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  • Axim Geospatial Books Delivery Order Under NGA Economic Monitoring Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Axim Geospatial Books Delivery Order Under NGA Economic Monitoring Contract

    Axim Geospatial, formerly named Continental Mapping Consultants, will utilize synthetic aperture radar data to identify and assess change detection of transportation assets and equipment in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Economic Indicator Monitoring initiative. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin-headquartered Axim said the delivery order awarded under NGA’s EIM contract vehicle requires the company to provide commercial […] More

  • New Rocket Lab Engine Testing Facility at NASA Stennis Space Center Begins Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    New Rocket Lab Engine Testing Facility at NASA Stennis Space Center Begins Operations

    Rocket Lab has commenced operations on its new testing facility at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi where it will develop and test the Archimedes reusable engine.  The aerospace manufacturer’s Archimedes Test Complex will see testing work on 165,000 pound-force of engines, which will be utilized for the production of its reusable Neutron launch vehicle, […] More

  • AWS, NASA Offer Scientists Free Access to Climate Dataset in Cloud - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS, NASA Offer Scientists Free Access to Climate Dataset in Cloud

    NASA has partnered with Amazon Web Services to provide free access to climate data for scientific researchers to assess and manage climate change. The collaboration is part of the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative to launch the NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections dataset on the AWS Cloud, according to a public sector blog entry […] More

  • SkyWater, Partners Finish Initial Phase of Silicon Interposer Development Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SkyWater, Partners Finish Initial Phase of Silicon Interposer Development Program

    SkyWater Technology has completed the first phase of a manufacturing capability for silicon bridge interposers with its partner Bridg, a nonprofit developer of microelectronics, and the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre. The development initiative is part of the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program funded by the Department of Defense, SkyWater said Thursday. The new baseline fabrication […] More

  • Sophos' Rob Lalumondier on Government Cybersecurity Policies, Employee Productivity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sophos’ Rob Lalumondier on Government Cybersecurity Policies, Employee Productivity

    Rob Lalumondier, vice president of federal at Sophos, shared his thoughts on President Joe Biden’s cybersecurity executive order and how the policy advances the adoption of technologies including multifactor authentication and zero trust infrastructure at agencies. “In addition, we’re also seeing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that has been widely discussed and the much needed billion […] More

  • Army Posts RFI on Software Factory Capabilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Posts RFI on Software Factory Capabilities

    The U.S. Army is seeking information on the capabilities of prospective contractors to help with the initiatives of an Army Futures Command unit responsible for training soldiers to become proficient in software development. In a request for information notice on SAM.gov posted Friday, the Department of Defense arm listed specific technical areas where it sought capability […] More

  • Kratos, Air Force Conduct XQ-58A Valkyrie Block 2 Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos, Air Force Conduct XQ-58A Valkyrie Block 2 Flight Test

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and the U.S. Air Force performed a test flight of the XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat aerial vehicle at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona as part of the Block 2 Valkyrie Maturation Program. Kratos and the Air Force Research Laboratory demonstrated the aircraft’s encrypted communications with redundant radios for operational and […] More

  • Acuity Authorized as ServiceNow Public Sector Reseller - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Acuity Authorized as ServiceNow Public Sector Reseller

    Acuity, a Reston, Virginia-based technology consulting firm, has reached an agreement with ServiceNow to legally resell the latter’s business workflow automation and optimization software licenses to federal government clients. “As an authorized reseller, we can now ensure that the number and type of licenses our customers purchase reflect the organizational needs and priorities outlined in their […] More

  • Chertoff Group Gets DHS Recertification for Security Risk Management Methodology - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chertoff Group Gets DHS Recertification for Security Risk Management Methodology

    The Department of Homeland Security has recertified a Chertoff Group process that works to help organizations assess risk and design a security program based on their own operating environment.  The Security Risk Management Consulting Methodology initially received DHS’ SAFETY Act designation in 2017 and has been continuously refined based on industry best practices, the advisory […] More

  • Dynetics Taps Kratos to Assist in Hypersonic Flight Test Bed Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics Taps Kratos to Assist in Hypersonic Flight Test Bed Development

    Leidos subsidiary Dynetics has subcontracted Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to support the development of a hypersonic flight test bed under a Department of Defense initiative for advancing national hypersonic testing capability. As a subcontractor in the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed program, Kratos will utilize the expertise of its defense and rocket support […] More

  • DOE to Fund GE Research's Nuclear Fuel Recycling Tech Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE to Fund GE Research’s Nuclear Fuel Recycling Tech Development

    General Electric’s research-focused arm is expected to secure $6.4 million in funding from a Department of Energy unit to work on a nuclear fuel reprocessing advancement initiative. The company said Wednesday its researchers will collaborate with GE Hitachi Nuclear, Sandia National Laboratories, Orano and Lumitron Technologies to develop the Monochromatic Assays Yielding Enhanced Reliability technology. The […] More

  • Inmarsat Government Picks Rocket Lab for L-Band Radio Development; Peter Beck Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Government Picks Rocket Lab for L-Band Radio Development; Peter Beck Quoted

    Rocket Lab will develop and produce an L-band radio for the InCommand telemetry, command and control service of Inmarsat’s U.S. government arm in support of a NASA project that seeks to advance the development of commercial near-Earth satellite communications services. Rocket Lab said Thursday it will link its Frontier-L radio to Inmarsat’s ELERA L-band network […] More