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  • Lockheed Completes Devt Work on Army Fiber Laser System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Completes Devt Work on Army Fiber Laser System

    Lockheed Martin has developed and tested for the U.S. Army a 60-kilowatt laser weapon system designed to help the service branch counter threats posed by drones, mortars and rockets. Lockheed has initiated preparation work to facilitate the delivery of the fiber laser platform to the Army Space and Missile Defense Command in Alabama after it […] More

  • Honeywell to Help Implement Energy Efficiency Systems at Los Angeles AF Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Honeywell to Help Implement Energy Efficiency Systems at Los Angeles AF Base

    The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army have partnered with Honeywell to implement renewable energy measures and energy efficiency improvements at Los Angeles Air Force Base as part of a 23-year energy savings performance contract. Honeywell said it will install 3,400 rooftop solar photovoltaic modules designed to generate approximately 1,275 kilowatts of power in four buildings at the military base […] More

  • Parsons Gets DoD Accreditation for Munition Geophysical Classification; Carey Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Gets DoD Accreditation for Munition Geophysical Classification; Carey Smith Comments

    Parsons has received accreditation under the Defense Department’s Advanced Geophysical Classification Accreditation Program. The company said Tuesday it secured the DAGCAP certification after the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation assessed Parsons’ geophysical classification and technical management platforms. Carey Smith, Parsons federal group president and an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2017, said the company […] More

  • General Dynamics Orders Rocket Illuminating Flares From Orbital ATK - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Orders Rocket Illuminating Flares From Orbital ATK

    Orbital ATK has secured a contract modification from General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems business to supply visible and infrared illuminating flares for Hydra-70 rockets. The follow-on order is meant to address the U.S. government’s requirement for M257 and M278 rocket warheads that work to provide tactical illumination in visible and infrared spectra, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. General Dynamics awarded Orbital […] More

  • Charles River Analytics to Help Army Develop Virtual and Augmented Reality Training Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics to Help Army Develop Virtual and Augmented Reality Training Platform

    Charles River Analytics has received a two-year, $500,000 contract to help U.S. Army  researchers create a virtual and augmented reality training interface for the service branch. The company said Monday it will develop the Virtual Interface for Real-Time User Control during Simulated Operations with partners Technology, Modeling and Simulation Consultants, Sensics and the Virtual Reality Medical Center. VIRTUOSO will be designed […] More

  • MTSI Names Dale Moore Business Dev't VP, Colorado Springs Site Lead; Kevin Robinson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MTSI Names Dale Moore Business Dev’t VP, Colorado Springs Site Lead; Kevin Robinson Comments

    Dale Moore, former head of business development at the U.S. Army and missile defense division at Modern Technology Solutions Inc., has assumed the role of vice president for business development. MTSI said Tuesday Moore has also been appointed site lead at the engineering and technology company’s Colorado Springs office. “Dale’s proven record includes exceptional systems engineering and program […] More

  • Report: Army Seeks to Update Black Hawk, Apache Engines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Army Seeks to Update Black Hawk, Apache Engines

    U.S. Army leaders have told House members that one of the service branch’s top modernization priorities is to update the turbine engines of Black Hawk and Apache helicopters, DoD Buzz reported Thursday. The potential $10 billion Improved Turbine Engine Program seeks to replace the T700 family of engines and is one of the reasons behind proposed defense […] More

  • MC Dean Secures Army IT, Infrastructure Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MC Dean Secures Army IT, Infrastructure Support Contract

    M.C. Dean has been awarded a potential four-year, $45 million contract to provide information technology and infrastructure support services to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Friday the service branch received five bids for the firm-fixed-price contract via the internet. The Army Communications-Electronics Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland will determine funds and performance locations with each order. Contract work is scheduled to […] More

  • Janus to Help Army Engineers Manage Hazardous Waste at South Korea-Based Installation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Janus to Help Army Engineers Manage Hazardous Waste at South Korea-Based Installation

    Janus Global Operations will collaborate with the Army Corps of Engineers on a project to manage hazardous waste and materials at a U.S. Army base located in South Korea. The company said Thursday that it will deploy technical staff with knowledge on hazardous waste management to support Camp Humphreys’ directorate of public works as well as help the installation meet environmental compliance […] More

  • CSRA Subsidary's Plague Vaccine Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Subsidary’s Plague Vaccine Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation

    A plague vaccine being developed by a CSRA subsidiary has received orphan drug status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for pre-exposure prophlaxis of Yersinia pestis infection. CSRA said Wednesday its DynPort Vaccine Company works with the Defense Department on the development of the recombinant rF1V plague vaccine that will be added to the DoD’s medical countermeasures portfolio […] More

  • Army Seeks Industry Partners to Develop Combat Vehicle Prototypes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks Industry Partners to Develop Combat Vehicle Prototypes

    The Army Contracting Command has launched a market research effort to identify potential vendors that can help the U.S. Army develop combat vehicle prototypes. According to a notice posted Monday on the FedBizOpps website, the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Detroit Arsenal Automotive Prototype Project aims to design, demonstrate, engineer, fabricate, integrate, schedule and test vehicle technologies into a set […] More

  • US Govt Cancels Solicitation for Kuwait Security Support Recompete Contract; Vectrus' Chuck Prow Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Govt Cancels Solicitation for Kuwait Security Support Recompete Contract; Vectrus’ Chuck Prow Comments

    Vectrus has disclosed that the U.S. government has called off the solicitation for a security and base operations services recompete contract in support of U.S. Army facilities in Kuwait due to changes in mission requirements. The company is the current contractor on the Kuwait Base Operations and Security Support Services contract that is set to expire […] More