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  • J&J Worldwide Services Taps Howard Young as Senior HR Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    J&J Worldwide Services Taps Howard Young as Senior HR Director

    J&J Worldwide Services has appointed Howard Young as the company’s senior HR director. In this role, Young will leverage his more than 20 years of experience in human resources, working in sectors such as healthcare, government contracting and higher education, the McLean, Virginia-based company announced Tuesday. Steve Kelley, CEO of J&J Worldwide Services, said the company […] More

  • These 4 Tech Trends Are Deciding the Future of the Defense Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    These 4 Tech Trends Are Deciding the Future of the Defense Sector

    Behind every important development in military and defense is an innovative technology selected by a cunning engineer. This has been true for a while, but is especially relevant in the age of electronic and drone warfare, where soldiers are becoming rapidly reliant on technology to assist their efforts or take their place on the battlefield […] More

  • Zscaler Cloud Browser Isolation Achieves FedRAMP Authorization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Zscaler Cloud Browser Isolation Achieves FedRAMP Authorization

    Zscaler‘s Cloud Browser Isolation has attained authorization from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The milestone indicates that CBI is compliant with security requirements that allow for the offering’s use by the government, Zscaler said Friday. How does Cloud Browser Isolation work? CBI works to render the contents of a web page in the […] More

  • Lockheed PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Target During Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Target During Flight Test

    The Lockheed Martin-built Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, missile engaged and intercepted an advanced tactical ballistic missile target during a flight test held Monday at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed said Monday that during the test, the PAC-3 missile integrated with the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, radar […] More

  • DecisionPoint Secures TRANSCOM Contract to Support GFM System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DecisionPoint Secures TRANSCOM Contract to Support GFM System

    The U.S. Transportation Command has awarded DecisionPoint a $30 million contract to provide Global Freight Management, or GFM, system sustainment, enhancements and cloud-native refactoring services to the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. The GFM services will support the modernization of freight management processes, enable secure data exchanges and ensure operational efficiency for SDDC, DecisionPoint […] More

  • Antaris, SEAKR Engineering Partner on Satellite Dev't Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Antaris, SEAKR Engineering Partner on Satellite Dev’t Tech

    Antaris and Raytheon business SEAKR Engineering have partnered to develop end-to-end satellite development virtualization capabilities to support multiple Department of Defense contracts. Under the collaboration, Antaris said Monday SEAKR hardware components will be integrated into its cloud-based software platform to enable remote hardware-in-the-loop testing and certification. The team will utilize Antaris’ TrueTwin simulation environment to test simulations involving […] More

  • Hughes Awarded DOD Contract for Radio Network Prototyping Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Awarded DOD Contract for Radio Network Prototyping Project

    Hughes Network Systems, in collaboration with the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, will develop a 5G open radio access network prototype to help enhance command and control capabilities under a DOD contract. DOD said Monday the $6.5 million contract […] More

  • CBP Announces Planned Acquisition of Test Automation Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CBP Announces Planned Acquisition of Test Automation Services

    The Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection has announced a requirement for test automation services. The potential contractor will be required to provide testing services for the Passenger Systems Program Directorate, including test automation for the functional specification document, DHS said Friday. The PSPD requirement is expected to build automation scripts as part […] More

  • Peter Gondek Appointed Fuse Integration CFO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peter Gondek Appointed Fuse Integration CFO

    Peter Gondek, a seasoned financial growth executive, has been named chief financial officer at Fuse Integration. The company said Monday Gondek will supervise its finances by spearheading its day-to-day financial processes. He is also responsible for developing financial strategies and economic growth initiatives by assessing the firm’s financial strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, Gondek will lead efforts to […] More

  • CRDF Global, APTelecom Form Strategic Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CRDF Global, APTelecom Form Strategic Partnership

    CRDF Global and APTelecom have partnered to bolster the strategic efforts and business development of both organizations. According to CRDF Global, the collaboration enables each organization to capitalize on new opportunities in key areas such as global cybersecurity, emerging technologies, IT and telecommunication and digital infrastructure resilience. CRDF Global, a nonprofit organization that offers capacity-building programming across […] More

  • Scale AI Launches New LLM for Defense Applications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Scale AI Launches New LLM for Defense Applications

    Artificial intelligence company Scale AI has launched the Defense Llama large language model, or LLM. The San Francisco-based company said Tuesday that Defense Llama is designed to support national security initiatives. The new LLM, built on Meta’s Llama 3 architecture, is exclusively available in controlled U.S. government environments within Scale Donovan. Defense Llama is ready for deployment […] More

  • GovCon Index Sees 2nd Straight Weekly Decline - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovCon Index Sees 2nd Straight Weekly Decline

    Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index as a whole dropped 2.12% last week, closing with an average of $5,377.05 for the period. A key contributor was a notable decline on Thursday, when the GovCon Index fell by 2.26%, the worst since Aug. 5. The index did, however, make a 0.37% rebound on Friday, closing at $5,375.43 for the […] More