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  • TechNavio: Security Threats to Drive Surveillance, Security Equipment Market Growth Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechNavio: Security Threats to Drive Surveillance, Security Equipment Market Growth Through 2019

    A new TechNavio report forecasts that the global market for surveillance and security equipment will grow in revenue through 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 13.58 percent. The market research firm said Wednesday the forecast is based on sales of electronic article surveillance systems, electronic access control systems, perimeter intrusion prevention systems and surveillance systems. These systems and […] More

  • BAE to Put $100M in San Diego Shipyard Project; Erwin Bieber Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Put $100M in San Diego Shipyard Project; Erwin Bieber Comments

    BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary will add a new dry dock to its shipyard in San Diego, California, under a $100 million expansion project to update its ship maintenance, repair and modernization work, Seapower Magazine reported Friday. According to the publication, BAE Systems Inc. will purchase a new dry dock and perform infrastructure improvements at the existing facility. “Our […] More

  • Thomas Carrato: Health Net Extends Support for DoD's Tricare Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomas Carrato: Health Net Extends Support for DoD’s Tricare Program

    Health Net‘s federal services subsidiary has received a contract modification from the Defense Department to extend the unit’s support for the Tricare healthcare program through the end of March 2018. The company said Friday the modification covers three one-year option periods, the first of which is already in effect. “Health Net is gratified for the […] More

  • Labor Dept Seeks Info on IT Engineering Services Sources for OCIO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Labor Dept Seeks Info on IT Engineering Services Sources for OCIO

    The Labor Department is seeking industry input on potential sources of information technology engineering and planning services to support the programs of the agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer. The request for information posted March 20 on FedBizOpps states that DOL OCIO is looking for potential partners to help integrate the various IT systems of DOL agencies […] More

  • PV Puvvada: Coalitions, Collaboration Key to Unisys' Federal Growth Aims - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PV Puvvada: Coalitions, Collaboration Key to Unisys’ Federal Growth Aims

    PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal systems business, believes that coalitions or partnerships are important to drive the company’s mission as he talks about his first few weeks in his current role, FCW reported Thursday. Troy Schneider writes that Puvvada has pointed to collaboration with government and industry partners through membership in groups such as the Professional Services Council […] More

  • General Atomics, DOE Lab Report New Findings in Fusion Energy Studies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics, DOE Lab Report New Findings in Fusion Energy Studies

    General Atomics and its partners at the Energy Department‘s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have reported the latest findings in their joint studies on fusion energy and the control of edge-localized modes or heat bursts. The company said March 15 the research team found that tiny magnetic fields work to suppress intense heat bursts by gradually releasing heat near […] More

  • Battelle Unveils New Tech for Chip Authentication; Larry House Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle Unveils New Tech for Chip Authentication; Larry House Comments

    Battelle has developed new authentication technology that validates integrated circuits used in systems across the aerospace and defense, infrastructure, medical and other sectors and identifies cloned or counterfeit electronic components. The company said March 16 that Barricade consists of signal acquisition hardware and software that use the chip’s electrical identity signatures and an algorithm that recognizes specific classes […] More

  • DARPA Seeks Sensor Tech for Unmanned Surface Vessels; Scott Littlefield Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Seeks Sensor Tech for Unmanned Surface Vessels; Scott Littlefield Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking information on nonradar technology that would help new unmanned surface vessels under the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program identify objects in its vicinity. DARPA said Thursday the request for information focuses on delivering the capability to track and classify those objects and direct autonomous behavior based on the International […] More

  • Huddle Cloud Collab Service Gets FedRAMP ATO From USAID; Morten Brogger Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huddle Cloud Collab Service Gets FedRAMP ATO From USAID; Morten Brogger Comments

    Huddle will be able to provide the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies with its U.S. cloud collaboration service after receiving an authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Thursday its service works to support cross-agency file sharing, project management and other collaboration activities through a single cloud platform to […] More

  • Tony Frazier: DigitalGlobe Combines Streaming, Cloud, Big Data for Analytics Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tony Frazier: DigitalGlobe Combines Streaming, Cloud, Big Data for Analytics Service

    Satellite and geospatial imagery vendors such as DigitalGlobe have worked to utilize streaming technologies for data mining and analytics operations in environments with high volumes of available data, TechTarget reported Wednesday. Craig Stedman writes that the company has worked to integrate big data, cloud computing and stream processing technologies to deliver real-time analytics. DigitalGlobe’s InsightCloud service, which has gone through beta tests and will be […] More

  • Raytheon, Polish Ammo Maker Ink New Defense Tech Collaboration Pact - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Polish Ammo Maker Ink New Defense Tech Collaboration Pact

    Raytheon‘s missile systems unit and Poland-based missile and ammunition manufacturer Mesko have signed a new agreement to cooperate on defense technology sharing and development in an effort to build on a previous pact between the companies. The collaboration will focus on production work on the Excalibur precision projectile, Talon laser-guided rocket, Krab howitzer and new Polish attack helicopters, Raytheon said Thursday. “The LOI […] More

  • Neil Siegel: Northrop's Partnership With UX Design School to Develop UX Skills - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Neil Siegel: Northrop’s Partnership With UX Design School to Develop UX Skills

    Northrop Grumman has partnered with Center Centre, a Tennessee-based school, to bolster the user experience professional field through mentorship, talent development and innovation. Northrop said Tuesday it will mentor participating Center Centre students and provide them opportunities to network, contribute to real-world projects, and join workshops and internship programs. “UX is a key technology focus at Northrop […] More