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  • Booz Allen, Trend Micro Partner to Provide Integrated Threat Intell Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen, Trend Micro Partner to Provide Integrated Threat Intell Services

    Booz Allen Hamilton will combine its predictive threat intelligence consulting services with Trend Micro‘s collected threat intelligence to provide an integrated cybersecurity offering. The companies said Monday the strategic partnership will work to provide security operations services, including “hunting” of advanced persistent threats, malware analysis and security operations center support. “Today’s cyber adversaries are more sophisticated and aggressive than ever,” said Tom Kellermann, chief […] More

  • Carahsoft to Offer Skyport's SkySecure Product Via SEWP V; Michael Shrader Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Offer Skyport’s SkySecure Product Via SEWP V; Michael Shrader Comments

    Carahsoft Technology has joined the channel partner program of Skyport Systems to deliver the latter’s SkySecure offering to agencies as part of efforts to protect government information technology systems and applications. Michael Shrader, vice president for intelligence and innovative solutions at Carahsoft, said Monday that the partnership targets front-line defense at government agencies. Skyport said SkySecure works to secure customer […] More

  • Report: UTC in Talks with Multiple Bidders for Sikorsky - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: UTC in Talks with Multiple Bidders for Sikorsky

    United Technologies Corp. has confirmed that it is currently in negotiations with multiple bidders for the acquisition of UTC subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft, Defense News reported Saturday. Andrew Clevenger writes that sources have named the bidders as Airbus, Blackstone, Lockheed Martin and Textron. The report said the news comes after UTC announced its plan to either sell or spin […] More

  • Report: Rising Usage of Small UAVs Boosts Market for Counter-UAV Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Rising Usage of Small UAVs Boosts Market for Counter-UAV Systems

    The increasing usage of small unmanned aerial vehicles is driving industry to respond with new technologies that work to protect infrastructure and people from potential UAV threats, Defense News reported Saturday. Andrew Chuter writes that MBDA, Thales‘ subsidiary in the Netherlands and other companies have introduced new counter-UAV equipment at the recent Paris Air Show, […] More

  • Christopher Ames: General Atomics Looks to Ease AF Drone Pilot Training Bottleneck with Planned Academy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Christopher Ames: General Atomics Looks to Ease AF Drone Pilot Training Bottleneck with Planned Academy

    General Atomics will establish a U.S.-based training center for foreign drone pilots from allied countries as part of efforts to meet the international demand for drone operators, Military.com reported Thursday. Brendan McGarry writes that Christopher Ames, director of international strategic development for the company’s aeronautical systems business, indicated the plan also seeks to address a “training bottleneck” […] More

  • Raytheon's Dave Wajsgras Urges Increased Cyber Investment Following OPM Breach - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Dave Wajsgras Urges Increased Cyber Investment Following OPM Breach

    Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon‘s intelligence, information and services businesses, has urged the government and private sector to boost investments in cybersecurity following the recent Office of Personnel Management data breach, Reuters reported Thursday. Andrea Shalal writes that the Raytheon executive has joined other defense industry leaders in calling for increased vigilance and stronger measures […] More

  • Raytheon's SM-6 Missile Completes Latest Navy Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s SM-6 Missile Completes Latest Navy Flight Test

    Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-6 has completed a new U.S. Navy flight test aboard the USS Desert Ship as part of the Naval Integrated Fire Control – Counter Air program. The company said Wednesday the SM-6 launched from the Navy vessel and engaged a simulated, “over-the-horizon” target with off-board airborne sensors. “The ships can now use data from remote sensors to support the […] More

  • DARPA Seeks Partners for Chemical Synthesis Project; Tyler McQuade Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Seeks Partners for Chemical Synthesis Project; Tyler McQuade Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking potential partners who will provide expertise for various fields of study in support of DARPA’s efforts to develop automated chemical synthesizer for molecule production. DARPA said Wednesday the Make-It program seeks support from experts in the fields of analytical chemistry, chemical engineering, computational chemistry, mathematics, process engineering, synthetic organic chemistry and […] More

  • CACI to Use MicroPact's Entellitrak Case Mgmt Platform for OMHA Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI to Use MicroPact’s Entellitrak Case Mgmt Platform for OMHA Contract

    CACI International has chosen MicroPact‘s entellitrak software platform to support the former company’s task order contract with the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals within the Department of Health and Human Services. MicroPact said Wednesday CACI will use entellitrak to develop an appeals case management system for OMHA as the agency’s Electronic Case Adjudication and Processing Environment. Kris Collo, president and CEO […] More

  • Paul Cejas: Boeing Eyes Int'l Market for A-10 Warthog - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Cejas: Boeing Eyes Int’l Market for A-10 Warthog

    Boeing is considering whether to offer modernized versions of the A-10 Warthog for international military customers as the U.S. Air Force plans the aircraft’s retirement from service, Aviation Week reported Monday. Paul Cejas, a chief engineer at Boeing, told the publication Boeing’s plan is dependent on whether the retirement pushes through amid opposition from lawmakers. Cejas noted that […] More

  • Jacobs Gets Contract Extension on Lend Lease's Facilities Project for Australia's F-35A Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Gets Contract Extension on Lend Lease’s Facilities Project for Australia’s F-35A Fleet

    Jacobs Engineering Group has received an extension to its contract with Lend Lease to provide infrastructure design services for the New Air Combat Capability project in Australia. Jacobs said Tuesday its support for the project will cover acoustics, electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, security, structural and other schematic, detailed and final design aspects. According to the company, the NACC project […] More

  • Rolando Sanchez: 'Gross Negligence' Exception to Liability Protection May Impact Cyber Info-Sharing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolando Sanchez: ‘Gross Negligence’ Exception to Liability Protection May Impact Cyber Info-Sharing

    Rolando Sanchez, a government contracting and cybersecurity attorney at Hollingsworth, has described his belief on how liability protections for the private sector in cyber information sharing can have certain limitations in several proposed bills. Sanchez wrote in an opinion piece posted Monday for National Defense Magazine that cybersecurity bills in Congress and the defense authorization bill for […] More