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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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  • NASA: Orbital ATK Eyes Aug. 22 Launch Date for Sixth ISS Cargo Resupply Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA: Orbital ATK Eyes Aug. 22 Launch Date for Sixth ISS Cargo Resupply Mission

    Orbital ATK aims to launch a company-built Cygnus spacecraft for its sixth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station by Aug. 22 under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. NASA said Friday that Cygnus will lift off from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia onboard an Antares rocket. The […] More

  • Army Taps Kraig Biocraft to Develop Spider Silk-Based Ballistic Shoot Packs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps Kraig Biocraft to Develop Spider Silk-Based Ballistic Shoot Packs

    Ann Arbor, Michigan-based biotechnology firm Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has been awarded a potential $1 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop high-performance fibers using genetically engineered spider silk for protective military apparel. The company will use its proprietary Dragon Silk material to produce ballistic shoot packs for the service branch under the contract, Kraig Biocraft said Tuesday. The Army […] More

  • Brian Hall: Microsoft Partners With Booz Allen, IBM to Expand Surface Tablet Features - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brian Hall: Microsoft Partners With Booz Allen, IBM to Expand Surface Tablet Features

    Booz Allen Hamilton and IBM have joined Microsoft‘s Surface Enterprise Initiative with the goal to create and offer a range of support tools for government and commercial organizations that use Windows 10-equipped Surface tablets. Brian Hall, general manager of Microsoft’s devices business group, wrote in a blog entry posted Tuesday that Booz Allen will develop new tools intended to help address […] More

  • Lockheed to Expand Space Tech Processing Operations in Florida, Add Up to 300 Jobs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Expand Space Tech Processing Operations in Florida, Add Up to 300 Jobs

    Lockheed Martin expects to create as many as 300 jobs over the next four years through an expansion of the company’s spacecraft technology processing operations in Titusville, Florida. The Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast said Tuesday that Lockheed will receive incentives from the state of Florida and the North Brevard Economic Development Zone program to help […] More

  • DoD, Lockheed Eye F-35 Program Savings Through 2 Cost Reduction Strategies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD, Lockheed Eye F-35 Program Savings Through 2 Cost Reduction Strategies

    The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin have unveiled a pair of initiatives that aim to reduce the costs of producing and sustaining the F-35 Lightning II aircraft and weapon system. Lockheed, the primary F–35 contractor, and its principal industry partners BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman will invest an additional $170 million over the next two years in an effort to generate further […] More

  • Cerner Lands $74M Data Hosting Add-On Contract Under DoD's EHR System Modernization Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cerner Lands $74M Data Hosting Add-On Contract Under DoD’s EHR System Modernization Initiative

    Healthcare technology developer Cerner has been awarded a potential $73.7 million sole-source contract to host clinical data for the initial operating phase of the Defense Department‘s future Genesis military health records system, FCW reported Thursday. Zach Noble writes the award is an add-on to the $4.3 billion Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract the team of Leidos, Cerner and Accenture won in July 2015. DoD initially […] More

  • DHA Taps ProSource360 for Military Pharmaceutical Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHA Taps ProSource360 for Military Pharmaceutical Services Contract

    ProSource360 Consulting Services has secured a prime contract of an undisclosed value to help the Defense Health Agency and the Air Force Medical Support Agency develop clinical and administrative management strategies and policies. The company said Friday it will provide analytical, conceptual, technical and project management services for the Air Force Pharmacy as well as monitor forecast requirements related […] More

  • MBDA to Supply Qatar Navy Missiles Under $1.11B Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA to Supply Qatar Navy Missiles Under $1.11B Deal

    MBDA‘s Italian subsidiary has been awarded a potential $1.11 billion contract to build  three kinds of missile for installation on Qatar’s naval ships. The Qatar Emiri Naval Forces will receive Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles and  Aster 30 Block 1 and Vertical Launch MICA air defense missile systems from MBDA Italia, the company said Wednesday. The weapons will be built to […] More

  • Defense News: UK Agency Teams With BAE, Northrop for F-35 Support Hub Bid - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense News: UK Agency Teams With BAE, Northrop for F-35 Support Hub Bid

    A British defense support organization has partnered with BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman to compete for the rights to be Europe’s F-35 avionics sustainment hub, Defense News reported Wednesday. Andrew Chuter writes the U.K.’s Defense Electronics and Components Agency, BAE and Northrop aim to propose a joint framework for maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade services provision to the F-35 Joint Program Office by August. DECA […] More

  • Orbital ATK-Built SLS Booster System Passes Final Qualification Ground Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK-Built SLS Booster System Passes Final Qualification Ground Test

    NASA and Orbital ATK have completed the second qualification ground test of a booster for the Space Launch System, which the agency developed with Boeing to send the Lockheed Martin-built Orion crew module on deep-space missions. The test occurred Tuesday at an Orbital ATK facility in Utah and was the final booster evaluation before the scheduled unmanned flight of the Orion […] More

  • Deloitte: Moderate Global Defense Spending to Continue Through 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte: Moderate Global Defense Spending to Continue Through 2020

    A report by Deloitte predicts economic forces will continue to drive moderate defense commitments globally and will increase the relative parity among military capabilities through 2020. The company’s latest Global Defense Outlook report forecasts that the combined annual defense budget of the 50 countries studied will remain flat at nearly $1.6 trillion  over the next five years, Deloitte said Monday. Those nations account […] More

  • State Dept Explores Industry Sources of EHR System Implementation Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Explores Industry Sources of EHR System Implementation Support

    The State Department is requesting information on project management services providers that can help the agency deploy an ambulatory electronic medical records system for the healthcare units of U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. A FedBizOpps notice published Wednesday states that the department’s Office of Medical Services seeks support on EHR project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, training, implementation and go-live and close-out activities. MED […] More