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  • NVI Awarded Follow-On NASA Baseline Interferometry Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NVI Awarded Follow-On NASA Baseline Interferometry Support Contract

    NVI has secured a five-year, $12 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to continue support work on NASA‘s very long baseline interferometry. NASA said Thursday that NVI will coordinate and examine VLBI observations as well as support the development, documentation, implementation and maintenance of related software under the follow-on contract. The company will also assist NASA in operation of the geophysical and astronomical observatory at the […] More

  • Reports: NATO to Award $3B in Satcom, IT Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reports: NATO to Award $3B in Satcom, IT Contracts

    NATO plans to award up to $3.2 billion in contracts for satellite communications, air and missile defense, cybersecurity and software support services, Bloomberg reported Monday. Jonathan Stearns writes NATO officials will discuss the planned contracts at an industry conference to be held in Ottawa, Canada on April 24 to 26. The international alliance aims to gain approval from member countries on specific […] More

  • MDA, Raytheon Incorporate New Sensors, Software Into SM-3 IIA Missile - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA, Raytheon Incorporate New Sensors, Software Into SM-3 IIA Missile

    Raytheon and the Missile Defense Agency have updated the Standard Missile-3 IIA weapon with new software, sensors and infrared seeker designed to handle new threat data and detect hostile targets in space, Defense Systems reported Friday. MDA officials said the Raytheon-built SM-3 IIA missile worked to intercept a medium-range ballistic missile during a demonstration, Kris Osborn wrote. “We […] More

  • Reports: Microsoft Develops Custom Windows 10 Offering for Chinese Govt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reports: Microsoft Develops Custom Windows 10 Offering for Chinese Govt

    Microsoft has developed a customized version of its Windows 10 operating system for the Chinese government through a partnership with state-owned China Electronics Technology Group, Dow Jones Newswires reported Tuesday. Eva Dou and Yang Jie write CETC helped Microsoft develop the custom Windows 10 offering as the U.S.-based technology firm aims to regain access to the Chinese market and address security demands […] More

  • MTSI to Assist Navy, MDA in Kinetic Energy Weapon Evaluation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MTSI to Assist Navy, MDA in Kinetic Energy Weapon Evaluation

    Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has secured a five-year, $8 million task order to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division and the Missile Defense Agency in efforts to assess kinetic energy weapons designed to counter ballistic missile threats. MTSI said Tuesday the task order was awarded through the U.S. Navy‘s SeaPort-e contract vehicle and calls for the […] More

  • IBM Pledges to Hire 2K Military Veterans Under "New Collar" Jobs; Diane Gherson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Pledges to Hire 2K Military Veterans Under “New Collar” Jobs; Diane Gherson Comments

    IBM will recruit up to 2,000 U.S. military veterans through 2020 as part of an ongoing commitment to hire 25,000 workers for “new collar” technology roles and positions that do not necessarily require a four-year college degree. The company said Friday it will also expand a nationwide program designed to train veterans on the use of various software platforms such as […] More

  • Applied Visions to Develop Unified Threat Mgmt System for DHS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Applied Visions to Develop Unified Threat Mgmt System for DHS

    Applied Visions has secured a $16.3 million contract to help the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate create a unified threat management system for developers to detect potential cyber vulnerabilities in software codes. DHS said that Applied Visions and its partners will develop and integrate UTM system components such as application threat modeling, attack simulation and countermeasures modeling, hybrid […] More

  • GrammaTech to Help DHS Test, Update Software Analysis Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GrammaTech to Help DHS Test, Update Software Analysis Tools

    GrammaTech has secured an $8 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate for the creation of a repeatable methodology to test, evaluate and modernize analyze tools used to detect software vulnerabilities. DHS said the company will support the Static Tool Analysis Modernization Project that seeks to mitigate potential weaknesses in software programs before a developer  implements the platform. […] More

  • Microsoft Uses DHS-Built Visualization Software in Disease Mitigation Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Uses DHS-Built Visualization Software in Disease Mitigation Effort

    Microsoft has adopted a Department of Homeland Security-developed visualization platform to sequence mosquito DNA as part of efforts to mitigate disease. DHS said Thursday the Krona software is designed to help users analyze big data such as millions of DNA sequences in a mosquito sample. Microsoft uses Krona to analyze complex DNA in blood samples collected by mosquitoes that can serve as an early […] More

  • NASA Eyes Deloitte for Robotic Process Automation Software Devt Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Eyes Deloitte for Robotic Process Automation Software Devt Contract

    NASA plans to award Deloitte‘s consulting business a sole-source contract to help the agency design and develop a proof of concept for robotic process automation software. A notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps stated the company will support the development of four proof-of-concept processes for NASA Shared Services Center’s future bots-as-a-service platform. The bots will support processes such as funds […] More

  • Raytheon Meets Systems Engineering Milestone in Air Force GPS OCX Program; Dave Wajsgras Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Meets Systems Engineering Milestone in Air Force GPS OCX Program; Dave Wajsgras Comments

    Raytheon has completed a systems engineering milestone for the final software iteration of a ground-based operational control system the company developed for the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS III satellites. The company said Tuesday it used a DevOps model that combines commercial cloud technologies and new automation and software development processes in the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System program. Raytheon noted the approach will […] More

  • Trowbridge & Trowbridge Awarded Navy IT, Cybersecurity Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Trowbridge & Trowbridge Awarded Navy IT, Cybersecurity Support Contract

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Trowbridge & Trowbridge a $23.4 million contract for  information technology, system administration and cybersecurity services to the Naval Air Warfare Center’s weapons division. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract covers hardware, software, licensing, technical support, lab warranty services, technological refreshment and enhancements, life cycle support and customer services. Work will occur […] More