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Angeline Leishman

is an Executive Mosaic staff writer covering broad topics in the federal government contracting industry.

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  • Northrop to Start Low-Rate Initial Production of Navy Anti-Radiation Missile With Extended Range - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    Northrop to Start Low-Rate Initial Production of Navy Anti-Radiation Missile With Extended Range

    Northrop Grumman has received a U.S. Navy contract for the low-rate initial production of guided air-launched missiles with extended range and anti-radiation capabilities meant to upgrade the strike distance of existing naval aircraft projectiles. The Navy plans to integrate the upcoming AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range weapons on its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18HG […] More

  • AgilQuest Secures FedRAMP Certification for Workplace Management Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity News, News

    AgilQuest Secures FedRAMP Certification for Workplace Management Software

    AgilQuest has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to provide federal customers a cloud-based software product designed to help agencies manage office space and analyze workplace utilization. The company said Monday it pursued FedRAMP authorization for its Forum software-as-a-service offering with the help of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Veterans […] More

  • Northrop, Air Force Demo Software Update Using Platform One; Scott Stapp Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Air Force Demo Software Update Using Platform One; Scott Stapp Quoted

    Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have demonstrated the transfer and deployment of a containerized software update to flight-rated mission hardware using the military service’s Platform One DevSecOps environment. The team showcased the capability of open-architecture commercial technologies to be integrated into military systems to support the Department of Defense’ Joint Domain Command and […] More

  • DARPA Taps Martin Defense to Develop Software, Module for Underwater Drone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Taps Martin Defense to Develop Software, Module for Underwater Drone

    Martin Defense Group was awarded a $54.8 million contract to develop control software and energy harvesting module for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s long-range unmanned underwater vessel. The effort is under the second developmental phase of DARPA’s Manta Ray UUV program and the Honolulu, Hawaii-based small business is expected to complete the software and […] More

  • Kevin Thomas Appointed as Strategic Growth SVP at Electrosoft Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Thomas Appointed as Strategic Growth SVP at Electrosoft Services

    Kevin Thomas, a nearly two-decade federal market veteran, has joined information technology and professional services provider Electrosoft Services as senior vice president of strategic growth. Electrosoft said Tuesday that Thomas previously held security management positions at Booz Allen Hamilton, Science Applications International Corp. and OnPoint. He is the founder of Achilles Shield, a cybersecurity venture […] More

  • Citadel to Supply Counter-Drone Platform to US Government; Christopher Williams Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Citadel to Supply Counter-Drone Platform to US Government; Christopher Williams Quoted

    Citadel Defense has secured three contracts to supply the U.S. government with systems designed to detect unmanned aerial vehicles that enter an alert zone. The company said Tuesday its Titan Drone Finder platform will help government customers determine the location of unwanted UAVs and perform autonomous neutralization of the threat. San Diego-based Citadel Defense developed […] More

  • Octo to Develop Open Source ISR Software Prototype for Navy; Mehul Sanghani Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Octo to Develop Open Source ISR Software Prototype for Navy; Mehul Sanghani Quoted

    Reston, Virginia-based information technology provider Octo has won a prototyping contract to develop open source software for U.S. Navy personnel to access and exchange intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data. Octo said Tuesday it will create a prototype of the Alliance data discovery and sharing platform to support ashore and afloat ISR requirements for the Distributed […] More

  • Carahsoft to Distribute Zoom for Government Tool via AWS GovCloud; Craig Abod Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Distribute Zoom for Government Tool via AWS GovCloud; Craig Abod Quoted

    Carahsoft Technology has expanded Zoom‘s video communications software-as-a-service offerings available on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace for federal, state and local governments. Public sector organizations can now purchase the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-authorized Zoom for Government platform through AWS GovCloud, Carahsoft said Monday. As Zoom’s master government aggregator and distributor, Carahsoft is also […] More

  • Sikorsky Unveils 1st USMC King Stallion Helicopter From Digital Factory - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    Sikorsky Unveils 1st USMC King Stallion Helicopter From Digital Factory

    Sikorsky held a ceremony Friday to mark the completion of the first CH-53K cargo helicopter that was produced for the U.S. Marine Corps at the manufacturer’s digital factory in Stratford, Connecticut. The Lockheed Martin subsidiary built the new King Stallion vehicle using digital technology and other advanced manufacturing equipment, as part of a 200-unit USMC […] More

  • Navy Receives First Delivery of Boeing Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Receives First Delivery of Boeing Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet

    Boeing has delivered to the U.S. Navy the first Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet, designed to be the most networked and survivable version of the multirole fighter aircraft. The Block III jet features open hardware and software that enable engineers to develop and integrate upgrades throughout its lifespan to meet future threats, the aerospace company […] More

  • NASA Seeks Info on Lunar Exploration Transportation Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Seeks Info on Lunar Exploration Transportation Services

    NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is seeking information on space transportation services for future lunar exploration missions and responses to the sources sought are intended to inform upcoming service procurement vehicle. According to the SAM.gov notice, the agency is interested in commercial services for moving astronauts, scientific and architectural payloads and other cargo to establish […] More

  • DOD Tests Five Counter-Drone Technologies; Mike DiGennaro Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD Tests Five Counter-Drone Technologies; Mike DiGennaro Quoted

    The Department of Defense’s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office recently concluded a three-week testing of various counter-drone technologies at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona as part of JCO’s second industry demonstration. Mike DiGennaro, team lead for the office’s counter-UAS testing, said five defense companies flew their CUAS systems against commercial off-the-shelf drones usually used […] More