Latest stories

  • DISA Selects Vetegrity for Computer-Aided Drafting, Engineering Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    DISA Selects Vetegrity for Computer-Aided Drafting, Engineering Contract

    Vetegrity has won a potential five-year, $27 million contract to provide computer-aided drafting and engineering services to the Defense Information Systems Agency. DISA received two proposals for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and will provide the guaranteed minimum value of $500,000 through issuance of subsequent task orders, the Defense Department said Friday. The company will perform work at DISA headquarters […] More

  • Deltek Report: Agencies Show Increased Interest in Blockchain-Based Contracting, AI Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Deltek Report: Agencies Show Increased Interest in Blockchain-Based Contracting, AI Platforms

    Deltek has released a new report that takes a look at how federal agencies adopt blockchain technology and artificial intelligence platforms. The General Services Administration has helped facilitate the implementation of blockchain technology through the Emerging Citizen Technology Program launched in October 2016, Alex Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, wrote in a blog post published Thursday. ECTP […] More

  • BAE Unit to Support US, UK Trident II Missile Programs Under $64M Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    BAE Unit to Support US, UK Trident II Missile Programs Under $64M Contract Modification

    BAE Systems‘ technology solutions and services business has received a $63.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to support strategic weapon systems for U.S. and U.K. Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile programs. The modification also covers services for the Navy’s SSGN guided-missile submarine attack weapons, nuclear weapon surety and future concepts, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD […] More

  • Verizon's Federal Arm to Help Maintain Naval Computer, Telecom Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Verizon’s Federal Arm to Help Maintain Naval Computer, Telecom Systems

    Verizon‘s federal business has secured a potential five-year, $23.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to maintain and support switched voice and data telecommunications systems for the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic. The Defense Department said Thursday the service branch awarded the contract after a competitive solicitation process on FedBizOpps with one bid received. NCTAMS […] More

  • Lockheed Secures $62M Coast Guard C-130J Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Lockheed Secures $62M Coast Guard C-130J Contract Option

    Lockheed Martin has received a $61.9 million contract option to produce C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the U.S. Coast Guard. The Defense Department said Thursday Lockheed will build the military transport aircraft at a company facility in Marietta, Georgia, through April 30, 2020. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is the contracting activity and will obligate the full modification […] More

  • Deborah Lee James Joins Cybersecurity Tech Firm 3eTI as Special Adviser - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in

    Deborah Lee James Joins Cybersecurity Tech Firm 3eTI as Special Adviser

    Former U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has been named a special adviser at Ultra Electronics‘ 3eTI cybersecurity business. The more than 30-year public and private sector veteran will offer advice on 3eTI’s efforts to design and implement defense-related programs, the company said Tuesday. She also seeks to apply her national security experience to help drive the company’s innovation programs […] More

  • SAIC to Extend Army Computer, Systems Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    SAIC to Extend Army Computer, Systems Support

    Science Applications International Corp. has received a one-year, $25.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to provide systems and computer resources support for the software engineering directorate of the service branch’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center. The Defense Department said Wednesday it expects SAIC to complete work under the modification by Sept. 11, […] More

  • Silvus-Thales Team Wins DoD Contract to Build Military Radio Bolt-On Module - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Silvus-Thales Team Wins DoD Contract to Build Military Radio Bolt-On Module

    A team of Silvus Technologies and Thales has received a contract from the Defense Department to produce a bolt-on module for military handheld single-channel radios. Both companies seek to address DoD’s requirement to equip the Rifleman Radio with multiple-input, multiple-output functions through the contract, Silvus said Thursday. Silvus will build a bolt-on MIMO hardware prototype and Thales — a program of record […] More

  • MDA Extends Colsa's Missile Defense Research Center Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    MDA Extends Colsa’s Missile Defense Research Center Support Contract

    Colsa has received a $41.1 million contract modification to continue design and operation support work at a research facility that provides simulation services to the Missile Defense Agency. The Defense Department said Wednesday the modification extends by one year the ordering period under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Advanced Research Center support services and increases the contract’s ceiling […] More

  • AWS Govt Cloud Platform Obtains Provisional Authorization to Host DoD Impact Level 5 Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in , ,

    AWS Govt Cloud Platform Obtains Provisional Authorization to Host DoD Impact Level 5 Data

    Amazon Web Services has received provisional authorization from the Defense Information Systems Agency to host the Defense Department‘s Impact Level 5 workloads in the company’s isolated cloud region for U.S. government customers. Organizations working with DoD can now use GovCloud (US) to comply with the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide for impact levels 5, 2 and […] More

  • Boeing Gets Additional Funds for Navy Super Hornet Service Life Assessment, Extension Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    Boeing Gets Additional Funds for Navy Super Hornet Service Life Assessment, Extension Programs

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $42 million contract modification for efforts to extend the service life of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification provides additional funds for the Super Hornet Service Life Assessment Program and Service Life Extension Program, which aim to lengthen the fighter aircraft’s operations beyond its […] More

  • General Atomics Lands MDA Reaper UAV Demo Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in ,

    General Atomics Lands MDA Reaper UAV Demo Contract

    A business unit of General Atomics has received a one-year, $30.3 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to demonstrate passive configured MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. The Defense Department said Tuesday that General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems group will showcase the capacities of Reaper drone at two Ballistic Missile Defense System and five continental U.S. tests. Tests […] More