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Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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  • Navy Taps Compass Systems for Aircraft Procurement, Sustainment Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Compass Systems for Aircraft Procurement, Sustainment Support Contract

    Compass Systems has received a potential five-year, $27.4 million contract to support the U.S. Navy‘s new technology development and aircraft procurement and sustainment efforts. The Defense Department said Friday the company will provide non-technical management and materials and non-materials engineering support services under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Naval Air Warafer Center Aircraft Division is the […] More

  • Lockheed-Virginia Tech Alliance to Focus on Cybersecurity, Electronics & Autonomy Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Virginia Tech Alliance to Focus on Cybersecurity, Electronics & Autonomy Research

    Lockheed Martin and Virginia Tech have entered into a partnership to implement  joint research projects focused on cybersecurity, microelectronics, power electronics and autonomy. Virginia Tech said Nov. 21 it aims to further the university’s research collaboration, recruitment efforts and technical engagement with Lockheed as part of the agreement. “This agreement allows us to work together more efficiently and use our […] More

  • Iridium Secures Follow-On DoD Satellite Network Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Secures Follow-On DoD Satellite Network Support Contract

    Iridium Communications has been awarded a potential five-year, $45.8 million contract by the U.S. Navy to continue to provide communication services in support of the Defense Department‘s tactical, operational and strategic operations. DoD said Tuesday the follow-on contract has a base value of $8.7 million and covers satellite-based network services in the satellite, ground node, user equipment/terminal software and hardware development, integration […] More

  • CSRA's New Louisiana Tech Facility to Offer Govt IT, Professional Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA’s New Louisiana Tech Facility to Offer Govt IT, Professional Services

    CSRA has opened a new facility in Bossier City, Louisiana to support the information technology services company’s federal clients and expects to create around 800 jobs on-site through mid-2018. The Integrated Technology Center is located in the city’s National Cyber Research Park and will employ various computer science professionals, college graduates and military veterans, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ […] More

  • Navy Awards L-3 Night Vision Binocular Follow-On IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Awards L-3 Night Vision Binocular Follow-On IDIQ

    L-3 Communications has won a $49.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide binocular night vision devices to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Monday that L-3 will supply the military branch with BNVD goggles that are equipped with white phosphor tubes and designed to increase visual acuity of special operations forces who operate in low light conditions. The follow-on IDIQ has a five-year ordering period that […] More

  • AT&T Joins NASA-Industry UAS Traffic Mgmt Initiative; Mike Leff Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T Joins NASA-Industry UAS Traffic Mgmt Initiative; Mike Leff Comments

    AT&T supports a NASA-led project to research and develop a traffic management system for the agency to manage the safety and security of unmanned aircraft system operations in U.S. airspace. The company said Thursday it aims to contribute networking, internet of things, cloud, identity management and cybersecurity expertise to NASA’s UAS traffic management initiative. “Drones are already used in agriculture, public […] More

  • Reports: NASA, Orbital ATK to Launch Next ISS Cargo Mission With ULA's Atlas V Rocket - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reports: NASA, Orbital ATK to Launch Next ISS Cargo Mission With ULA’s Atlas V Rocket

    NASA wants to send an Orbital ATK-built Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station in spring 2017 using United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Andy Pasztor writes NASA’s plan to use the Atlas V for its next ISS cargo delivery mission with Orbital ATK is part of efforts to ensure that ISS crews will have adequate […] More

  • Leidos Secures Australia Joint Command Support Environment Sustainment Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Secures Australia Joint Command Support Environment Sustainment Extension

    Leidos has won a potential $42 million contract to continue sustainment work on the Joint Project 2030-Joint Command Support Environment for Australia’s military. The company said Thursday that its Australian subsidiary has supported the JCSE infrastructure since 2009 and the follow-on contract contains a base period of five years plus up to five option years. Australia’s Headquarters Joint Operations Command […] More

  • General Dynamics Subsidiary to Modernize Navy Expeditionary Mobile Base Vessel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Subsidiary to Modernize Navy Expeditionary Mobile Base Vessel

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary will perform post-delivery repair and modernization work on the USNS Lewis B. Puller expeditionary mobile base under a potential $38.3 million contract awarded by the U.S. Navy. The military branch received two offers for the contract through an online solicitation and obligated $34.5 million in funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD […] More

  • DRS Wins Army Fluid Distribution System Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRS Wins Army Fluid Distribution System Contract

    DRS Technologies has won a potential four-year, $37.7 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with up to 12 early-entry fluid distribution systems. Four bids were submitted to the Army Contracting Command for the firm-fixed-price contract via the internet, the Defense Department said Thursday. The project is comprised of engineering, manufacturing and development as well as production and […] More

  • Microsoft Signs ViON as Azure Govt Cloud Managed Service Provider; Tom Frana Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Signs ViON as Azure Govt Cloud Managed Service Provider; Tom Frana Comments

    Microsoft has signed up ViON as the newest managed service provider of the former’s cloud computing system for government agencies. ViON said Tuesday it can offer hybrid cloud platforms along with services intended to help customer agencies monitor and manage information technology systems as a Microsoft Azure Government MSP. Tom Frana, ViON CEO, noted that the company seeks […] More

  • GE Secures Army Aircraft T700 Engine Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Secures Army Aircraft T700 Engine Support Contract

    The U.S. Army has awarded General Electric‘s aviation subsidiary a potential five-year, $45.8 million contract for support work on T700 engines that currently power various multiple aircraft platforms. GE Aviation will perform work under the indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through Sept. 24, 2021, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Army Contracting Command received one bid for […] More