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  • Airbus Team Submits Proposal for New UAS to European Governments; Bernhard Gerwert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Team Submits Proposal for New UAS to European Governments; Bernhard Gerwert Comments

    Airbus, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi have completed a proposal to develop a new unmanned aerial system for European governments. The joint development teams submitted the definition phase proposal to the defense ministries of France, Germany and Italy, Airbus Group said Monday. “We have reached an important milestone for the development of a European MALE […] More

  • Gov. McAuliffe Names Telos CEO John Wood to Virginia Cyber Security Commission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gov. McAuliffe Names Telos CEO John Wood to Virginia Cyber Security Commission

    John Wood, chief executive officer at Telos, has been named a citizen member of the Virginia Cyber Security Commission by Gov. Terry McAuliffe to provide advisory services for the state’s cybersecurity efforts. Wood will be one of 11 citizen members in the commission, which McAuliffe formed in February to address cybersecurity concerns related to emergency management, training […] More

  • Sikorsky, United Tech to Donate $1M for Rotorcraft Professorship at the University of Maryland; Mark Miller Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky, United Tech to Donate $1M for Rotorcraft Professorship at the University of Maryland; Mark Miller Comments

    United Technologies Corp. and its subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft have pledged a donation of $1 million to establish the Igor Sikorsky Distinguished Professorship in Rotorcraft program at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. As part of UMD’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, the program is intended to bolster rotorcraft technology research and development in areas such as aeromechanics and […] More

  • Northrop's Linda Mills Joins Navient Board; William Diefenderfer Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop’s Linda Mills Joins Navient Board; William Diefenderfer Comments

    Linda Mills, corporate vice president of operations at Northrop Grumman, has been appointed to the board of directors at loan management, servicing and asset recovery firm Navient. “[Mills’] extensive client-centric operations and information technology leadership in both government and commercial settings bring valuable insights as we help our customers navigate the path to financial success,” Navient Board […] More

  • Dynetics Exhibits Airport Surveillance Radar at AAAE Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics Exhibits Airport Surveillance Radar at AAAE Conference

    Dynetics is exhibiting its GroundAware surveillance radar at this week’s American Association of Airport Executives Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The sensor technology provider said Friday it will demonstrate the web-based radar’s features in the detection of and response to airport intruders such as stowaways, unauthorized aircraft and wildlife. GroundAware is designed to help in airport security and situational awareness with […] More

  • Michael Baker Int'l Appoints Rick Rubin Director of the West Region; Kurt Bergman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Baker Int’l Appoints Rick Rubin Director of the West Region; Kurt Bergman Comments

    Rick Rubin, senior vice president at Michael Baker International, has been promoted to regional director of the West region, covering the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah. The company said Monday the promotion is part of a company reorganization to establish business units on seven national and international corporate regions. “This reorganization will further […] More

  • Battelle to Showcase Military Tech Portfolio at SOFIC Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle to Showcase Military Tech Portfolio at SOFIC Forum

    Battelle will display a range of tactical and maritime technology offerings at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference that is scheduled to occur in Tampa, Fla. from Tuesday to Thursday. The nonprofit will exhibit products such as the Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle, REBS chemical and biological agent detector, G-DataWave wireless communication system and Oculus-based virtual reality […] More

  • Navy Deploys Raytheon's Latest Ballistic Missile; Taylor Lawrence Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Deploys Raytheon’s Latest Ballistic Missile; Taylor Lawrence Comments

    Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-3 Block IB has recently been deployed by the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency as part of the Phased Adaptive Approach’s second phase. Taylor Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems, said Sunday the completion and results of operational testing for the SM-3 Block IB is intended to boost ballistic missile countermeasures. The 2015 deployment of the […] More

  • Paul Leslie: Dovel to Build Electronic Filing System for Multiple SEC Users - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Leslie: Dovel to Build Electronic Filing System for Multiple SEC Users

    Dovel Technologies will work to develop an electronic filing system for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s information technology office by using Oracle-built tools. Dovel will build a new Electronic Filing for Administrative Proceedings system for the Office of the Secretary under the five-year contract, the company said Monday. “We look forward to building a system that meets […] More

  • Ken Asbury: Army Taps CACI to Help Build Network Interoperability Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ken Asbury: Army Taps CACI to Help Build Network Interoperability Tech

    CACI International has won a $21 million task order to help the U.S. Army integrate data networking and connectivity tools for the branch’s tactical command infrastructure. The potential two-year contract also covers research and development, prototyping, logistics, systems engineering and software support services, CACI said Monday. The Army uses the battle command system to manage […] More

  • Iusacell Deploys TCS-Built Global Locator App; Jay Whitehurst Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iusacell Deploys TCS-Built Global Locator App; Jay Whitehurst Comments

    Iusacell has rolled out a TeleCommunication Systems-built locator application to customers across Mexico. TCS designed the TCS Family Locator to help customers view the locations of their family members and friends on a map via assisted-GPS and wireless local area network connectivity, the company said Monday. In Mexico, the application is branded as Ubicacel Familiar. Jay Whitehurst, […] More