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  • HII Subsidiary to Update, Maintain Navy Guided Missile Cruiser Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Subsidiary to Update, Maintain Navy Guided Missile Cruiser Systems

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary has been awarded a $37.8 million delivery order by the U.S. Navy to conduct special selected restricted availability work on a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser ship. The Defense Department said Monday HII subsidiary Continental Maritime of San Diego will provide depot-level maintenance, alteration and modification services to update military and technical systems of the Navy’s USS […] More

  • Textron's AAI Subsidiary to Extend UAS ISR Services for USSOCOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron’s AAI Subsidiary to Extend UAS ISR Services for USSOCOM

    Textron‘s AAI Corp. subsidiary will perform mid-endurance unmanned aircraft system intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services for the U.S. Special Operations Command under a $30 million contract modification. The Defense Department said Monday the award extends the contract period by up to 12 months and increases the contract value to a maximum of $105 million. AAI will extend […] More

  • Defense Security Service Picks 36 Company Facilities for Industrial Security Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Security Service Picks 36 Company Facilities for Industrial Security Award

    The Defense Security Service has given the 2017 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award to 36 company facilities for maintaining high standards for industrial security. DSS said Thursday the winning facilities represent various large and small companies such as BAE Systems, Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Camber subsidiary, CGI Group, Concurrent Technologies Corp., General Dynamics, Harris, Lockheed Martin, Modern Technology […] More

  • Strategic Mission Systems to Support Air Force E-4B Fleet Comms Under $73M IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Strategic Mission Systems to Support Air Force E-4B Fleet Comms Under $73M IDIQ

    Strategic Mission Systems has secured a seven-year, $73.1 million contract to provide national and nuclear communications support for the U.S. Air Force‘s fleet of E-4B command-and-control aircraft. The Defense Department said Friday the contract covers management, engineering services, field service representatives, facilities operations and management, software engineering services and material support. Work will occur at Offutt Air Force […] More

  • General Dynamics Gets $85M Navy Funds for Virginia-Class Submarine Material Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Gets $85M Navy Funds for Virginia-Class Submarine Material Procurement

    General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary has received $85 million in contract funds from the U.S. Navy to obtain additional long-lead time materials for the construction of two Virginia-class submarines for fiscal year 2019. The Defense Department said Friday the contract modification covers materials for the steam and electric plant components of SSN 802 and SSN 803 along with main […] More

  • Jeff Handy: CRN Recognizes Fulcrum on 'Solution Provider 500' List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jeff Handy: CRN Recognizes Fulcrum on ‘Solution Provider 500’ List

    Fulcrum has been selected for CRN magazine’s 2017 Solution Provider 500 list that ranks information technology consultants, technology integrators and service providers in North America by revenue. Jeff Handy, president and CEO of Fulcrum, said in a statement published Tuesday the selection reflects the company’s commitment to its IT partners and presence within the sector as […] More

  • Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Ka-band Satcom Key to Military’s Manned, Unmanned Airborne Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Ka-band Satcom Key to Military’s Manned, Unmanned Airborne Missions

    Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, has said she believes Ka-band satellite communications can help military and government agencies support manned and unmanned aerial missions amid the evolving global security environment. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in an op-ed piece published in MilSatMagazine that Ka-band satellite constellations work to support unmanned operations that require […] More

  • Dan Schultz: Lockheed Sees Germany, Israel, Japan as Potential CH-53K Helicopter Buyers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dan Schultz: Lockheed Sees Germany, Israel, Japan as Potential CH-53K Helicopter Buyers

    Lockheed Martin expects Germany and Israel to place orders for the Sikorsky-built CH-53K King Stallion helicopter, Reuters reported Wednesday. Dan Schultz, president of Lockheed’s Sikorsky helicopter unit, told reporters at the Paris Airshow that Japan could potentially follow suit since the country flies an earlier version of the helicopter. Schultz noted that Israel has requested pricing for 20 helicopters. Germany’s […] More

  • Engility to Help Manage DoD Systems Engineering Programs; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Help Manage DoD Systems Engineering Programs; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has secured a potential five-year, $16.2 million contract to help update and standardize the Defense Department‘s systems engineering functions. The company said Wednesday it will assist the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering in the management of DoD programs related to systems engineering. “This is an important program for our nation,” […] More

  • Braxton to Help Air Force Build Navigation Tech Satellite Ground Segment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Braxton to Help Air Force Build Navigation Tech Satellite Ground Segment

    Braxton Technologies has received a five-year, $9.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to build a ground control segment for the service branch’s Navigation Technology Satellite-3. The company will help the Air Force construct ground-based infrastructure to support NTS-3 orbit operations as well as demonstrate and mature satellite navigation ground command-and-control technologies for contested environments, the […] More

  • Metal Shark Lands $54M Navy Contract to Build Near Coastal Patrol Vessels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Metal Shark Lands $54M Navy Contract to Build Near Coastal Patrol Vessels

    Metal Shark has won a potential $54.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to construct near coastal patrol vessels in support of the U.S. Southern Command‘s partner nations and the foreign military sales program. The Defense Department said Wednesday Metal Shark will provide up to 13 NCPVs, electro-optical infrared sensors, diagnostic equipment, in-country reactivation, crew […] More

  • Roger Krone: Leidos Eyes Future VA EHR System Integration Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Roger Krone: Leidos Eyes Future VA EHR System Integration Support

    Leidos CEO Roger Krone has said he believes the company could help the Department of Veterans Affairs integrate a commercial electronic health records system with VA’s current VistA platform, FCW reported Tuesday. Krone, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, told investors June 14 that Leidos has engaged in “top-level conversations” with VA officials to […] More