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  • Rocket Lab Completes Preliminary Design Review for SDA Data Transport Satellite Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rocket Lab Completes Preliminary Design Review for SDA Data Transport Satellite Program

    Rocket Lab has concluded the preliminary design review for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta program under a previously awarded $515 million contract. The company said Thursday the PDR completion paves the way for the detailed design phase, during which it will design, integrate, test and commission 18 T2TL-Beta satellites. The next phase will […] More

  • Boeing Appoints David Cade to New VP Posting - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Appoints David Cade to New VP Posting

    David Cade recently announced his appointment to a new role in Boeing, where he has worked for the past 16 years. Cade, whose specializations include strategic planning, supplier management, the Uniform Commercial Code, the Federal Acquisition Regulation and government contracting, said on LinkedIn that he has been named vice president – Boeing Defense global supply […] More

  • Allocore's Kathryn Kienast Calls for Greater Efficiency in Federal Credit Delivery - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Allocore’s Kathryn Kienast Calls for Greater Efficiency in Federal Credit Delivery

    Kathryn Kienast, executive vice president of client success at Allocore, said in an article posted recently on LinkedIn that her company — the developer of a government loan and grants program platform — sees an opportunity for Congress and the proposed Department of Government Efficiency to streamline the way the public interacts with federal credit […] More

  • Matt Markel Appointed CTO at Epirus - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matt Markel Appointed CTO at Epirus

    Matt Markel has joined Epirus as the company’s new chief technology officer. In his new position, Markel will use his experience in sensing software and perception capabilities to spearhead the development of Epirus’ portfolio of microwave systems for short range air defense, the company announced Thursday.   “This is a pivotal time for forward-thinking defense technology companies […] More

  • NASA Adds Rocket Lab's Neutron Rocket to VADR Launch Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Adds Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket to VADR Launch Contract

    Rocket Lab has announced the addition of its new Neutron rocket to NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare, or VADR, contract. Its small orbital launch vehicle Electron is already under VADR contract and demonstrated capabilities in the NASA PREFIRE and TROPICS missions, the company said Thursday. Rocket Lab described Neutron as a medium-lift reusable […] More

  • York Space Demo Tests Inter-Vendor Laser Communication Link - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    York Space Demo Tests Inter-Vendor Laser Communication Link

    Low Earth orbit satellites of York Space Systems and SpaceX have completed a laser communication link test involving the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The test demonstrated the first laser communication connection between two PWSA satellites, advancing space-based communication, York said Thursday. The test linked a data transport satellite deployed by York to […] More

  • Carahsoft to Offer Black Duck Application Security Products to Government Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Offer Black Duck Application Security Products to Government Agencies

    Carahsoft Technology has teamed up with Black Duck Software, formerly known as Synopsys Software Integrity Group, to offer application security testing to the U.S. government. Carahsoft said Thursday that it will serve as the Master Government Aggregator of Black Duck’s AST offerings.  Carahsoft, Black Duck Announce Strategic Agreement Under the partnership, Carahsoft will make Black […] More

  • Michael Farrar Joins Booz Allen as Weather & Climate Chief Scientist - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Farrar Joins Booz Allen as Weather & Climate Chief Scientist

    Booz Allen Hamilton has appointed Michael Farrar, who served in the federal government for over three decades, as chief scientist for weather and climate. In a LinkedIn post published Thursday, Prachi Sukhatankar, a vice president at Booz Allen, said Farrar brings to the McLean, Virginia-based technology consulting firm a 36-year career in federal service, including […] More

  • Precise Systems Lands Position on OASIS Plus Unrestricted Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Precise Systems Lands Position on OASIS Plus Unrestricted Contract

    Precise Systems is among the 588 companies awarded positions under the unrestricted category of the General Services Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus, a multiple-award contract designed to meet federal agencies’ various procurement needs. The company said Monday it secured spots in the logistics, management and advisory, research and development as well as technical […] More

  • BlueHalo Showcases C-UAS Sensors, VigilantHalo at CENTCOM Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlueHalo Showcases C-UAS Sensors, VigilantHalo at CENTCOM Event

    BlueHalo announced its participation in Desert Guardian 1.0, an integrated counter-drone sensor demonstration hosted by U.S Central Command in New York, where it showcased multiple technologies, including its integrated counter-UAS sensors and VigilantHalo. In a press release Thursday, James Batt, chief growth officer at BlueHalo, said, “CENTCOM sees firsthand the rapidly evolving threats of today […] More

  • Northrop Grumman Approved to Produce MDA Missile Test Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman Approved to Produce MDA Missile Test Vehicle

    Northrop Grumman has received clearance from the Missile Defense Agency to produce five units of the Modified Ballistic Re-Entry Vehicle-11, an advanced target vehicle developed to test the MDA’s Next Generation Interceptor. The aerospace and defense company said Thursday that the MBRV-11 will be integrated with intermediate range and intercontinental ballistic missile targets to simulate the […] More

  • Matt Kasberg Elevated to CEO of Odyssey Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matt Kasberg Elevated to CEO of Odyssey Systems

    Matt Kasberg has been elevated to chief executive officer of Odyssey Systems Consulting Group. Kasberg will leverage his over 17 years of leadership experience at Odyssey in his new role as CEO, the company announced Wednesday. Kasberg will succeed Tom Portlock, who served as Odyssey’s CEO for the last five years and will now serve as chairman of […] More