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  • Leidos to Continue Support for Army Simulation, Training Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Continue Support for Army Simulation, Training Systems

    The U.S. Army has awarded Leidos a one-year, $22 million delivery order to provide terrain data and battlefield equipment to support training environments for the military branch’s simulation systems. Leidos said Wednesday it will perform work in Orlando, Florida, under the delivery order that was awarded through the Army’s Synthetic Environment Core Common Virtual Environment Management indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Mike Chagnon, […] More

  • Leidos to Help Air Force Develop High Power Electromagnetic Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Help Air Force Develop High Power Electromagnetic Sources

    Leidos has won a potential five-year, $38 million contract to research and develop high power electromagnetic sources and components for the U.S. Air Force. Two bids were submitted to the Air Force Research Laboratory for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The company will perform work at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico and is scheduled to finish […] More

  • Defense News: Raytheon Protests Army Artillery Tactical Data System Award to Leidos - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense News: Raytheon Protests Army Artillery Tactical Data System Award to Leidos

    Raytheon has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office regarding a U.S. Army contract awarded to Leidos for the delivery of a new joint and coalition command and control fires support system, Defense News reported Friday. Jen Judson writes Leidos will not be able to proceed on the terms of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System contract until GAO renders […] More

  • Leidos Subsidiary, Quorum Enter Reseller Agreement for Legislative Data Tracking Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Subsidiary, Quorum Enter Reseller Agreement for Legislative Data Tracking Tool

    A Leidos subsidiary and Quorum Analytics have partnered to offer the latter’s legislative and dialogue tracking software to elected government officials at the federal, state and local levels. The companies seek to expand Leidos Digital Solutions‘ technology portfolio and increase the exposure of Quorum’s platform among elected U.S. officials through an  exclusive reseller agreement, Leidos said Monday. Angie Heise, president […] More

  • Leidos to Update Army Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Update Army Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems

    Leidos has won a potential five-year, $98.1 million contract to provide updated field artillery tactical data systems to support mission requirements of the Army’s program executive office for command, control, communication-tactical. The contract, awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency, contains a three-year base term valued at $58.1 million and one two-year option, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work is […] More

  • Raytheon, CSRA, General Dynamics, Leidos Team Up to Bid on Army's Global Training Equipment Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, CSRA, General Dynamics, Leidos Team Up to Bid on Army’s Global Training Equipment Support Contract

    Raytheon has partnered with CSRA, General Dynamics, and Leidos to compete for a contract to sustain the U.S. Army‘s training devices and digital ranges worldwide. The Raytheon-led team also includes 17 small businesses and proposed the InSITE information management system to the Army Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations Maintenance Program, Raytheon said Tuesday. InSITE is designed to help users access maintenance and program data such as information […] More

  • Govini Predicts Increased Competition for IT Contracts Across Pentagon in 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Govini Predicts Increased Competition for IT Contracts Across Pentagon in 2017

    A Govini report predicts competition for information technology contracts across the Defense Department and service branches to increase in 2017 as $210 billion worth of DoD contracts approach expiration in the coming year, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Frank Konkel writes the analytics firm also estimates bids for each expiring IT contract to increase to an average of […] More

  • Companies Pitch Off-the-Shelf Tech Platforms to DoD SCO Chief Will Roper - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Companies Pitch Off-the-Shelf Tech Platforms to DoD SCO Chief Will Roper

    The National Defense Industrial Association hosted a meeting on Nov. 14 to allow representatives from companies to present their commercial off-the-shelf technology platforms to Will Roper, director of the Defense Department’s strategic capabilities office, the National Defense magazine reported Monday. Sandra I. Erwin writes executives from Allegheny Technologies, Battelle, Creative Micro Systems, Endeavor Robotics, General Atomics, […] More

  • Leidos Obtains Silver Medal-Level Designation Under Victory Media's 2017 Military Friendly Employers List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Obtains Silver Medal-Level Designation Under Victory Media’s 2017 Military Friendly Employers List

    Leidos has obtained a silver medal-level award designation on Victory Media‘s 2017 list of Military Friendly Employers. The government science and technology services company said Tuesday the list recognizes top companies that offer civilian job opportunities, hiring practices and retention programs for transitioning service members. “We are particularly honored to receive this award as it is a recognition […] More

  • Leidos Starts Unmanned Surface Vessel Operational Test Under DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Starts Unmanned Surface Vessel Operational Test Under DARPA Program

    Leidos has begun operational testing of an autonomous demonstration vessel the company developed through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program. The company said Tuesday it commenced at-sea tests on Sea Hunter‘s autonomy system, sensors, mission control hardware and software off the coast of San Diego in California as a follow-on to performance trials conducted […] More

  • Leidos Gets $66M CBP Cargo & Vehicle Scanning System Delivery Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Gets $66M CBP Cargo & Vehicle Scanning System Delivery Order

    Leidos has received a potential $66 million delivery order to provide cargo and vehicle scanning systems, optional training and maintenance services to the Customs and Border Protection agency. The company said Tuesday it will deliver 22 VACIS M6500 non-intrusive medium energy mobile scanners to CBP ports of entry across the U.S. to help agency officers detect illegal materials as they facilitate international trade. […] More

  • Aerospace Industries Association Appoints New Board of Governors Members for 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace Industries Association Appoints New Board of Governors Members for 2017

    The defense sector trade group Aerospace Industries Association has elected new members its executive board of governors for 2017 that includes at least 20 government contracting industry leaders. AIA said Thursday Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was chosen to serve as the association’s chairman of the board and Raytheon chief executive Thomas Kennedy was elected vice chairman. David Melcher was reappointed […] More