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  • CTC Books Option Year 2 of Marine Corps Facility System Maintenance Contract; Ed Sheehan Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Books Option Year 2 of Marine Corps Facility System Maintenance Contract; Ed Sheehan Quoted

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. will continue to help the U.S. Marine Corps Installations Command manage facility infrastructure and networked systems data under the second option year of a previously awarded contract. MCICOM extended the company’s support to the Marine Corps Facility Related Controls Systems program covering more than 350 networked installation assets, CTC said Friday. CTC […] More

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    Terran Orbital-Built Spacecraft Navigates Cislunar Orbit

    A moon-orbiting spacecraft Terran Orbital built for NASA has completed its primary mission to navigate the Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit and has captured images of the moon. The company said CAPSTONE performed initial demonstration tests of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System, an autonomous navigation software platform that helps the vehicle to determine its location without […] More

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    Northrop-Built C2 System Deployed by US Allies in Baltic Region; Rebecca Torzone Quoted

    Northrop Grumman has trained military personnel in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia to use a company-built system for managing counter-small unmanned aerial platform operations. The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control system aligns the three Baltic states’ collective short-range air defense and C-sUAS capabilities with the U.S. European Command’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Plan, […] More

  • Virginia-Based GovCon Companies Named to 2023 Fortune 1000 List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Virginia-Based GovCon Companies Named to 2023 Fortune 1000 List

    Several Virginia-based defense, aerospace and government services companies landed spots on the 2023 Fortune 1000 list, which ranks the 1,000 largest U.S. public and private corporations by total revenue, Virginia Business reported Monday. Boeing and Raytheon Technologies, previously based in Chicago and Massachusetts, respectively, relocated their headquarters to Arlington County in 2022. New to the […] More

  • General Dynamics Unit to Develop VoIP Tech for NSA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Unit to Develop VoIP Tech for NSA

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems unit has secured a contract to design and develop a voice communication platform for the National Security Agency. The GDMS business intends to apply its experience in developing the Sectera vIPer Universal Secure Phone to help NSA implement new voice over internet protocol hardware capable of supporting mission cybersecurity requirements, the company […] More

  • Kratos to Help Navy Test Missile Re-Entry Thermal Protection Materials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Help Navy Test Missile Re-Entry Thermal Protection Materials

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has booked a potential five-year, $46.7 million contract to test thermal protection materials in submarine ballistic missile re-entry systems for the U.S. Navy. An initial $8.6 million award from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division calls for thermomechanical and aerothermal ground tests via a simulated environment, the company said […] More

  • Pixxel Raises Funds for Earth Imaging Satellite Constellation Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pixxel Raises Funds for Earth Imaging Satellite Constellation Development

    Pixxel has raised $36 million in a Series B funding round and will use the money to continue building hyperspectral satellites designed to collect Earth imagery. The financing event, which brings Pixxel’s total venture capital funds raised to $71 million, also supports the development of an artificial intelligence-based space data analytics platform, the company said […] More

  • NASA Taps Osi Vision for Technical Workforce Education Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Taps Osi Vision for Technical Workforce Education Services

    Osi Vision will develop courses for NASA’s technical workforce under a contract worth up to $60 million over five and half years. The San Antonio-based veteran-owned business will support executive management, data gathering and web-based tool functions under the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership Knowledge Services, the space agency said Saturday. Additionally, OSI will develop […] More

  • State Department Clears Netherlands' $110M Request to Procure Lockheed-Built Vertical Launching System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department Clears Netherlands’ $110M Request to Procure Lockheed-Built Vertical Launching System

    The State Department has approved a potential $110 million foreign military sale of Lockheed Martin-built missile launchers and related equipment to the Dutch government. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday the Netherlands’ FMS request includes eight Baseline VII strike-length modules of the MK 41 Vertical Launch System, software, spare parts, test and support equipment, […] More

  • DOE National Lab to Partner With 6 Companies via Fusion Pilot Plant Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE National Lab to Partner With 6 Companies via Fusion Pilot Plant Program

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory will partner with six companies working on fusion energy projects as part of the Department of Energy’s $46 million Milestone-Based Fusion Development program. ORNL said Thursday its industry partners are among the eight awardees selected for submitting proposals that are relevant to the creation of a fusion pilot plant in five […] More

  • Amy Gilliland: GDIT Increases Emerging Tech Investment to Support DOD Modernization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amy Gilliland: GDIT Increases Emerging Tech Investment to Support DOD Modernization

    Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics‘ information technology business, has noted a 50 percent increase in the company’s investment in emerging technologies, research and development laboratories, strategic partnerships and workforce development programs, Breaking Defense reported Friday. She told the publication in an interview that GDIT spent the past year testing its tech investment strategy in […] More