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  • Orbital Sciences to Launch NASA Ocean Wind Measurement Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital Sciences to Launch NASA Ocean Wind Measurement Satellite

    Orbital Sciences Corp. has won an estimated $55 million contract to launch a NASA satellite system intended to help researchers forecast weather conditions. The Dulles, Va.-based company will work to process the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, integrate payloads into the spacecraft and install tracking, data and telemetry systems, NASA said Friday. The University of Michigan will […] More

  • Raytheon Launches Updated Govt Cyber Monitoring Software; Steven Hawkins Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Launches Updated Govt Cyber Monitoring Software; Steven Hawkins Comments

    Raytheon has refreshed its cybersecurity software product that is intended to help federal agencies safeguard networks from insider threats and manage data privacy at the same time. The SureView platform works to monitor employees’ use of classified and unclassified networks while protecting confidential communications, Raytheon said March 13. Version 6.7 is built with policy wizard features […] More

  • NetApp Launches Storage System Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NetApp Launches Storage System Offering

    NetApp has introduced a fresh enterprise storage offering intended to help customers address future information technology requirements, CRN reported Feb. 26. Anthony Caruana writes NetApp’s new FlexArray software is designed for managing the data storage platforms of multiple clients. NetApp intends for the fresh offering to help organizations handle data without disrupting private and public cloud […] More

  • Martin Sutherland: BAE, Malaysian Forge Sign Cyber Tech Development Alliance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Martin Sutherland: BAE, Malaysian Forge Sign Cyber Tech Development Alliance

    BAE Systems‘ applied intelligence division and CyberSecurity Malaysia will collaborate to develop technologies in order to help Malaysia meet its data protection goals, Bernama reported Friday. The companies have signed a memorandum of undertanding to establish cooperative programs in the information security field, according to the website. Martin Sutherland, BAE managing director, said the alliance […] More

  • EMCOR Group Subsidiary to Construct Miami Sewer Pump Station; Pat Carr Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EMCOR Group Subsidiary to Construct Miami Sewer Pump Station; Pat Carr Comments

    An EMCOR Group subsidiary has won a construction contract for Miami-Dade County’s Master Pump Station No. 3 project that aims to expand the capacity of the sewer system in downtown Miami’s Brickell area. Florida-based Poole & Kent Company will construct a multilevel pump station building housing the four centrifugal pumps and a multilevel generator building housing the standby emergency diesel generator, the company said March […] More

  • DNC to Help CDC Assess Anti-Fraud, Abuse Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DNC to Help CDC Assess Anti-Fraud, Abuse Work

    Data Networks Corporation will work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct a baseline assessment and form recommendations for a program intended to help detect and prevent healthcare fraud, waste and abuse. DNC will also include risk mitigation in its services in order to comply with the inspector general’s five principles on combating fraud, […] More

  • Praescient Taps SynGlyphX's Analytics Tech for Ship Traffic Research Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Praescient Taps SynGlyphX’s Analytics Tech for Ship Traffic Research Project

    Praescient Analytics collaborated with data visualization technology firm SynGlyphX to study possible arms trafficking activities of an Iran-based shipping operator. A team of Praescient analysts created a use case model to trace the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines‘ vessel movement patterns by using a SynGlyphX-made interactive platform, Praescient said Thursday. Researchers gathered shipping data […] More

  • Mike Sabin: D&B Business Data to Boost SugarCRM Users' Sales, Marketing Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Sabin: D&B Business Data to Boost SugarCRM Users’ Sales, Marketing Efforts

    Dun & Bradstreet will integrate its global business content into SugarCRM as part of a partnership intended to boost the customer relationship management practice with access to information on prospects, customers and opportunities. D&B’s global business data, which covers 230 million companies and 100 million contacts, will be available to Sugar UX users in April, the […] More

  • Johns Hopkins APL Co-Sponsors NASA Mobile App Design Contest; Nate Parsons Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins APL Co-Sponsors NASA Mobile App Design Contest; Nate Parsons Comments

    The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is sponsoring a marathon-style event designed to help NASA develop mobile applications and other technology for space program use. APL and interactive platform developer Bolster Labs will co-host NASA’s platform coding and design contest in the Baltimore-Washington region on April 12 and 13, APL said Thursday. NASA seeks […] More

  • IBM to Pump $1.2B in Cloud Computing Center Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Pump $1.2B in Cloud Computing Center Network

    IBM will spend $1.2 billion to build a global network of cloud computing centers in an initiative aimed at expanding the company’s geographical footprint, CruxialCIO reported Friday. Antone Gonsalves writes IBM intends to add 15 data centers this year and will focus on providing its SoftLayer cloud storage and networking technology to enterprise clients. The […] More

  • Information Builders Named Cost-Effective BI Provider; Gerald Cohen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Information Builders Named Cost-Effective BI Provider; Gerald Cohen Comments

    Information Builders has been named the No. 1 intelligence and analytics provider in a research firm’s list of the most cost-effective and capable companies in the healthcare industry. According to KLAS, Information Builders is flexible, easily supports integration, improves operational efficiencies, the company announced March 24. The survey found that 78 percent of Information Builders […] More

  • SOSI Presents Offerings at Iraq Defense Fair; Julian Setian Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOSI Presents Offerings at Iraq Defense Fair; Julian Setian Comments

    SOS International featured its various offerings at the 3rd annual Iraqi Defense, Security and Aviation Fair in Baghdad, Iraq from March 1 to March 4. SOSi joined more than 48 international companies, seven Iraqi companies and 16 foreign military missions at the fair, the company announced recently. “We are proud of our work in Iraq, and our […] More