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  • Air Force Seeks Info on Facial Recognition Software for Scott AFB - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Seeks Info on Facial Recognition Software for Scott AFB

    The Department of the Air Force is seeking a proof of concept for a gate automation facial recognition reader for Scott Air Force Base. In a sources sought notice posted on SAM.gov, Air Mobility Command said it wants information on the availability and capability of small or large companies to provide the technology to tighten security […] More

  • Atlas Secures Contract for Georgia Railroad Safety Program Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Atlas Secures Contract for Georgia Railroad Safety Program Support

    Atlas Technical Consultants, an Austin, Texas-based infrastructure and environmental services provider, has booked a potential five-year, $15 million contract to support the Railroad Safety Program of Georgia’s transportation department. The contractor said Friday it will specifically provide engineering, design and environmental services related to rail crossing for one of the state’s largest Class I rail operators. […] More

  • Sigma7 Appoints 3 Former Government Leaders to Inaugural Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sigma7 Appoints 3 Former Government Leaders to Inaugural Advisory Board

    Sigma7, a New York-based risk services provider, has named three retired military and national security officials to its newly created advisory board to help guide the company’s clients in assessing and responding to risks. The appointees are Nadia Schadlow, a former U.S. deputy national security adviser for strategy; Martin Dempsey, a retired U.S. Army general and […] More

  • Kratos to Produce XQ-58A Valkyrie Drones for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Produce XQ-58A Valkyrie Drones for Navy

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions a nine-month, $15.5 million contract to manufacture and deliver two XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aerial systems. The drones will be equipped with sensor and weapon system payloads that support penetrating affordable autonomous collaborative killer objectives, the Defense Department said Friday.  Kratos’ unmanned aerial systems unit will receive the full […] More

  • National Renewable Energy Lab to Award Funds to Small & Medium Wind Turbine Manufacturers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Renewable Energy Lab to Award Funds to Small & Medium Wind Turbine Manufacturers

    Eleven companies are set to receive $2.9 million in total funds from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to optimize wind turbine system designs, modernize manufacturing processes and contribute to distributed wind turbine deployment efforts in the U.S. NREL will issue the awards as part of the 2022-2023 Competitiveness Improvement Project, which offers financial and technical […] More

  • Aeyon, Decision Lens Aim to Help Transform DOD Financial Management Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aeyon, Decision Lens Aim to Help Transform DOD Financial Management Process

    Aeyon and Decision Lens have forged an alliance to apply both software and subject matter expertise in efforts to help Department of Defense clients manage financial operations. The two companies seek to provide DOD tools for planning budgets, prioritizing requirements and analyzing programs, Decision Lens said Tuesday. Vienna, Virginia-based Aeyon offers audit readiness and support services […] More

  • Boeing Subsidiary to Provide Solar Cells for NASA’s Earth Survey Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Subsidiary to Provide Solar Cells for NASA’s Earth Survey Satellite

    Boeing’s Spectrolab subsidiary will provide 3,360 NeXt Triple Junction solar cells for a NASA spacecraft that will be used for the agency’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission. NASA’s SWOT initiative is expected to launch this month to investigate the ocean’s surface topography and cycle in order to gain insights that could help communities prepare for […] More

  • Northrop Vet Bruce Brooke Named Chief Growth Officer at FWG - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Vet Bruce Brooke Named Chief Growth Officer at FWG

    Bruce Brooke, an 18-year veteran of Northrop Grumman, has been appointed chief growth officer at Washington, D.C.-based information technology and cybersecurity services provider FWG Solutions, according to a LinkedIn post published Sunday. He brings three decades of industry experience to the Small Business Administration-certified 8(a) contractor and will be responsible for helping drive the company’s market footprint expansion […] More

  • Terran Orbital Forms Satellite Imaging Tech Development Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Terran Orbital Forms Satellite Imaging Tech Development Business

    Terran Orbital has created a business unit with the goal of developing electro-optical satellite imaging systems intended for Earth observation and monitoring efforts in the space domain. Alex Pertica, a 36-year veteran of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will serve as head of the newly formed Optical Solutions Group, the company said Thursday. In his prior […] More

  • ICF Receives Air Force Environmental Program Support Order; Mark Lee Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF Receives Air Force Environmental Program Support Order; Mark Lee Quoted

    ICF will help the U.S. Air Force manage environmental compliance efforts at domestic base sites and installations in the Middle East under a potential 66-month, $25 million task order. The award from Air Force Central Command includes program office maintenance services meant to ensure the military branch adheres to environmental standards, the company said Thursday. […] More

  • Small Business APT Wins $67M NASA Mission Assurance Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Small Business APT Wins $67M NASA Mission Assurance Support Contract

    Huntsville, Alabama-based small business A-P-T Research has won a potential $67 million contract for safety and mission assurance support services to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work under the fixed-price, level-of-effort SMASS IV contract will include assessment and analysis of risks to exploration ground systems and various KSC-managed efforts such as the Commercial Crew […] More

  • Northrop Demos Sensor Tech at Military Installation; Jennifer Walsmith Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Demos Sensor Tech at Military Installation; Jennifer Walsmith Quoted

    Northrop Grumman has showcased the potential of a company-built sensing technology to support data transmission and sharing in military operations. The Converged Sensor demonstration took place at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland and applied the system to a mission scenario using ground test equipment for radio frequencies, the company said Tuesday. The sensor, […] More