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  • By Light Gets $65M DoD Telecom Support Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    By Light Gets $65M DoD Telecom Support Order

    By Light Professional IT Services has received a potential $65M task order to help the Defense Department refresh tools that support mission-critical telecommunications for Defense Information Systems Network users worldwide. The company said Monday it will provide project management, engineering, site surveys and logistics services, as well as implement multiple technology platforms as part of the DISN Technology […] More

  • SIPRI: Global Military Arms Sales Totaled $398B in 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SIPRI: Global Military Arms Sales Totaled $398B in 2017

    A new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says sales of military services and weapons systems worldwide reached $398.2B in 2017, a figure that reflects a 2.5 percent increase from 2016. SIPRI said Monday the U.S. arms industry landed the top spot in the 2017 Top 100 for posting a 2 percent rise in weapons sales […] More

  • PAE Gets $72M Navy Test Range Support Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE Gets $72M Navy Test Range Support Contract Option

    PAE will continue to help the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division engineer, operate and maintain the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic test range under a $72M contract modification. The modification exercises an option in a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract and will include range sustainability, testing and data reduction services to NAWCAD’s marine operations division, the Department of Defense said Monday. […] More

  • Kevin Fahey: DoD Eyes Cybersecurity Certification Method for Vendors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Fahey: DoD Eyes Cybersecurity Certification Method for Vendors

    Kevin Fahey, assistant defense secretary for acquisition, has said the Department of Defense considers implementing a cybersecurity certification process for contractors within the next year, Nextgov reported Thursday. The process aims to ensure that vendors comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s cybersecurity framework and related standards. “That will be the first step, […] More

  • DoD Taps C3's AI Tech for F-35 Mission Data Compilation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Taps C3’s AI Tech for F-35 Mission Data Compilation

    The Department of Defense has selected C3 to provide an artificial intelligence-based tool that will work to compile data for F-35 deployments and missions, Defense One reported Thursday. The report said DoD normally takes 18 months to collect all Mission Data Files that help personnel to plan upcoming fighter aircraft operations and now wants to accelerate the […] More

  • BAE Awarded $79M Contract for USS Shoup FY19 Depot Modernization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Awarded $79M Contract for USS Shoup FY19 Depot Modernization

    BAE Systems has received a two-year, $78.8M contract from the U.S. Navy to support the maintenance, modernization and repair of the service’s USS Shoup, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The San Diego, Calif.-based company will provide facilities and human resources required for the ship’s fiscal year 2019 Depot Modernization Period Availability, the Department of Defense said […] More

  • L3 Secures $84M Army Mine Detection System Production Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Secures $84M Army Mine Detection System Production Contract

    An L3 Technologies subsidiary will produce mine detection platforms for the U.S. Army under a potential five-year, $83.9M contract. L3’s Security and Detection Systems business will also provide support services for the AN/PSS-14 countermine system, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Work under the firm-fixed-price contract will run through Nov. 20, 2023. AN/PSS-14 uses a ground […] More

  • Sehlke, UiPath Form New Center to Back DoD Financial Mgmt via Robotic Process Automation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sehlke, UiPath Form New Center to Back DoD Financial Mgmt via Robotic Process Automation

    Sehlke Consulting and UiPath have teamed up to establish a center that seeks to meet the financial management needs of the Department of Defense through the use of robotic process automation. The Financial Management Robotic Operating Center of Excellence will serve as a “think tank” to advance the development and testing of robotic systems in […] More

  • Katrina McFarland, David Kerko to Join SAIC Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Katrina McFarland, David Kerko to Join SAIC Board

    David Kerko and Katrina McFarland will join Science Applications International Corp.‘s board of directors once SAIC completes its $2.5B all-stock acquisition of Engility, where they currently serve as board members. Their appointments will bring SAIC’s board membership count to 11, the company said Tuesday. McFarland previously held the roles of assistant secretary for acquisition at the Defense […] More

  • General Dynamics Awarded Navy Submarine Repair Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Awarded Navy Submarine Repair Contract Modification

    General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary will continue to help the U.S. Navy repair non-nuclear submarines under a one-year, $46.2M contract modification. Work will take place in New London, Conn., and covers overhaul, corrective and preventive maintenance, field changes, interim modification and upgrades, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The company will also provide ancillary services and/or supplies […] More

  • Deloitte Survey: Agencies Advance Efforts to Meet President's Management Agenda Goals; Dave Mader Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte Survey: Agencies Advance Efforts to Meet President’s Management Agenda Goals; Dave Mader Quoted

    A new Deloitte survey has found that federal agencies have made great strides in efforts to meet the objectives of the President’s Management Agenda. “What makes this PMA stand out from its predecessors is its recognition that the reform activities it highlights transcend a president’s term in office to focus on long-term achievements,” Dave Mader, civilian sector chief […] More

  • Christian Brose to Join Anduril as Strategy Head - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Christian Brose to Join Anduril as Strategy Head

    Christian Brose, former staff director of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will join Silicon Valley-based tech firm Anduril Industries as the company’s head of strategy, Defense News reported Thursday. Brose left the Senate in September after he served for four years as staff head of the Senate panel led by the late Sen. John McCain. […] More