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  • Lockheed to Provide Apache Targeting, Night Vision Sensors to Saudi Arabia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Provide Apache Targeting, Night Vision Sensors to Saudi Arabia

    The U.S. Army has selected Lockheed Martin for a $22 million contract to provide the Apache helicopters of the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command with targeting and night vision sensors. For the three-year contract, Lockheed Martin will provide the command with Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensors tools and test equipment for maintenance […] More

  • Report: Big Data to Become $50B Industry by 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Big Data to Become $50B Industry by 2017

    A new study has found that the big data industry is set to become a $50 billion market in three years due to improving confidence in and growth of big data-related services and products, Silicon Angle reported Monday. Bert Latamore writes Wikibon‘s “Big Data Vendor Revenue and Market Forecast 2013-2017″ predicts market growth will slow […] More

  • Thales to Update Thailand's Air Traffic Control System; Adam Burford Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales to Update Thailand’s Air Traffic Control System; Adam Burford Comments

    Thales has been awarded a contract to help the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand refresh air traffic control equipment and management systems, Defenseworld.net reported Tuesday. Aerothai aims to use the Thailand Modernization CNS/ATM system to air traffic in the country and facilitate interoperability with neighboring countries, the report said. The TMCS will be based on the company’s […] More

  • Jacobs to Provide Delaware DOT with Support Services; Kevin McMahon Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs to Provide Delaware DOT with Support Services; Kevin McMahon Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group has received a contract for an undisclosed amount from the Delaware Department of Transportation for various system support work, Jacobs said Tuesday. Jacobs will help plan event and incident management as well as conduct homeland security inspections, evaluations and reviews of current infrastructure. “We are very pleased to receive this award from the Delaware […] More

  • Elbit Systems to Maintain Simulators for Israel's Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems to Maintain Simulators for Israel’s Army

    Elbit Systems will maintain and operate simulators for Israel’s defense ministry under a five-year, $23 million contract. The contract covers work on fixed and mobile ground simulators used by the country’s army, Elbit said Wednesday. Israel uses the simulators to train forces on using armored combat vehicles, tanks and on carrying out other types of military […] More

  • Executive Mosaic Announces 2013 Wash100 Inductees, Shines Light on Leaders Driving Public Value Amid Historic Market Change - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Mosaic Announces 2013 Wash100 Inductees, Shines Light on Leaders Driving Public Value Amid Historic Market Change

    Click here to view the full list of GovCon and Government Leaders inducted into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 in 2013. The 2013 GovCon market saw a historic period of turmoil, uncertainty and change that will impact GovCon firms, the federal government and U.S. citizens for years. As the Asia pivot took hold, next-gen technologies grew up […] More

  • Deb Alderson: Sotera Extends FBI Work with Sentinel Maintenance Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deb Alderson: Sotera Extends FBI Work with Sentinel Maintenance Task Order

    Sotera Defense Solutions has been awarded a $60 million task order to help the FBI maintain its Sentinel information and case management program. The five-year order falls under the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 Unrestricted Government-Wide Acquisition Contract, Sotera announced Tuesday. “Sotera is honored to be awarded this contract with Sentinel, which is used by the dedicated men […] More

  • Telos to Help Air Force Squadron Operate Global Info Grid Portion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telos to Help Air Force Squadron Operate Global Info Grid Portion

    Telos Corp. has been awarded a task order U.S. Air Force network operations squadron to help configure and maintain an enterprise network that is part of the Defense Department‘s Global Information Grid. The 561 Network Operations Squadron helps Air Force and joint commands operate their core networks, Telos announced Tuesday. Charisse Stokes, Telos vice president of cybersecurity and network […] More

  • Suncor Energy Picks Jacobs Engineering for Oil Sands, Plant Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Suncor Energy Picks Jacobs Engineering for Oil Sands, Plant Services Contract

    Jacobs Engineering has been awarded a two-year oil sands and plant services contract by Suncor Energy Services to work at the Fort McMurray Base Plan in Edmonton, Alberta. Jacobs will provide management services and plant maintenance support for mechanical, rotating and operating equipment, Jacobs announced Tuesday. “We have provided services to Suncor at their facilities across […] More

  • DynCorp Receives Engineering Task Order for UAE-Stationed Air Force Squadron - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Receives Engineering Task Order for UAE-Stationed Air Force Squadron

    DynCorp International will provide engineering design and support services to a U.S. Air Force squadron currently stationed in the United Arab Emirates. The company will perform the work under a potential three-year task order worth up to $4.4 million over one base year and two option years, DynCorp announced Friday. This order falls under the Air Force Contract Augmentation […] More

  • Northrop, NASA Move Webb Telescope Spacecraft Through Design Review - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, NASA Move Webb Telescope Spacecraft Through Design Review

    An independent panel of experts has completed the critical design review on the spacecraft for the James Webb Space Telescope, which Northrop Grumman is building for NASA. The review finished five months ahead of schedule and took place after 76 preceding reviews of the telescope’s spacecraft, Northrop announced Friday. Northrop is building the spacecraft to point the […] More

  • Global Aviation & Services Group and SkyLink Aviation Agreement Brings 'Western Standards' Aviation Services to "the New Libya" - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Global Aviation & Services Group and SkyLink Aviation Agreement Brings ‘Western Standards’ Aviation Services to “the New Libya”

    SkyLink Aviation has inked an agreement to deepen its relationship with Global Aviation and Services Group (GASG), a privately-owned Libyan international cargo and passenger airline, in an effort to grow the strength and reach of aviation services in Libya. The companies have been working together for more than 10 years and their new “national air […] More