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  • NCR, Honeywell Forge Retail, Supply Chain Global Alliance; Michael Bayer Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NCR, Honeywell Forge Retail, Supply Chain Global Alliance; Michael Bayer Comments

    NCR and Honeywell have formed a global partnership to deliver technology services to retail, supply chain and government customers. Honeywell will pitch in its data capture technologies, distributed smart printing solutions and wireless mobility computing platforms to the alliance, combined with NCRÂ’s consumer transaction software and hardware technologies, NCR said Monday. ““We are looking forward […] More

  • The Open Group's O-TTPS Gets ISO/IEC Int'l Standard Status; Andras Szakal Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    The Open Group’s O-TTPS Gets ISO/IEC Int’l Standard Status; Andras Szakal Comments

    The Open Group‘s Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard has received approval as an ISO/IEC International Standard for the security and integrity of commercial off-the-shelf information and communications technology products and supply chains. The consortium said Tuesday the new ISO/IEC 20243:2015 standard works to help COTS ICT providers prevent the introduction of tampered or counterfeit product components at any stage […] More

  • CTC's Lifecycle Mgmt Tool a Finalist for Innovation Award; Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC’s Lifecycle Mgmt Tool a Finalist for Innovation Award; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received recognition for its Total Life Cycle Management-Operational Support Tool as a finalist for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ Supply Chain Innovation Award. The company said Friday it developed TLCM-OST to help the U.S. Marine Corps manage weapons systems and equipment through the product lifecycle by providing logistics information. “It is an honor that TLCM-OST was […] More

  • Northrop Grumman Division Wins SBA Eisenhower Award; Cynthia Hyland Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman Division Wins SBA Eisenhower Award; Cynthia Hyland Comments

    A subsidiary of Northrop Grumman has won the 2015 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence from the Small Business Administration in recognition of the company’s efforts to provide small businesses opportunities to serve as subcontractors and suppliers. SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet presented the award on May 8 to the global supplier diversity program-office at Northrop […] More

  • Array Lands AF Supply Chain Data Systems Modernization Contract; Mark Douglas Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Array Lands AF Supply Chain Data Systems Modernization Contract; Mark Douglas Comments

    The U.S. Air Force has chosen Array Information Technology to upgrade the data systems that back the supply chain platform the military branch uses to support its aerial combat missions. The company said Tuesday it will work with NTT Data, PracTrans and TSRI to make enhancements to the Air Force Integrated Logistics System-Supply, which delivers mission-related equipment for the Air National […] More

  • Cisco, DHL: Internet of Things Carries Potential for Supply Chain, Logistics - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco, DHL: Internet of Things Carries Potential for Supply Chain, Logistics

    Cisco and logistics service provider DHL have released a joint report on trends in the Internet of Things as they pursue a new IoT project to facilitate near-real-time analytics functions for supply chain decisions. DHL said Wednesday the “Internet of Things in Logistics” report forecasts that IoT could have an $8 trillion value at stake over the next 10 years and projects supply chain and logistics […] More

  • Stan Ratcliffe: NCR Subsidiary to Update DoD's Commissary Operations Mgmt System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stan Ratcliffe: NCR Subsidiary to Update DoD’s Commissary Operations Mgmt System

    The Defense Commissary Agency has partnered with an NCR Corp. subsidiary to build a new technology platform for the agency to manage distribution of groceries for U.S. military personnel, veterans and their families. NCR Government Systems will deliver multiple software products for DeCA’s enterprise business system modernization initiative, NCR said Wednesday. “From back-end supply chain […] More

  • Lockheed to Help UK Cyber Firms Pursue Investments; Stephen Ball Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Help UK Cyber Firms Pursue Investments; Stephen Ball Comments

    Lockheed Martin has invested an additional $376,000 in a virtual technology cluster that comprises industry, academia and investors in an effort to help UK-based cybersecurity firms obtain funds for new technologies. The investment aims to help UK’s supply chain work with small cyber businesses to access capital, professional services and suppliers, Lockheed Martin said Jan. 16. “Our VTC is a […] More

  • Frank Spina to Head Northrop's Navigation Systems Business in Italy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frank Spina to Head Northrop’s Navigation Systems Business in Italy

    Frank Spina, a former manufacturing and supply chain executive at a Selex ES subsidiary in Turkey, has joined Northrop Grumman as managing director of the company’s Italy-based navigation systems business. Northrop said Friday Spina will oversee programs and business operations in Italy, such as the delivery of integrated avionics systems and attitude heading reference systems to customers worldwide. […] More

  • Northrop to Develop Supply Chain Authentication System for DARPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Develop Supply Chain Authentication System for DARPA

    Northrop Grumman’s electronic systems business unit has been awarded a contract worth at least $12 million with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a supply chain hardware authentication system. The system will work to verify the trustworthiness of an electronic component and identify counterfeit parts in the supply chain, the Defense Department said Tuesday. […] More

  • Northrop Hands 24th 'World Class Team' Awards; Mark Caylor Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Hands 24th ‘World Class Team’ Awards; Mark Caylor Comments

    Northrop Grumman has recognized its global suppliers for their contribution to the company’s programs with clients. The company began to review its suppliers in the summer based on their product, service, performance, program support and record, Northrop said Thursday. Mark Caylor, corporate vice president and president of enterprise shared services at Northrop, said the awardees demonstrated business support and contributions to the company’s products […] More

  • SkyLink Adds Pakistan's Galaxy Aviation to Global Logistics, Delivery Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SkyLink Adds Pakistan’s Galaxy Aviation to Global Logistics, Delivery Network

    SkyLink Aviation has purchased an ownership stake in a Pakistan-based air operator that flies cargo out of its central hub at the country’s largest airport. Galaxy Aviation, a category one air operator which calls capital city Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport home, also delivers hazardous materials, energy equipment and other goods to customers inside Pakistan and […] More