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  • MarkLogic Raises $102M for Europe, APAC Market Push; Gary Bloom Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarkLogic Raises $102M for Europe, APAC Market Push; Gary Bloom Comments

    MarkLogic has raised $102 million in funds to support its efforts to expand the reach of its Enterprise NoSQL database platform throughout Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The company said Tuesday it secured the investments from Wellington Management Company, Arrowpoint Partners, Northgate Capital, Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital. Gary Bloom, president and CEO of MarkLogic, said investors believe there is market opportunity for […] More

  • IBM Picks 16 Cities for 'Smarter Cities' Grants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Picks 16 Cities for ‘Smarter Cities’ Grants

    IBM will provide pro bono consulting services to 16 municipalities around the world in an effort to address issues with citizen services through 2016 through a new set of grants awarded under the company’s Smarter Cities Challenge program. The company said Tuesday it values each consulting engagement at around $500,000. “[Cities] around the world are now able to better use data and […] More

  • Raytheon Orders L-3 SATCOM Terminals for Australian Military; Bob Jacobson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Orders L-3 SATCOM Terminals for Australian Military; Bob Jacobson Comments

    Raytheon has placed an $81.8 million order for satellite communications terminals from L-3 Communications for the Australian military. L-3’s Global Communications Solutions and Linkabit business units will deliver Hawkeye and Panther VSAT terminals integrated with Linkabit’s modems to the client in 2015, L-3 said Tuesday. The contract also calls for training services and options for […] More

  • Jacobs to Help EDF Energy Maintain UK Nuclear Power Sites; Bob Duff Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs to Help EDF Energy Maintain UK Nuclear Power Sites; Bob Duff Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group has been selected to supply project management resources for EDF Energy’s work to maintain nuclear power stations across the U.K. The maintenance and life extension projects cover 15 nuclear reactors located at Dungeness, Hartlepool, Heysham 1 and 2, Hinkley Point, Hunterston, Sizewell and Torness power stations, East Kilbride and Gloucester technical centers, Jacobs […] More

  • DHS Interested in Commercial Biometric ID Tech Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Interested in Commercial Biometric ID Tech Procurement

    The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for information on commercial off-the-shelf software applications that can help the agency to match, store, analyze and share biometric information. DHS said in a FedBizOpps notice posted April 27 the department’s Office of Biometric Identity Management is searching out business process management, reporting and analytics, data storage, […] More

  • DoD Vet Lynne Halbrooks Joins Holland & Knight as Partner; John Hogan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Vet Lynne Halbrooks Joins Holland & Knight as Partner; John Hogan Comments

    Lynne Halbrooks, formerly acting inspector general of the Defense Department between 2011 and 2013, has assumed the role of partner at Holland & Knight’s Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia offices. She previously served as DoD’s principal deputy inspector general from 2009 to 2011 and 2013 to 2015, Holland and Knight said Tuesday. Prior to that, Halbrooks […] More

  • David Carlson Assumes VP Role at Parsons; Virginia Grebbien Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Carlson Assumes VP Role at Parsons; Virginia Grebbien Comments

    David Carlson has joined Parsons as vice president of environment and infrastructure. He will work with the company’s subject matter directors and key account managers to oversee business initiatives and the delivery of integrated services, Parsons said Tuesday. “Dave has extensive experience in facilitating multidisciplinary team collaboration to achieve optimal outcomes for the complex technical […] More

  • Georgia Tech Inducts Northrop VP Chris Jones Into Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Georgia Tech Inducts Northrop VP Chris Jones Into Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni

    The Georgia Institute of Technology has inducted Christopher Jones, corporate vice president and president of technical services at Northrop Grumman, into the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni for his achievements in the field of engineering. Jones accepted the award from Dr. Gary S. May, Georgia Tech’s dean of college of engineering and electrical and computer […] More

  • Rick Ambrose: Lockheed Space Education Center Aims to Encourage STEM Learning - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rick Ambrose: Lockheed Space Education Center Aims to Encourage STEM Learning

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with the Space Foundation to establish a new learning facility to encourage science, technology, engineering and math study. The Lockheed Martin Space Education Center is located at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is built with a $400,000 grant from the company, the foundation said Wednesday. “If […] More

  • Louisiana Extends IT Services Contract With CGI; Dave Henderson, Richard Howze Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Louisiana Extends IT Services Contract With CGI; Dave Henderson, Richard Howze Comment

    CGI will continue to provide information technology services for Louisiana’s Road Home and other disaster relief initiatives following the renewal of its contract with the state’s Office of Technology Services division of administration. Road Home is a housing recovery effort run by the office of community development disaster recovery unit that offers financial aid to property owners affected […] More

  • Four Points Technology Picks Dell for GSA IT Contract Vehicle; Joel Lipkin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Four Points Technology Picks Dell for GSA IT Contract Vehicle; Joel Lipkin Comments

    Four Points Technology has tapped Dell Software to provide information technology tools and technical support services for federal agencies as part of its supply service contract with the General Services Administration. With Dell as its partner, the award will allow the Virginia-based service-disabled veteran-owned small business to cater to its government clients “from the end […] More