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  • Leonardo Test-Flies Training Helicopter Offering for US Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo Test-Flies Training Helicopter Offering for US Navy

    Leonardo has completed an initial flight test of a single-engine training helicopter the company is offering as a potential replacement for the U.S. Navy‘s TH-57 Sea Rangers platform. The Italy-based conglomerate said Friday it aims to obtain certification from the Federal Aviation Administration early next year to operate the TH-119 trainer under FAA’s Instrument Flight Rules. Patrick McKernan, a Leonardo […] More

  • DOT to Allocate $900M for Infrastructure Grant Program's Second Round - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOT to Allocate $900M for Infrastructure Grant Program’s Second Round

    The Department of Transportation will launch the second round of a grant program that seeks to allocate up to $902.5M in federal funds for large and small infrastructure projects nationwide in fiscal year 2019. DOT said Friday it plans to award at least $25M each to large projects and at least $5M each to small projects through […] More

  • Army Taps Industry for Small Arms Training System Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps Industry for Small Arms Training System Development

    Some U.S. Army officials have said the service aims to expand partnerships with industry in efforts to develop small arms trainers designed to utilize simulation technology and realistic weaponry, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais, deputy commanding general of the Combined Arms Center-Training and head of the Synthetic Training Environment team, said the […] More

  • HackerOne Assists DoD in Another Air Force Bug Bounty Challenge; Marten Mickos Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HackerOne Assists DoD in Another Air Force Bug Bounty Challenge; Marten Mickos Quoted

    HackerOne has helped the Department of Defense launch the agency’s seventh bug bounty program, which aims to find security vulnerabilities in the public-facing websites and services of the U.S. Air Force. The company said Thursday it provided its hacker-powered security platform for DoD’s latest Hack the Air Force event, which also marked the service’s third […] More

  • DHS Expands CDM Approved Product List With McAfee Data Security Solutions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Expands CDM Approved Product List With McAfee Data Security Solutions

    McAfee’s device-to-cloud data protection and threat prevention products are now available on the Department of Homeland Security’s approved product list under the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program. The company said Thursday the DHS list now includes the McAfee MVISION portfolio family of security technologies and the ePolicy Orchestrator on Amazon Web Services. Kenneth Kartsen, vice president […] More

  • General Dynamics Team Gets Army OK to Move Bradley Active Protection Tech to Phase 2 Dev't - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Team Gets Army OK to Move Bradley Active Protection Tech to Phase 2 Dev’t

    A General Dynamics business unit and its partners will move to the second phase of development an active protection system for the U.S. Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicles. A team of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Elbit Systems and IMI received positive feedback from the Army Requirements Oversight Council for the Iron Fist Light APS, the Falls […] More

  • SSL Demos Solar Electric Spacecraft Propulsion Tech; Dario Zamarian Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL Demos Solar Electric Spacecraft Propulsion Tech; Dario Zamarian Quoted

    SSL demonstrated its solar electric propulsion system on two communications satellites that were launched into geostationary orbit this year. The Maxar Technologies subsidiary said Wednesday SPT-140 is an updated version of the SPT-100 electric thruster that has supported 34 missions and logged more than 100K firing hours. SPT-140 is designed to use the Power Processing Unit 140 and multiple gimbaled Hall effect thrusters […] More

  • Sierra Nevada Advances Orbital Vehicle Project With NASA; Fatih Ozmen Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sierra Nevada Advances Orbital Vehicle Project With NASA; Fatih Ozmen Quoted

    NASA has announced that a reusable, multi-mission orbital vehicle by Sierra Nevada Corp. is now ready for full-scale manufacturing and testing after passing an integration review validating its design performance. The company said Tuesday it has already started integrating critical parts of the Dream Chaser spacecraft, including major structural components, thermal protection system tiles and […] More

  • KLX to Operate as Boeing's Distribution Services Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KLX to Operate as Boeing’s Distribution Services Business

    KLX Aerospace Solutions will rename itself “Boeing Distribution Services” in a move slated to take effect Feb. 4. The name change notice, published Tuesday, came two months after Boeing completed its purchase of the Florida-based aviation parts and services provider for $3.2B cash. The Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer said the deal was part of its push to expand offerings […] More

  • Accenture Details Challenges Facing Feds in IT Modernization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Details Challenges Facing Feds in IT Modernization

    A new report by Accenture shows that many federal agencies still struggle in their efforts to modernize their information technology systems despite the progress they have made as they have yet to adopt new approaches such as cloud computing, digital platforms and agile software development. The company said Monday the government faces various challenges in aligning […] More

  • General Dynamics IT to Expand Navy Support Through SeaPort NxG Vehicle; Leigh Palmer Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics IT to Expand Navy Support Through SeaPort NxG Vehicle; Leigh Palmer Quoted

    General Dynamics’ information technology business has secured a spot on a potential 10-year, $50B contract vehicle to provide engineering and program support services to the U.S. Navy. The company said Monday it will compete for task orders to support five Navy systems commands, the Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Marine Corps through the SeaPort Next Generation contract. […] More

  • Lockheed-Universal Synaptics Partnership Aims to Help DoD Address Electronic Anomalies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Universal Synaptics Partnership Aims to Help DoD Address Electronic Anomalies

    Lockheed Martin and Universal Synaptics have partnered to leverage an automated testing platform in efforts to help the Department of Defense address intermittence in electronics used on military aircraft, ground vehicles and ships. Both companies agreed to utilize Universal Synaptic’s Intermittent Fault Detection tool to identify fault anomalies in multidomain platform electronics and wiring harnesses, Lockheed said […] More