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  • USAID Taps Tetra Tech for $49M Biodiversity Mgmt Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAID Taps Tetra Tech for $49M Biodiversity Mgmt Support Contract

    Tetra Tech has secured a five-year, $49 million contract to support the U.S. Agency for International Development in its efforts to promote biodiversity programs and protect marine ecosystems in West Africa. The company will work to collect data sets related to climate change and biodiversity for resource agencies to make informed decisions and craft sustainable […] More

  • Vormetric, IANS Joint Report Shows Growing Interest in Encryption; Tina Stewart Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vormetric, IANS Joint Report Shows Growing Interest in Encryption; Tina Stewart Comments

    Vormetric and IANS have released a joint report that indicates a growing appetite among information security professionals for encryption as a security strategy. Eighty-four of the 100 respondents from the professional security field look to encrypt all sensitive data of their organization, Vormetric said Tuesday. “Modern encryption solutions enable organizations to not only safeguard traditional applications, but […] More

  • J.P. Donovan Awarded $46M Ground Support System Installation Contract for NASA Mars Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    J.P. Donovan Awarded $46M Ground Support System Installation Contract for NASA Mars Mission

    J.P. Donovan Construction has been awarded a potential $45.8 million contract to install land-based support systems onto the Mobile Launcher for NASA’s rockets and space vehicles at the Florida-based Kennedy Space Center. NASA said Wednesday the integration of the ground systems with the launcher intends to facilitate efforts to assemble and launch the space agency’s […] More

  • Good Technology: Enterprises Adopt Various Mobile Apps for Secure Data Access - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Good Technology: Enterprises Adopt Various Mobile Apps for Secure Data Access

    A new report by Good Technology says 67 percent of enterprises are increasing the usage of different mobile applications to secure corporate data. Good Technology said Tuesday its Mobility Index Report has found that custom apps, secure browser, document access, instant messaging and document editing are the top app categories among corporate organizations. “As the mobile […] More

  • CGI Awarded Call Center Support Contract for Colorado Health Marketplace - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CGI Awarded Call Center Support Contract for Colorado Health Marketplace

    CGI has secured a five-year contract to assist Connect for Health Colorado in its efforts to further expand call center operations. CGI said Wednesday it will also help the Colorado-based health insurance marketplace develop an online site for health plan brokers and provide systems upgrade and maintenance services under the expanded contract. “A more efficient and […] More

  • Executive Mosaic Cuts Ribbon on Manila Operations Hub - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Mosaic Cuts Ribbon on Manila Operations Hub

    Executive Mosaic formally launched its operations in the Philippines Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Bonifacio Global City in Metro Manila. Jim Garrettson, president and founder of Executive Mosaic, presided over the event attended by local staff with a speech that outlined the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company’s start in the country and intentions for growth. Executive Mosaic […] More

  • James Sanchez Joins Cubic as NEK Services Special Operations Medical Director; Jeffrey Keers Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Sanchez Joins Cubic as NEK Services Special Operations Medical Director; Jeffrey Keers Comments

    James Sanchez, formerly chief master sergeant of the U.S. Air Force, has joined Cubic Corp. as special operations medical director of the company’s NEK Services subsidiary. He will be responsible for Cubic’s initiatives to expand the NEK specialized medical training offerings, Cubic said Tuesday. “James’ strong leadership and extensive background in medical training will be a […] More

  • McKesson Appoints Dave Schulte Managing Director for Venture Capital Fund - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    McKesson Appoints Dave Schulte Managing Director for Venture Capital Fund

    Dave Schulte, formerly a vice president and managing director at Kaiser Permanente Ventures, has joined McKesson‘s venture capital arm McKesson Ventures as managing director, effective Sept. 8. McKesson said Monday Schulte will work with Tom Rodgers, the fund’s senior vice president and managing director, on the development and management of its portfolio. “Dave is a well-respected, active investor in […] More

  • GSA Designates doForms as IT Schedule 70 Contractor; John Darienzo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Designates doForms as IT Schedule 70 Contractor; John Darienzo Comments

    The General Services Administration has designated doForms Inc. as an IT Schedule 70 contractor. Government agencies will have access to doForms software and other information technology products through the vehicle, doForms said Tuesday. “This Schedule 70 contract will expand our ability to work with federal, state and local agencies,” said John Darienzo, CEO of doForms. More

  • InfoZen Kicks Off Agile Development Education Initiative; Jeff Highman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    InfoZen Kicks Off Agile Development Education Initiative; Jeff Highman Comments

    InfoZen has introduced a new educational program intended to help agile development professionals establish DevOps best practices. The InfoZen DevOps University will offer federal officials and employees DevOps workshops tailored for developing, testing and monitoring a live application, InfoZen said Tuesday. “Students will learn how to blend patterns and practices to establish cohesive processes,” said […] More

  • Ian Kalin: Commerce Department, PayPal Partner to Help Expand US Exports - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ian Kalin: Commerce Department, PayPal Partner to Help Expand US Exports

    The Commerce Department has partnered with PayPal to identify information for U.S. businesses to decide where to focus their export strategies. The goal is to help expand the nation’s exports, Ian Kalin, chief data officer at the Commerce Department, wrote in a blog published Monday. The team identified opportunities in targeting benchmarks to business owners based […] More

  • Northrop Tests C2 Platform on RQ-4 Global Hawk; Michael Leahy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Tests C2 Platform on RQ-4 Global Hawk; Michael Leahy Comments

    Northrop Grumman has completed a series of flight tests for its command and control platform aboard an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system. The flight test was carried out to assess the Control Mission Management System’s capability to connect to the U.S. Air Force’s Common Mission Control Center via the UAS CU Initiative message standard and respond to […] More