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  • Northrop Wraps Up Critical Design Review for SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Wraps Up Critical Design Review for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer

    Northrop Grumman has finished reviewing the design of 42 communication satellites that will be part of a larger network meant to ensure fast and secure delivery of information during U.S. military missions. The company said Tuesday completing the critical design review reflects progress on the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer project, which involves building […] More

  • Galois Team Determines Specs for SDA’s Cryptographic Module Prototype - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Galois Team Determines Specs for SDA’s Cryptographic Module Prototype

    Galois, its spinout Niobium Microsystems and partner Innoflight have determined the hardware and software specifications for the prototype of a cryptographic module meant to safeguard the Space Development Agency’s satellite network. The team developed the product line, architecture, cryptographic algorithm and system specifications for the prototype in support of the High Integrity, Performant, Efficient Realization of a SPAceborne […] More

  • AEI, Space Florida Collaborating on Increasing Aerospace Investments, Jobs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AEI, Space Florida Collaborating on Increasing Aerospace Investments, Jobs

    Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners and financing and development authority Space Florida have partnered to help interested aerospace companies expand and relocate in Florida. The alliance will also aim to create a talent pool for the sector using the state’s existing educational institutions and labor force development initiatives, AEI said Monday. “Our goal is to streamline the […] More

  • System High Earns VETS Indexes Employer Recognition; Rob Howe Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    System High Earns VETS Indexes Employer Recognition; Rob Howe Quoted

    System High has received the 3-Star Employer designation in the 2023 VETS Indexes Employer Awards, a program recognizing the country’s best veteran employers. The Chantilly, Virginia-based company said Friday it vied with nearly 240 organizations in the third annual survey-based awards. VETS Indexes, an independent provider of environmental, social and governance indexes, recognized a total of 200 […] More

  • Northrop to Enter Army IBCS Program's Full-Rate Production Stage; Rebecca Torzone Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Enter Army IBCS Program’s Full-Rate Production Stage; Rebecca Torzone Quoted

    Northrop Grumman has received Department of Defense approval to begin manufacturing at full-rate capacity a command and control system designed to support the U.S. Army’s air and missile defense operations across the globe. DOD decided to move the Integrated Battle Command System into full-rate production, marking a key step for the service branch to schedule […] More

  • L3Harris, Sidus Space Enter Mentor-Protege Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris, Sidus Space Enter Mentor-Protege Agreement

    Sidus Space will collaborate with L3Harris Technologies for a year under the Department of Defense’s Mentor-Protege Program. Sidus Space said Tuesday the MPP is intended to bolster the commercial satellite company’s functions within the DOD supplier base to help make space data accessible and usable to a wide range of clients, with support from the larger defense […] More

  • Merlin Labs to Demo Automated Aircraft System Under FAA Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Merlin Labs to Demo Automated Aircraft System Under FAA Contract

    Merlin Labs will demonstrate a company-developed autonomous flight control system under a contract from the Federal Aviation Administration. Merlin said Wednesday the $1 million FAA award requires the company to conduct the initial testing phase for the Merlin Pilot with the help of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Everts Air Cargo. Flight trials are set to […] More

  • State Department Awards $80M Visa Processing Support Contract to One Federal Solution - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department Awards $80M Visa Processing Support Contract to One Federal Solution

    One Federal Solution has won a $79.9 million single-award contract to help the State Department process visa applications, according to a notice published Tuesday on SAM.gov. The department chose OFS to carry out the work after a competition reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Contract work covers general visa processing support to the department’s Visa Office […] More

  • BESPIN, Partners Launch User Improvement-Focused Service for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BESPIN, Partners Launch User Improvement-Focused Service for Air Force

    A BESPIN, Omni Federal and Skylight team has deployed their co-developed user experience monitoring software that is envisioned to help enhance technologies used during U.S. Air Force missions. BESPIN said Thursday the UEM enterprise service, which took around a year to be developed for the Department of the Air Force, is now accessible through Cloud One. The service […] More

  • IPT Associates COO Jon Katz Adds President Title - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IPT Associates COO Jon Katz Adds President Title

    Jon Katz, chief operating officer of IPT Associates since 2019, has been elevated to a dual role as president and COO at the federal information technology and professional services provider. Katz will lead initiatives to grow IPTA’s market footprint, internal operations, delivery teams and customer relationships, the company said Monday. He will plan, direct and organize the […] More

  • QCI Subsidiary Joins NSF-Sponsored Quantum Research Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QCI Subsidiary Joins NSF-Sponsored Quantum Research Initiative

    Quantum Computing Inc.’s federal unit has become a member of the National Science Foundation’s Center for Quantum Technologies, an alliance of engineers and scientists developing quantum devices, systems and algorithms to help address industry and defense challenges. Joining as a non-traditional defense company, QI Solutions will guide the CQT group using its knowledge in quantum photonic […] More

  • Slingshot Aerospace Names Leslie Hildebrand as SVP, Pieter Kreuk as CFO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Slingshot Aerospace Names Leslie Hildebrand as SVP, Pieter Kreuk as CFO

    Slingshot Aerospace has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Leslie Hildebrand as senior vice president of government business development and strategy and Pieter Kreuk as chief financial officer. In a statement on Wednesday, Melanie Stricklan, co-founder and CEO of Slingshot Aerospace, said the two executives will play pivotal roles in shaping the future of the […] More