

  • Jeff Roberts: Erickson to Continue Support for Alaska Aerial Firefighting Ops - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jeff Roberts: Erickson to Continue Support for Alaska Aerial Firefighting Ops

    Erickson has been awarded two contracts by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to supply medium-lift helicopters to help the state’s firefighters respond to wildfires. The company said Tuesday it will provide two helicopters in support of the department’s fire suppression efforts in the boroughs of Palmer and Fairbanks. “We have more than 55 years of experience in Alaska… and […] More

  • NASA, Orbital ATK Launch OA-6 ISS Cargo Delivery Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA, Orbital ATK Launch OA-6 ISS Cargo Delivery Mission

    NASA has launched Orbital ATK‘s Cygnus spacecraft that will carry more than 7,000 pounds of cargo for delivery to the International Space Station. The OA-6 mission launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station late Tuesday marks the company’s fifth operational mission under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program, the agency said Wednesday. Cygnus is expected to dock with the orbiting laboratory on Saturday […] More

  • Interior Dept Selects eGlobalTech for Cloud Transition Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Interior Dept Selects eGlobalTech for Cloud Transition Services

    eGlobalTech has secured a five-year contract from the Interior Department to help implement a cloud-based Drupal platform that will work to support the agency’s website management consolidation effort. The project will employ the government-targeted content management system OpenPublic to help DOI’s existing websites transition onto a consolidated web content management platform, eGlobalTech said Tuesday. DOI seeks to optimize user engagement of its […] More

  • Mythics to Provide Oracle Products for State Dept Offices - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mythics to Provide Oracle Products for State Dept Offices

    Systems integration and consulting services firm Mythics will provide Oracle-built products and services to the State Department under a blanket purchase agreement with the agency. All State Department bureaus, offices and components worldwide will have access to Oracle products as Mythics is a resale partner, the latter company said Friday. The BPA is intended to act as a procurement vehicle for the State Department to optimize service […] More