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  • Interplay Learning to Develop Solar Training Platform Under DOE Cooperative Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Interplay Learning to Develop Solar Training Platform Under DOE Cooperative Deal

    Interplay Learning has received a $1.25 million contract from the Energy Department to develop a content platform that will feature three-dimensional simulations and educational tools intended for solar installation training programs. DOE awarded the cooperative contract through the Technology to Market program under the department’s SunShot Initiative with the goal to increase the adoption of solar technologies, Interplay […] More

  • Boeing Hands First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Hands First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Australia

    Boeing has turned over the first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force during a ceremony held at the company’s delivery center in Tukwila, Washington. Shelley Lavender, Boeing military aircraft president, handed the ceremonial keys for P-8A to Australian Chief of Air Force Leo Davies during the event, the company said Friday. Boeing based […] More

  • Raytheon's Dave Wajsgras: 'Collective Effort' Needed to Address Cyber Workforce, Other Challenges - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Dave Wajsgras: ‘Collective Effort’ Needed to Address Cyber Workforce, Other Challenges

    Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon‘s intelligence business segment, has said the U.S. needs what he describes as a “proactive and collective effort” to address future cybersecurity needs. Wajsgras wrote in a blog post published Thursday that the National Cyber Security Awareness Month calls for all stakeholders to reinforce their efforts to protect the entire cyber infrastructure. He said […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Extend FAA Air Traffic Control Comms Services; Yun Chong Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Extend FAA Air Traffic Control Comms Services; Yun Chong Comments

    Rockwell Collins has received a contract extension to continue the company’s air traffic control communications services for the Federal Aviation Administration. Rockwell Collins will provide position reports, aircraft requests and ATC clearances to FAA on aircraft operating within the U.S. oceanic airspace under the Aeronautical Mobile Communications Service deal, the company said Monday. Yun Chong, vice president of commercial […] More

  • White House Science Office Seeks Input on Increased Data Portability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    White House Science Office Seeks Input on Increased Data Portability

    The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a request for information in search of ideas on how it can understand potential advantages and disadvantages of data portability. Alexander Macgillivray, OSTP’s deputy chief technology officer, and Council of Economic Advisers member Jay Shambaugh wrote in a blog post published Friday that the move aims to […] More

  • IBM Installs Watson in Aerialtronics Drones; Harriet Green Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Installs Watson in Aerialtronics Drones; Harriet Green Comments

    IBM has installed the company’s Watson cognitive computing system in Aerialtronics’ unmanned aircraft systems in an effort to help teams gain a complete view of their surroundings and analyze captured imagery. Aerialtronics’ Watson-equipped drones will work to capture images and send them to the IBM Watson Internet of Things Platform on IBM Cloud in near […] More

  • Capgemini Benchmark Shows Discreet Digital Transition of European Governments; Dinand Tinholt Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capgemini Benchmark Shows Discreet Digital Transition of European Governments; Dinand Tinholt Comments

    Capgemini has released findings of a new study that indicates governments in Europe are cautiously implementing digital services over time. Capgemini and Politecnico di Milano School of Management for the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology conducted the 13th eGovernment Benchmark Measurement for eGovernment Services to assess the priority areas of the eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015, Capgemini […] More

  • Saab to Study Shoulder-Fired Weapon Precision Techniques for DARPA; Gorgen Johansson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Study Shoulder-Fired Weapon Precision Techniques for DARPA; Gorgen Johansson Comments

    Saab has been selected to conduct research for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency study with the goal to develop a precision-engagement system for shoulder-fired weapons. Saab said Monday its Dynamics business area will analyze potential concepts and recommend approaches that require further investigations in the future under the Massive Overmatch Assault Round study. “Today’s short-range weapons lack active […] More

  • GovPlanet Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of Launch, Unveils GovPlanet EU; Jeff Holmes Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovPlanet Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of Launch, Unveils GovPlanet EU; Jeff Holmes Comments

    GovPlanet, IronPlanet’s online marketplace for used government equipment, has completed its second year of work to provide equipment to federal, state and municipal clients. The marketplace also launched an expanded platform designed to extend its offerings to customers in Europe as GovPlanet enters its third year, GovPlanet said Monday. “Our growth both geographically and through our product offerings […] More

  • AeroVironment to Build Miniature Aerial Missile Systems for Army; Kirk Flittie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AeroVironment to Build Miniature Aerial Missile Systems for Army; Kirk Flittie Comments

    AeroVironment has been awarded a one-year, $22.8 million contract to produce loitering aerial munitions for the U.S. Army in an effort to help warfighters conduct precision strike missions. The company said Monday it will provide Block 10C Switchblade lethal miniature aerial missile systems and support services under the contract with the Army’s Close Combat Weapons Systems Project Office. The Army procured the […] More

  • QinetiQ, Milrem Unveil Hybrid Unmanned Ground Vehicle; Jon Hastie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ, Milrem Unveil Hybrid Unmanned Ground Vehicle; Jon Hastie Comments

    QinetiQ North America and Milrem have introduced a modular, hybrid unmanned ground vehicle the companies designed to help soldiers perform their missions on the battlefield. Titan is built to incorporate Milrem’s Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System for military applications along with QinetiQ’s tactical robot controller and robotic applique kit, Milrem said Monday. The vehicle is built to comply […] More

  • Defense News: Singapore Mulls F-35 Procurement in 2030 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense News: Singapore Mulls F-35 Procurement in 2030

    Singapore is eyeing a potential procurement of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter aircraft somewhere in the 2030 timeframe, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta quoted Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen as saying that the F-35 is “a good plane, but our needs aren’t so urgent at this point and time.” Ng added that he predicts the country’s current F-15 and F-16 fighter jets could remain well […] More