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  • Microsoft, AWS, CSRA Near FedRAMP High Baseline Certifications for Cloud Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, AWS, CSRA Near FedRAMP High Baseline Certifications for Cloud Platforms

    Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and CSRA are in the process of securing high baseline certifications for their cloud platforms under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, Federal Times reported March 21. Aaron Boyd writes the cloud service providers are scheduled to receive their authorizations in April following their involvement in a pilot program that seeks […] More

  • CAE to Deliver C-130J Fuselage Trainer for Australia's Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE to Deliver C-130J Fuselage Trainer for Australia’s Air Force

    CAE has been awarded a contract from Australia’s defense ministry to develop a C-130J fuselage cargo compartment trainer for that country’s air force. The company said Wednesday CAE Australia will deliver the fuselage trainer to RAAF Base Richmond in 2018 to help support training of C-130J loadmaster aircrews in loading and unloading C-130J Hercules aircraft cargo. The Australian air force award is one […] More

  • Lockheed Lands $79M Navy Undersea Warfare System Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Lands $79M Navy Undersea Warfare System Contract Modification

    Lockheed Martin has received a potential $79 million contract modification to produce Technical Insertion 14 baseline for the U.S. Navy’s underwater combat systems for fiscal 2016. The fixed-price-incentive-firm modification for the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Undersea Warfare System covers a part of a foreign military sales agreement with Japan and was awarded through a competitive procurement process, the […] More

  • Versar to Continue System Design & Implementation Support for FAA Under Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Versar to Continue System Design & Implementation Support for FAA Under Contract Modification

    Versar has landed a $47.8 million contract modification from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide continued physical security design and implementation support under the Security System Design and Integration program. The company said Wednesday the original contract was awarded to the former Johnson Controls Security Systems, which Versar acquired from Johnson Controls in 2015 and renamed as Versar Security […] More

  • Capella University, Pearson to Issue Digital Badges for NSA/DHS Master's Program Students - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capella University, Pearson to Issue Digital Badges for NSA/DHS Master’s Program Students

    Capella University has collaborated with Pearson to issue digital badges that utilizes the latter company’s Acclaim platform for students under the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security master’s program. Badges issued through Acclaim will record professional skills its students have gained through coursework and certificate programs and be available for delivery to potential employers, Capella said Wednesday. “While […] More

  • Elbit Subsidiary CYBERBIT to Provide Intell & Cyber Systems for APAC Country - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Subsidiary CYBERBIT to Provide Intell & Cyber Systems for APAC Country

    Elbit Systems subsidiary CYBERBIT has landed contracts valued at approximately $22 million to provide intelligence and cyber research systems for an Asia-Pacific country . Elbit said Monday the required systems include the CYBERBIT’s WiT system which works to provide end-to-end intelligence process support, from data collection to intelligence dissemination for the intended receiver. The systems will be delivered through […] More

  • Arjun Kampani to Join Aerojet Rocketdyne as VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Arjun Kampani to Join Aerojet Rocketdyne as VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has appointed Arjun Kampani to serve as the company’s vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary beginning April 11. Kampani, who previously held the same roles at General Dynamics‘ land systems unit, will bring almost 20 years of legal, advisory and business leadership experience in the aerospace and defense sector, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Wednesday. Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO […] More

  • Retired Gen. Walter Sharp Joins Thinklogical Defense, Intelligence Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Retired Gen. Walter Sharp Joins Thinklogical Defense, Intelligence Advisory Board

    Retired U.S. Army Gen. Walter Sharp has joined the defense and intelligence advisory board at audio-visual technology manufacturer Thinklogical . The former United Nations Command commanding general becomes the board’s sixth member and will work to help the company build up its relationships with government, military, intelligence and homeland security customers, Thinklogical said Wednesday. Joe Paper, Thinklogical president and CEO, said […] More

  • Teresa Pace Joins ICAMR as Federal, State Programs Director; Chester Kennedy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Teresa Pace Joins ICAMR as Federal, State Programs Director; Chester Kennedy Comments

    Teresa Pace, formerly principal systems architect and engineer for the integrated sensor systems sector at L-3 Communications, has joined International Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research as director for federal and state programs. ICAMR said Wednesday Pace will be in charge of helping the academic-industry consortium secure contracts with federal and state government agencies. “Pace is […] More

  • Ryan Norris Named Strategic Planning, BD Director for Huntington Ingalls' AMSEC Arm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ryan Norris Named Strategic Planning, BD Director for Huntington Ingalls’ AMSEC Arm

    Ryan Norris, a 12-year veteran of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has been appointed director of strategic planning and business development at the company’s marine engineering and naval architecture services subsidiary AMSEC. He will report to AMSEC President Harris Leonard and oversee the organization’s strategic planning, BD, capture, proposal and marketing functions in his new position, HII said Wednesday. Norris has previously held […] More

  • Federal Sales Vet Jackson Kemper Joins Tresys as Business Dev't & Sales SVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Federal Sales Vet Jackson Kemper Joins Tresys as Business Dev’t & Sales SVP

    Tresys Technology has named federal sales professional Jackson Kemper III as senior vice president of business development and sales. Kemper will lead a team of sales directors to drive commercial and federal sales activity, Tresys said Thursday. “Jackson’s sales knowledge and network of government customer relationships will be a great asset to our customers as well as to our organization,” said Tresys CEO […] More

  • Jacobs to Provide Patriot Excalibur Software Engineering Support Under AF Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs to Provide Patriot Excalibur Software Engineering Support Under AF Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $36.5 million contract to Jacobs Engineering Group to provide systems engineering support for the Patriot Excalibur software. Jacobs said Wednesday the three-year contract also requires software maintenance and field implementation support for the PEX software. Darren Kraabel, Jacobs senior vice president for aerospace and technology, said the company aims to […] More