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  • SDA Soliciting Integration Services for PWSA Tranche 3 Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SDA Soliciting Integration Services for PWSA Tranche 3 Program

    The Space Development Agency has issued a solicitation to provide systems engineering and integration support for the Tranche 3 program of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The effort seeks to procure modern space vehicles and associated ground segment elements to integrate them into the PWSA and expand its capabilities, the SDA said Friday, adding that […] More

  • Siemens Business to Develop Naval Energy Storage System Under DIU Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens Business to Develop Naval Energy Storage System Under DIU Contract

    Siemens’ energy business has secured a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit to prototype and integrate a large energy storage system on a U.S. Navy platform. Under the Long Operation Combatant Naval Energy Storage System project, Siemens Energy will develop a scalable, militarized technology that will improve engine efficiency, reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase operational […] More

  • Rolls-Royce to Advance B-52J’s Engine Development to Altitude Testing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce to Advance B-52J’s Engine Development to Altitude Testing

    Rolls-Royce expects to start altitude testing in February 2025 for the F130 engine after completing its critical design review, or CDR, as the new platform of the U.S. Air Force’s upgraded Boeing B-52J Stratofortress bomber. The CDR completion advances the engine program toward final development and production, Rolls-Royce said Friday. Candice Bineyard, Rolls-Royce director of early life […] More

  • IBM, Illinois Unveil Plans for National Quantum Algorithm Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, Illinois Unveil Plans for National Quantum Algorithm Center

    IBM and the state of Illinois have partnered with universities, national laboratories and industries to build the National Quantum Algorithm Center in Chicago to enable quantum information experts, experimentalists and other users to determine how quantum-centric supercomputing could be leveraged to develop new algorithms and address complex industry challenges. The technology company said Thursday the […] More

  • Egnyte to Support Biomedical Research Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Egnyte to Support Biomedical Research Initiative

    Software company Egnyte will provide cloud services in support of the National Institutes of Health Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation and Sustainability Google Cloud Marketplace initiative, an effort that seeks to build an advanced computing resources hub for biomedical research. Carahsoft Technology said Thursday that Egnyte will leverage its other transactions agreement to deliver […] More

  • CRDF Global Awarded INL Contract for Ukraine Reform Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CRDF Global Awarded INL Contract for Ukraine Reform Program

    CRDF Global has received a contract worth $9.9 million from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, or INL, to aid in Ukraine’s efforts to reform its law enforcement and criminal justice sector. CRDF Global Contract Scope The company said it will provide Ukraine with programmatic, logistical and administrative support services […] More

  • Nokia, Motorola to Develop AI-Enabled Drone for Public Safety and Industrial Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nokia, Motorola to Develop AI-Enabled Drone for Public Safety and Industrial Operations

    Nokia and Motorola Solutions have collaborated to develop an artificial intelligence-enhanced drone to bolster public safety and provide support to mission-critical industries. The two companies will create a ready-to-use 4G/5G drone-in-a-box system powered by AI-enhanced software. It involves integrating Motorola Solutions’ CAPE drone software with Nokia Drone Networks, according to Nokia. Benefits of the Nokia-Motorola Drone Project […] More

  • Army Soldiers Launch Lockheed Martin's Precision Strike Missile in Latest Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Soldiers Launch Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile in Latest Flight Test

    The U.S. Army has conducted a limited user test of Lockheed Martin‘s Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed Martin said the demonstrations were performed entirely by soldiers.  Soldier-Led Demo During the flight test, soldiers from the 1-14 Field Artillery Regiment launched two PrSM Increment 1 missiles from […] More

  • Viasat SVP Says Integration of Military & Commercial Capabilities Needed for Space Resiliency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat SVP Says Integration of Military & Commercial Capabilities Needed for Space Resiliency

    For executives in the space industry, ensuring the resilience of hybrid space architectures would require greater integration between military and commercial capabilities, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Integration involves having “the ability to take the best that commercial brings to bear right alongside and foundational to the core military capabilities,” according to Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president […] More

  • Iridium Introduces New Satellite-Enabled Module for IoT - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Introduces New Satellite-Enabled Module for IoT

    Iridium Communications has added a new connectivity module that can support artificial intelligence Internet of Things, or AIoT. The Iridium Certus 9704 can deliver real-time data analysis and enable automated decision-making, the McLean, Virginia-based company said Thursday.  New Offerings From Iridium According to the satellite communications provider, Iridium Certus 9704 is 34 percent smaller than […] More

  • Charles Beard to Shift From Management to Board Role at Guidehouse - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles Beard to Shift From Management to Board Role at Guidehouse

    Charles Beard will transition from his role as Guidehouse’s chief operating officer to join the company’s board, effective Jan. 1, 2025. As board member, he will apply his expertise in operations, technology and corporate strategy to help Guidehouse grow its market presence, enhance client services and prioritize shareholder interests, the company said Thursday. Scott McIntyre, CEO of […] More

  • Booz Allen's Amit Kohli: AI-Assistive Tech Could Help Transform Border Protection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen’s Amit Kohli: AI-Assistive Tech Could Help Transform Border Protection

    Amit Kohli, a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, said artificial intelligence-assistive technologies and advanced analytics tools could enable federal border control and law enforcement personnel facing large volumes of data to speed up data entry and other administrative tasks and focus on making critical decisions to strengthen border protection. “Automating processes like data entry […] More