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  • BlackSky Nears Launch of Gen-3 Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlackSky Nears Launch of Gen-3 Satellite

    BlackSky Technology, a real-time, space-based intelligence company, has dispatched its inaugural Gen-3 satellite to launch provider Rocket Lab. The Herndon, Virginia-based company said Thursday the satellite is set to be launched from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, in February. BlackSky Gen-3 Constellation The remote sensing company aims to provide its customers […] More

  • Leidos Wins $2.6B Follow-On TSA Contract for Checkpoint Equipment Sustainment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Wins $2.6B Follow-On TSA Contract for Checkpoint Equipment Sustainment

    Leidos has won a potential eight-year, $2.6 billion follow-on contract from the Transportation Security Administration for integrated logistics support to help maintain 12,000 units of transportation security equipment, or TSE, deployed at over 430 airports in the U.S. and its territories. “As air travel volume continues to grow, ensuring fast and frictionless TSA checkpoints will […] More

  • Oracle Launches Tools to Accelerate CMMC Compliance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oracle Launches Tools to Accelerate CMMC Compliance

    Oracle has introduced the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Core Landing Zone automation template along with documentation specific to the Department of Defense Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program to help contractors more easily comply with program requirements when using Oracle Cloud. The company said Thursday that the tools streamline the compliance process for small and medium-sized businesses by […] More

  • Jacobs Books Spot on $249M USACE Japan Contract for Architecture & Engineering Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Books Spot on $249M USACE Japan Contract for Architecture & Engineering Services

    Jacobs has been awarded a spot on multiple-award task order contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide architecture and engineering services for its Japan District. USACE Architecture and Engineering Services Contract Details The Dallas, Texas-based company said the contract, which has a total aggregate capacity of $249 million, covers construction, sustainment, restoration […] More

  • Vishal Rao Appointed CEO of Trellix - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vishal Rao Appointed CEO of Trellix

    Vishal Rao has been selected as the next CEO of Trellix, a company specializing in artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity platforms. The San Jose, California-based company said Wednesday Rao, who also serves as CEO of STG portfolio company Skyhigh Security, will spearhead the company’s global market share. The industry veteran will leverage his extensive leadership experience and deep understanding of […] More

  • Parsons Signs CRADA With Army for AI Modernization Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Signs CRADA With Army for AI Modernization Program

    Parsons has partnered with the U.S. Army’s C5ISR Center through a cooperative research and development agreement to advance Project Linchpin, a program focused on delivering trusted artificial intelligence capabilities across the Army enterprise. As part of the CRADA, the company said Wednesday it will analyze datasets, models and deployment scenarios to identify optimal metrics, specifications and […] More

  • NASA Awards Glenn Research Center Logistics Contract to Albuquerque-Based Small Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Awards Glenn Research Center Logistics Contract to Albuquerque-Based Small Business

    NASA has awarded the Glenn Logistics and Metrology contract to Apache Innovations JV. Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based small business will provide logistics support to the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, NASA said Wednesday.  The GLAM program is potentially worth $72.3 million with a period of performance of about five years, including […] More

  • Viasat Shakes Up Senior Executive Team as Guru Gowrappan Departs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat Shakes Up Senior Executive Team as Guru Gowrappan Departs

    Craig Miller and Girish Chandran have assumed new responsibilities at Viasat as part of the company’s ongoing restructuring for long-term growth. The global communications provider said Wednesday that Miller, former president of global space networks, will now serve as senior vice president for strategic initiatives while Chandran, current chief technology officer, will also sit as […] More

  • Inaugural interos.ai Report Highlights Critical Risks to Global Supply Chains - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inaugural interos.ai Report Highlights Critical Risks to Global Supply Chains

    An annual report from interos.ai, an artificial intelligence risk intelligence company, predicts that geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, the Red Sea and the South China Sea could lead to economic damages worth up to $1 trillion. In a Jan. 14 news release, the company said its data shows that over 481 companies in the S&P 500 index, especially those in […] More

  • GCS Geospatial Develops 3D Analytics Tools for NGA Research Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GCS Geospatial Develops 3D Analytics Tools for NGA Research Effort

    GCS Geospatial, in partnership with point cloud data management software developer Hobu, has delivered 3D analytics tools to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency under the Boosting Innovative GEOINT Research Broad Agency Announcement, or BIG-R BAA, program. Tools for Complex Geographic Data GCS Geospatial said that its work on the program covered BIG-R BAA Topic 10, “Advanced […] More

  • Rob Joyce Joins BlueVoyant Board as Independent Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rob Joyce Joins BlueVoyant Board as Independent Director

    New York-based BlueVoyant has appointed Rob Joyce, former cybersecurity director at the National Security Agency, as an independent director on its board. In a statement Wednesday, Joyce said, “BlueVoyant is at the forefront of delivering holistic cyber defense and enhancing threat illumination. I am excited to join the BlueVoyant board to help organizations improve their cyber defenses using […] More

  • Accenture Invests in QuSecure to Mitigate Emerging Quantum Risks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Invests in QuSecure to Mitigate Emerging Quantum Risks

    Accenture has announced a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in post-quantum cybersecurity firm QuSecure to offer crypto agility solutions to help government agencies and the private sector counter emerging quantum risks. Tom Patterson, emerging technology security lead at Accenture, said in a press release Wednesday, “Organizations need a reliable, quantum-resilient cybersecurity solution that not only […] More