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  • 4 Cloud Service Providers Get Priority Access to FedRAMP Evaluation Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    4 Cloud Service Providers Get Priority Access to FedRAMP Evaluation Process

    The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board has decided to prioritize work with four vendors aiming to receive certification for their cloud service offerings. Cisco Systems, Cyxtera‘s federal group, Palo Alto Networks and Project Hosts can pursue the security package assessment process through FedRAMP Connect, the program management office said Tuesday. The board uses a set […] More

  • DIU Soliciting Rechargeable Battery Proposals for Various Military Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DIU Soliciting Rechargeable Battery Proposals for Various Military Platforms

    The Defense Innovation Unit has issued a commercial solutions opening for high-capacity rechargeable battery cells or packs that could be applied to dismounted warfighter operations, ground vehicles, aviation and space missions. DIU said it is looking to tap a vendor or vendors for collaboration with the Department of Defense on the development of the Family of […] More

  • HII Division to Help Streamline Delivery of Technologies to Warfighters; Grant Hagen Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Division to Help Streamline Delivery of Technologies to Warfighters; Grant Hagen Quoted

    HII’s Mission Technologies unit has secured a five-year, $21 million recompete contract to help the Defense Logistics Agency simplify the process of delivering products and materials to American warfighters. The company said Monday it will research and develop strategies to improve the defense system logistics services, supply chains, materials and products that the DLA manages to maximize […] More

  • Lockheed Hands Over USS Marinette Littoral Combat Ship to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Hands Over USS Marinette Littoral Combat Ship to Navy

    Lockheed Martin has delivered the future USS Marinette littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy in early February, bringing the total deliveries of Freedom-class LCS to the service branch to 13. The Naval Sea Systems Command said Friday LCS 25, which honors the city of Marinette located in the northeast of Wisconsin, was equipped with a […] More

  • HII, Navy Reach UUV Production Program Milestone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII, Navy Reach UUV Production Program Milestone

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries business has completed production services for the U.S. Navy’s program of record on the MK 18 Mod 2 unmanned underwater vehicle and delivered more than 90 systems to the fleet since 2012. Hydroid, which HII acquired in 2020, received multiple contracts throughout the effort managed by the expeditionary missions office under the […] More

  • Magellan Federal Receives 2023 Top Workplaces USA Award; Anna Sever Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Magellan Federal Receives 2023 Top Workplaces USA Award; Anna Sever Quoted

    A Magellan Health subsidiary has landed a spot on Energage‘s list of top workplaces in the country for 2023. According to a company statement published Thursday, Magellan Federal employees cited work-life balance, role and recognition as the company’s three overall strengths in response to the Energage-powered Top Workplaces USA survey conducted from Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 2022. […] More

  • Navy Deploys Textron Subsidiary’s UAS Aboard Expeditionary Mobile Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Deploys Textron Subsidiary’s UAS Aboard Expeditionary Mobile Base

    The U.S. Navy has employed an expeditionary sea base vessel to host a Textron subsidiary-developed unmanned aircraft system that supports a broad range of military and aviation operations. Textron Systems said Wednesday the Aerosonde UAS took its first operational flight aboard the ESB 5-designated USS Miguel Keith to provide extended-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services with enhanced […] More

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    DARPA Picks Teams for Lifter Seaplane Demonstrator Project

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected two teams to help in the first stage of development of a full-scale, wing-in-ground lifter seaplane demonstrator. DARPA said Wednesday the team of General Atomics and Maritime Applied Physics Corp. and the group consisting of Aurora Flight Sciences, Gibbs & Cox and ReconCraft will join the agency and the Department of […] More

  • Kratos to Produce Aerial Targets for Navy, Foreign Clients Under $50M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Produce Aerial Targets for Navy, Foreign Clients Under $50M Contract

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions a $49.6 million contract to manufacture and deliver high-subsonic, recoverable aerial target systems to the service branch and the governments of Canada and Australia. For the full rate production Lot 4 work, Kratos will provide 55 units of the BQM-177A target including 55 rocket-assisted takeoff attachment kits, […] More

  • SandboxAQ Books Air Force Quantum Tech R&D Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SandboxAQ Books Air Force Quantum Tech R&D Contract

    Software as service startup SandboxAQ has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to mature quantum sensor technology intended for navigation use in mission areas where global positioning systems can be interrupted. The Direct-to-Phase-II Small Business Innovation Research award from USAF will support research and development efforts for the quantum navigation system, SandboxAQ said Monday. USAF and […] More

  • DARPA Schedules Proposers Day for Military Cyber Tech Devt Project Solicitation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Schedules Proposers Day for Military Cyber Tech Devt Project Solicitation

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will hold a Proposers Day on Feb. 21 at its Arlington, Virginia conference center to provide information on an upcoming broad agency announcement for a program aimed at developing cyber technologies for combat use. According to a notice published Friday, cyber technology development activities meant to enhance warfighter performance and […] More

  • General Dynamics Subsidiary Completes Delivery of USS Carl Levin Destroyer to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Subsidiary Completes Delivery of USS Carl Levin Destroyer to Navy

    General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has handed over to the U.S. Navy a future guided-missile destroyer ship named after former 36-year U.S. Senator Carl Levin. USS Carl Levin is an Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer equipped with the latest Aegis combat system that is capable of large-area missile defense coverage and complex sensor data processing, the Naval Sea […] More