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  • Jordanian Agency Taps Gemalto to Produce Contactless Citizen ID Cards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jordanian Agency Taps Gemalto to Produce Contactless Citizen ID Cards

    Gemalto has been selected by Jordan’s ministry of information, communication and technology to deliver citizen identity cards and automatic fingerprint identification systems to the country’s interior ministry through Amman-based banking and technology company OFFTEC. The digital security company said Tuesday its Sealys polycarbonate contactless e-ID ​cards and AFIS aim to support Jordan’s national security, immigration control and anti-election fraud efforts. […] More

  • Airbus, Actia Telecom Win Satcom Terminal Production Contract From French Agency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus, Actia Telecom Win Satcom Terminal Production Contract From French Agency

    Airbus‘ defense and space subsidiary and Actia Telecom have landed a contract from the French defense procurement agency to install naval satcom terminals on 17 French navy vessels. The two companies will work together to equip the vessels with the Comcept broadband communication system, an all-IP network utilized by the French armed forces in 2015, Airbus said Monday. The […] More

  • Iridium Seeks to Provide Maritime Safety Comms Through IMO Recognition Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Seeks to Provide Maritime Safety Comms Through IMO Recognition Process

    The International Maritime Organization has issued a report that details requirements for Iridium Communications to address in order for the company to be recognized as a Global Maritime Distress and Safety System mobile satellite services provider. IMO’s navigation, communication and search-and-rescue subcommittee released the report after it evaluated Iridium as a potential GMDSS service provider, Iridium […] More

  • Russell Granzow: DoD Certifies Philips' Digital Pathology Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Russell Granzow: DoD Certifies Philips’ Digital Pathology Tech

    A Royal Philips-built digital pathology technology has been certified by the Defense Department as security compliant under the DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process. DoD granted Philips a DIACAP certification and an authorization to operate for the company’s IntelliSite platform that is designed to manage pathological workflows, facilitate multisite collaboration among clinicians and secure electronic protected health information, Philips said Thursday. “This latest […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Selected for NASA Astrophysics Project Study; Jim Oschmann Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Selected for NASA Astrophysics Project Study; Jim Oschmann Comments

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has won a NASA contract to perform a concept study on how to carry out manufacturing, modularity, testing and scheduling work for a future infrared telescope the space agency intends to have a wider view than that of Hubble. Scheduled for launch in mid 2020s, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Secondary Mirror Installed on James Webb Space Telescope - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Secondary Mirror Installed on James Webb Space Telescope

    A Ball Aerospace & Technologies-built secondary mirror has been installed on the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA‘s Goddard Space Flight Center to complete a nearly four-month process. Ball Aerospace said Wednesday the secondary mirror is called that because it is the second surface that the light from space will hit before it reaches the Webb telescope. A primary […] More

  • USGS Awards Geospatial Product and Services Contract to Woolpert; Jeff Lovin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USGS Awards Geospatial Product and Services Contract to Woolpert; Jeff Lovin Comments

    Woolpert has received a five-year multi-million contract from the U.S. Geological Survey to assist in mapping and surveying work to help USGS fulfill its geospatial data requirements. The agency’s National Geospatial Technical Operations Center will oversee the Geospatial Product and Services Contract 3 as part of USGS’ efforts to collect geospatial data throughout the U.S. and other territories, Woolpert said […] More

  • ViON Awarded Nonprofit, State & Local Govt IT Support Contract; Tom Frana Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ViON Awarded Nonprofit, State & Local Govt IT Support Contract; Tom Frana Comments

    ViON Corp. has received a three-year contract from the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance to provide information technology platforms and support services to nonprofit and public sector agencies across the U.S. The contract took effect in October 2015 and covers more than 15,700 cloud and big data offerings, warranties and professional services from ViON and its partners, ViON said […] More

  • QTS Gets FISMA Authorization for Dallas-Fort Worth Data Center; Oliver Schmidt Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QTS Gets FISMA Authorization for Dallas-Fort Worth Data Center; Oliver Schmidt Comments

    QTS has received a government authorization to operate its Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan region data center in recognition of the company’s compliance with data security requirements set by the Federal Information Security Management Act. FISMA third-party party assessment organization Coalfire conducted an audit of the colocation and data center services QTS offers through the DFW facility based on the act’s latest version, QTS […] More

  • PARC Lands DARPA Contract to Develop Printer for Macroscopic Objects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PARC Lands DARPA Contract to Develop Printer for Macroscopic Objects

    PARC has been awarded a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract to build a nanotechnology-enabled printer that uses micrometer-size particles to produce macroscopic objects. The company said Wednesday the contract was awarded as part of DARPA’s Atoms to Product program, which began research efforts in December 2015. PARC said it will employ the help of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland in […] More

  • Hughes to Help Indonesian Firm Install Satellite Broadband Gateway, Terminals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes to Help Indonesian Firm Install Satellite Broadband Gateway, Terminals

    Hughes Network Systems has secured a contract to supply a satellite broadband  gateway and very small aperture terminals to Lintasarta as the companies seek to help address a demand for managed enterprise networks in Indonesia. The Indonesian communications firm plans to install Hughes’ JUPITER System gateway and up to 5,000 VSATs designed to facilitate high-bandwidth connectivity for clients, […] More