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  • BAE Awarded DARPA Framework Contract on Adaptable Military Comms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Awarded DARPA Framework Contract on Adaptable Military Comms

    BAE Systems will develop a blueprint for a future-proof networked communications system under a $3.2 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Work on the open system architecture is part of the agency’s Communications in Contested Environments initiative, which seeks to come up with flexible, rapidly deployable equipment that can adapt to changing […] More

  • Bill Staib: BAE Submits Proposal for US Army Aircraft Protection System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bill Staib: BAE Submits Proposal for US Army Aircraft Protection System

    BAE Systems has submitted a proposal to build an aircraft protection system for the U.S. Army in a move to protect troops from infrared-guided missiles. The common infrared countermeasure program is a laser-based system designed to counter missile threats against rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, BAE said Monday. Bill Staib, director of threat management services at BAE Systems, said the company intends […] More

  • Executive Profile: Don Morrison, BAE US Intell Sector VP of Contracts & Supply Chain Mgmt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Don Morrison, BAE US Intell Sector VP of Contracts & Supply Chain Mgmt

    Don Morrison serves as vice president of the contracts & supply chain management organization for BAE Systems Inc.’s intelligence and security sector. In this role, Morrison is responsible for all contracts, subcontracts, procurement and socio-economic activities for the British contractor’s U.S. subsidiary. Prior to his current leadership position, he was the VP of strategic development for The SI […] More

  • Executive Profile: Lucy Fitch, SAIC Chief Communications Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Lucy Fitch, SAIC Chief Communications Officer

    Lucy Fitch serves as chief communications officer at Science Applications International Corp., where she leads all external and internal communications programs. Before SAIC, she held senior executive positions at BAE Systems such as Senior Vice President corporate communications and acquisitions and strategy SVP. Prior to BAE Systems Fitch was the Director for Business Development and Strategic Planning at Lockheed […] More

  • Study: Ballistic Shields Market Worth $11B in 6 Years - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Study: Ballistic Shields Market Worth $11B in 6 Years

    The global ballistic protection systems industry is forecast to increase its market value from nearly $8 billion last year to $11 billion at the end of 2020, according to a new Research and Markets report. Research and Markets said Tuesday the sector is categorized into vehicle armor and personal protective equipment designed to safeguard the […] More

  • Executive Profile: Lori Stallard, Business Development VP for URS Federal Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Lori Stallard, Business Development VP for URS Federal Services

    Lori Stallard is the vice president of business development for the systems engineering and information solutions group within URS Federal Services. She leads business development professionals who work to assist federal civilian and defense agency clients. Stallard previously served as VP of business development at General Dynamics Information Technology’s homeland security solutions sector after she held business development […] More

  • Executive Profile: Chris Wolf, Louis Berger Group VP of Contracts and Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Chris Wolf, Louis Berger Group VP of Contracts and Procurement

    Chris Wolf serves as the vice president of contracts and procurement for the Louis Berger Group. The 30-year contracts veteran has experience in both federal and commercial markets with technology and professional services firms such as Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte and BAE Systems. Wolf served as deputy assistant director at the FBI after 9/11 and was responsible for overseeing the completion of theTrilogy TNC/IPC program, which the […] More

  • Blast Seat Manufacturers Seek to Improve Survivability, Weight, Cost - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Blast Seat Manufacturers Seek to Improve Survivability, Weight, Cost

    Blast seat manufacturers have indicated their commitment to improve their products with a goal to widen adoption to all types of U.S. military ground vehicles, Scott Nance wrote on the October issue of Ground Combat & Tactical ISR. Jim Carter, director of product development for survivability at QinetiQ North America, said the seats, designed to increase […] More

  • Executive Profile: Ian Graham, BAE Systems SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Ian Graham, BAE Systems SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

    Ian Graham serves as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of BAE Systems, Inc., where he is  responsible for all legal matters associated with the company including contracts, ethics, compliance and export control functions. Graham joined the firm in 2007 and currently serves on the BAE Systems board of directors. The nearly 20-year industry veteran […] More

  • Executive Profile: Kristie Cunningham, BAE Systems Inc. Communications SVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Kristie Cunningham, BAE Systems Inc. Communications SVP

    Kristie Cunningham serves as senior vice president of communications at BAE Systems Inc., where she is responsible for the firm’s external and internal communications activities and leads work on communications strategies and messages across all media and distribution channels. As a member BAE’s senior leadership team and global communications team, she directs media relations, employee engagement, marketing communications and community investment […] More

  • Visiongain Report: Top UAV Makers Eye Specialties to Diffuse Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain Report: Top UAV Makers Eye Specialties to Diffuse Competition

    Business information provider Visiongain has unveiled its list of top 20 unmanned aerial vehicles and systems manufacturers in the world. The report predicts the specialties companies will choose in the field and how new players will try to stake a claim on a market that could undergo key structural changes amid an emergent commercial UAVs segment, Visiongain said Monday. “Although increasingly competitive, the […] More