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  • DoD to Adopt Plurilock Cybersecurity Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD to Adopt Plurilock Cybersecurity Platform

    The Defense Department has selected a Plurilock-built technology platform to help secure DoD’s workplace computers from cybersecurity threats. Plurilock said Thursday that DoD will implement the BioTracker workplace continuous authentication technology the company designed for combat support missions. The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental organization will team up with Plurilock to help the department strengthen its information security through the […] More

  • Lockheed Invests in Nanosatellite Company Terran Orbital - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Invests in Nanosatellite Company Terran Orbital

    Lockheed Martin‘s venture capital arm has made a strategic investment in Terran Orbital as both companies aim to advance development of nanosatellite technology. Lockheed said Thursday it will obtain an equity stake in Irvine, California-based Terran as part of the cash and in-kind investment deal. The two companies previously worked to support multiple Defense Department and NASA missions. […] More

  • Navy Taps BAE Unit for Marine Wargame Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps BAE Unit for Marine Wargame Support Services

    BAE Systems‘ technology solutions and services business has won a potential $36.2 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide wargame support services to the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. The Defense Department said Thursday the contractor will provide assessment, execution, planning and research services intended to help MCWL implement the Expeditionary Warrior series and other wargames. […] More

  • Mitre Elects Former DoD Official Paul Kaminski to Board of Trustees - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Elects Former DoD Official Paul Kaminski to Board of Trustees

    Paul Kaminski, a former Defense Department undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, has joined Mitre‘s board of trustees. The nonprofit said Thursday he currently serves as president and CEO of Technovation, a consulting company that helps clients develop business and investment strategies related to aerospace and defense technology. Jason Providakes, Mitre president and CEO, said Kaminski will contribute […] More

  • Cisco’s Carl De Groote: Highly Skilled Workforce, Automation Key to DoD’s Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco’s Carl De Groote: Highly Skilled Workforce, Automation Key to DoD’s Cybersecurity

    Carl De Groote, senior director for Defense Department programs at Cisco Systems, has said DoD should combine highly skilled cyber professionals with automated technology in efforts to protect its networks and data from cyber attacks and facilitate response to such threats. De Groote wrote in a guest piece for Signal Magazine he believes that automated machines can help combatant commands evaluate […] More

  • Boeing Gets F/A-18E/F, EA-18G Engineering Change Proposal Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gets F/A-18E/F, EA-18G Engineering Change Proposal Order

    Boeing has received a $49.5 million order to develop, qualify and support form-fit-function flight tests of Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar Interface 2 for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft of the U.S. Navy and Australia. The Defense Department said Wednesday the engineering change proposal will also cover pre-processor module and weapons replaceable assemblies for both the multirole fighter and electronic warfare aircraft […] More

  • General Atomics Subsidiary Lands USAF MQ-9 Gen 4 Data Link Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Subsidiary Lands USAF MQ-9 Gen 4 Data Link Contract

    A General Atomics subsidiary has received a $27.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to address diminishing manufacturing sources for the primary data link of MQ-9 Gen 4 Predator remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will perform work under the sole-source contract in Poway, California through Nov. 29, 2019, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The […] More

  • Verizon Unit to Continue Homeland Security Emergency Comms Support Under DISA Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon Unit to Continue Homeland Security Emergency Comms Support Under DISA Contract

    A business unit of Verizon has received a $20.4 million contract modification from the Defense Information Systems Agency to support a priority telecommunication service managed by the Department of Homeland Security‘s Office of Emergency Communications. The Defense Department said Wednesday that Verizon’s business network services unit will continue efforts to complete the Phase 1 implementation of the Next […] More

  • HII Lands Navy Contract Modification for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Flight III Updates - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Lands Navy Contract Modification for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Flight III Updates

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy to install Flight III baseline updates aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). The modification covers the installation of the SPY-6 air and missile defense radar system as well as electrical power and cooling upgrades to the ship under the DDG […] More

  • Former DoD Acquisition Chief Frank Kendall Joins Leidos Board; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DoD Acquisition Chief Frank Kendall Joins Leidos Board; Roger Krone Comments

    Frank Kendall, former undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the Defense Department, has been appointed to Leidos‘ board of directors. Leidos said Wednesday Kendall currently serves as executive in residence at Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense advisory firm Renaissance Strategic Advisors. “Frank brings more than 40 years of experience in national security affairs, acquisition, engineering […] More

  • Alan Estevez Joins Deloitte’s Federal Practice; Nathan Houser Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alan Estevez Joins Deloitte’s Federal Practice; Nathan Houser Comments

    Alan Estevez joined Deloitte Consulting LLP’s federal practice as a national security strategy and logistics executive, where he will work with a range of clients to help innovate and transform their acquisition, logistics, supply chain and sustainment operations, the company announced Tuesday. “Estevez’s 36 years of experience at the U.S. Department of Defense and leadership […] More

  • Navy, Australia Order Boeing F/A-18 Retrofit Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy, Australia Order Boeing F/A-18 Retrofit Kits

    Boeing has received a $48.9 million delivery order to provide retrofit kits for the F/A-18 Hornet jets of the U.S. Navy and Australia. The order will support an engineering change proposal under the combat aircraft’s trailing edge flap retrofit redesign program, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD noted the full obligated amount at the time of award […] More