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  • Research and Markets: Demand for Battlefield Mgmt Systems to Continue Rise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Demand for Battlefield Mgmt Systems to Continue Rise

    A new Research and Markets report states that the global market for battlefield management systems will see steady adoption through 2018 to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 4 percent. The firm said Wednesday military and defense organizations are using battlefield management systems to limit the risk of friendly fire and control combat situations. According to the report, these […] More

  • CGI to Help UK Build Govt Security Vetting System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CGI to Help UK Build Govt Security Vetting System

    CGI has been awarded a four-year contract to develop a technology to help British government agencies and contractors screen employees who aim to obtain security clearances. The U.K.’s National Security Vetting Solution platform will be designed to manage more than 200,000 applications a year and check applicant information such as criminal records, address and financial […] More

  • Red Hat's David Egts: Gov't Can Use Linux Containers to Support Virtualization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat’s David Egts: Gov’t Can Use Linux Containers to Support Virtualization

    Red Hat‘s David Egts says government agencies can use Linux container technology to support virtualization efforts in an effort to efficiency and flexibility of their information technology systems. Egts, the chief technologist at Red Hat’s public sector business, wrote in a piece published Tuesday on GCN that Linux containers include applications that agencies can deploy as a single package through […] More

  • Engility to Extend FAA Volpe Center Technical, Management Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Extend FAA Volpe Center Technical, Management Services

    Engility Holdings Inc. has won a $50.7 million contract to continue its technical, management and analysis services work for the John A. Volpe Transportation Center. Engility will develop, evaluate and manage programs within the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic systems directorate for 18 months, the company said Thursday. The company will aid in air traffic management […] More

  • Lockheed Selects Dutch Firm for F-35 Wing Parts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Selects Dutch Firm for F-35 Wing Parts

    Lockheed Martin has tapped Netherlands-based Fokker Technologies to manufacture wing components for future F-35 jets through the end of 2017 for low-rate initial production lots 9 and 10. Lockheed said Wednesday that Fokker will supply wing flaperons and outboard leading-edge flaps that aim to enable the F-35’s “controllability.” These components are made of titanium and composite materials to deliver a […] More

  • Ray Duquette: USA to Develop Simulation, Training System for NASC's UAVs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ray Duquette: USA to Develop Simulation, Training System for NASC’s UAVs

    CAE has been selected to provide a simulation and training system for NAVMAR Applied Sciences’ unmanned aerial vehicles, Intelligence Aerospace reported Wednesday. Courtney Howard writes CAE will develop courseware, ground control station and simulator and training services for NASC’s TigerShark XP drones. “We are delighted that NASC has selected CAE as their simulation and training […] More

  • Navy OKs More Raytheon SM-6 Weapons for Aegis Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy OKs More Raytheon SM-6 Weapons for Aegis Systems

    The U.S. Navy has approved additional installations of Raytheon Standard Missile-6 weapon system on ships that carry two baselines of Aegis Combat Weapon Systems. More than 35 ships in the Aegis Combat Weapon System baselines 5.3 and 3.A.0 series will be equipped with SM-6, Raytheon said Wednesday. SM-6 weapons work to engage manned and unmanned aerial vehicles and fixed- […] More

  • ASRC Federal's Pedro Medelius, TK Smith Inducted to NSCFL Hall of Fame; Mark Gray Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ASRC Federal’s Pedro Medelius, TK Smith Inducted to NSCFL Hall of Fame; Mark Gray Comments

    The National Space Club Florida Committee has inducted Pedro Medelius and T.K. Smith of ASRC Federal into its Hall of Fame with 10 other space industry professionals for “sustained performance” in space launch technology. ASRC Federal said Wednesday Medelius and Smith will have their names etched on the NSCFL Hall of Fame granite pylon at the U.S. Space […] More

  • Leidos Wins Recognition for Veteran Hiring, Retention Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Wins Recognition for Veteran Hiring, Retention Program

    Leidos has received a recognition from the Tennessee Veterans Business Association for the company’s work to hire and retain veterans. TVBA will present the Veterans Work award to Leidos at the 2015 TVBA business and education exposition at the Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown World’s Fair Park on Jan. 26 and 27, the company said Tuesday. […] More

  • Research and Markets Sees 4% CAGR for $102B C4ISR Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Sees 4% CAGR for $102B C4ISR Market

    New analysis from Research and Markets has forecast a 4.52 percent year-over-year growth for the $102 billion C4ISR market from 2014 to 2020. The market report singled out the electro-optics subsector fueling demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment in the defense, aerospace and homeland security segments, Research and Markets said Wednesday. Electro-optics is used […] More

  • Steve Rosenberg: Oracle-Proteus Feedback Tool Targets Medicine Adherence, Dosing in Clinical Trials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steve Rosenberg: Oracle-Proteus Feedback Tool Targets Medicine Adherence, Dosing in Clinical Trials

    Oracle has teamed with Proteus Digital Health to develop a feedback tool that aims to improve clinical trial outcomes. The cloud-based system combines Oracle Health Sciences InForm and Proteus’ feedback system to electronically capture, track and manage clinical data such as medication intake frequency and dosages, Oracle said Monday. The company noted that the collection […] More

  • Carahsoft to Distribute Crunchy Data’s Services in Public Sector Market; Natalie Gregory Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Distribute Crunchy Data’s Services in Public Sector Market; Natalie Gregory Comments

    Carahsoft Technology Corp. has agreed to distribute the products and services of Crunchy Data Solutions throughout the public sector market. Carahsoft will act as Crunchy Data’s government aggregator in an effort to spur market demand for Crunchy’s open source PostgreSQL technology offerings, Carahsoft said Wednesday. “Through our partnership with Crunchy, we will be able to provide […] More