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  • Frank Spina to Head Northrop's Navigation Systems Business in Italy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frank Spina to Head Northrop’s Navigation Systems Business in Italy

    Frank Spina, a former manufacturing and supply chain executive at a Selex ES subsidiary in Turkey, has joined Northrop Grumman as managing director of the company’s Italy-based navigation systems business. Northrop said Friday Spina will oversee programs and business operations in Italy, such as the delivery of integrated avionics systems and attitude heading reference systems to customers worldwide. […] More

  • TechNavio: Global Healthcare IT Market to Grow at 5.7% CAGR in 2014-2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechNavio: Global Healthcare IT Market to Grow at 5.7% CAGR in 2014-2018

    A TechNavio report predicts a 5.7 percent average growth for the worldwide health information technology market on a year-over-year basis through 2018. The research firm identified CareFusion, Cerner, Dell, McKesson and Philips Healthcare as among the key vendors in the sector, Reports and Intelligence said Thursday. The report indicates that government and private organizations have […] More

  • DTE Energy Extends ICF's Call Center, IT Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DTE Energy Extends ICF’s Call Center, IT Services Contract

    Detroit-based power company DTE Energy has awarded a one-year contract extension for call center and information technology services to ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI). ICF said Thursday it will continue to work with DTE on programs in areas such as heating and cooling, insulation and windows, home energy analysis and improvements, lighting and appliance and low-income resident programs. […] More

  • Transparency Market Research: Global Smart Weapons Market Worth $67B in 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transparency Market Research: Global Smart Weapons Market Worth $67B in 2019

    A new Transparency Market Research report states that air-to-ground and surface-to-air missiles dominated the global smart weapons market in 2012, with further growth projected to give the market a value of $66.91 billion by 2019. The company said Thursday the market will achieve a compound annual growth rate of 10.3 percent from $34 billion in 2012 to reach the projected […] More

  • Brian Cann: CGI, Hitachi to Provide Integrated Cloud Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brian Cann: CGI, Hitachi to Provide Integrated Cloud Services

    CGI and Hitachi Data Systems have inked an agreement to deliver private and hybrid Hitachi-powered cloud services to customers. The cloud model is designed to help users gain access to business data via mobile devices and desktop computers, CGI said Thursday. “Our partnership with Hitachi Data Systems helps clients achieve their goals to transform enterprise […] More

  • Strategic Defense Intelligence: Global UAV Market to Hit 6% CAGR in 2015-2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Strategic Defense Intelligence: Global UAV Market to Hit 6% CAGR in 2015-2025

    Strategic Defense Intelligence has released a report that predicts the global unmanned aerial vehicle market will achieve a 5.66 percent compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2025. The report analyzes global industry values, factors that drive demand, market challenges and key industry players, ReportBuyer said Wednesday. Strategic Defense Intelligence projects North America and Europe would account for […] More

  • SafeNet's Prakash Panjwani: Key Management, Access Control Essential for Enterprise Data Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SafeNet’s Prakash Panjwani: Key Management, Access Control Essential for Enterprise Data Security

    Prakash Panjwani, president and CEO of SafeNet, believes organizations must go beyond encryption to protect their most sensitive data against breach, GovInfoSecurity reported Thursday. Mathew Schwartz writes Panjwani said it is imperative that companies have strategies to mitigate the potential risks of computer hacking and has advised enterprise clients to prioritize security of their most […] More

  • SAIC's Tony Moraco, John Hartley to Present at Cowen and Company Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC’s Tony Moraco, John Hartley to Present at Cowen and Company Conference

    Science Applications International Corp. CEO Tony Moraco and CFO John Hartley will speak at the 36th Annual Aerospace/Defense and Transportation Conference organized by Cowen and Company to be held on Feb. 5. SAIC said Thursday Moraco, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2015, will join Hartley in discussing the company’s business and answering questions from attending institutional investors. The conference provides an […] More

  • HughesNet, National 4-H Council Launch 2015 STEM Program; Mike Cook Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HughesNet, National 4-H Council Launch 2015 STEM Program; Mike Cook Comments

    Hughes Network Systems’ HughesNet satellite Internet service and National 4-H Council have jointly unveiled a new STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) educational program for American youth. The partnership is meant to grant sponsorship to two young innovators for a trip to the  4-H National Youth Science Day event in Washington, D.C., under the Innovation […] More

  • Research and Markets Report Sees Double-Digit CAGR for Mobile Satellite Services Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Report Sees Double-Digit CAGR for Mobile Satellite Services Market

    A new Research and Markets report foresees a $3.45-billion global mobile satellite services market growing into a $5.62 billion business in five years. The increase represents a 10.2 percent compound annual growth rate from 2014 to 2019, Research and Markets said Wednesday. The study identified emerging digital technologies and demands for an integrated satellite and terrestrial mobile technology service as […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Installs 2 Environmental Instruments on NOAA Spacecraft; Cary Ludtke Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Installs 2 Environmental Instruments on NOAA Spacecraft; Cary Ludtke Comments

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies has integrated two of five scientific payloads into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Joint Polar Satellite System. The company installed its Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite-Nadir instrument and the Northrop Grumman-built Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System on the JPSS-1 spacecraft bus, Ball Aerospace said Thursday. The environmental satellite is […] More

  • Army Seeks Partners for Airborne Reconnaissance System IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks Partners for Airborne Reconnaissance System IDIQ Contract

    The U.S. Army is looking for partners to provide mission equipment payload design, systems and aircraft integration, configuration management, logistics support and sensor procurement services for the Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Enhanced system. The service said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday that it plans to award a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the replacement of nine ARL-Multifunction systems. ARL-E works […] More