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  • BAE Systems Begins $200M Jacksonville Shipyard Expansion Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems Begins $200M Jacksonville Shipyard Expansion Project

    BAE Systems has commenced the construction of a shiplift and land-level repair facility that will expand the capacity of its Jacksonville shipyard to drydock U.S. Navy vessels by 300 percent. The company said Wednesday it is investing $200 million in the upgraded complex that will start supporting the repair of naval and commercial ships homeported […] More

  • Air Force Puts Northrop's F-16 Electronic Warfare Tech Through Emulation Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Puts Northrop’s F-16 Electronic Warfare Tech Through Emulation Test

    An electronic warfare system Northrop Grumman built for the F-16 aircraft surpassed benchmarks during a recent simulation test in the U.S. Air Force’s Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator. The LIVE testing process showcased the potential of the Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite to defend against radio frequency threats by putting simulated air defense radar pulses into […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds WinMagic's Data Security Tools to Public Sector Tech Portfolio; Steve Jacyna Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft Adds WinMagic’s Data Security Tools to Public Sector Tech Portfolio; Steve Jacyna Quoted

    Carahsoft has agreed to distribute WinMagic‘s data security technology offerings to the public sector market through a reseller network and two contract vehicles. Under a partnership deal, Carahsoft will be the master government aggregator of the MagicEndpoint passwordless authentication tool and the SecureDoc file encryption software, the companies said Tuesday in a joint statement. Steve […] More

  • Battelle Wins CMS Contract for Health Care Performance Measurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle Wins CMS Contract for Health Care Performance Measurement

    Battelle has secured a contract to assist the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with national consensus development and strategic planning for health care quality measurement. The company said Monday it will work with Chickasaw Health Consulting, Rainmakers Strategic Solutions and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to help CMS set health care measurement priorities, endorse […] More

  • Serco Awarded Spot on $537M Navy Shipboard C4I Integration Contract; Tom Watson Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Serco Awarded Spot on $537M Navy Shipboard C4I Integration Contract; Tom Watson Quoted

    The U.S. Navy has selected Serco‘s North American business arm to compete for task orders under a five-year, $536.7 million contract to help the service branch engineer, integrate, test and install command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems aboard new ships. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the entire shipboard C4I design and integration life cycle, including […] More

  • Intelsat 40e Satellite Launched to Space Aboard SpaceX Falcon Rocket; Dave Wajsgras Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat 40e Satellite Launched to Space Aboard SpaceX Falcon Rocket; Dave Wajsgras Quoted

    Intelsat has launched its IS-40e communication satellite to the geostationary orbit aboard SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket to deliver space-based, high-speed connectivity to commercial aviation, mobility and network service clients in North America. The satellite, manufactured by Maxar Technologies, started transmitting and receiving signals after lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, Intelsat […] More

  • True Anomaly Raises Funding to Scale Up Autonomous Orbital Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    True Anomaly Raises Funding to Scale Up Autonomous Orbital Vehicle

    True Anomaly, a space security and sustainability start-up, has raised $17 million in a Series A funding round led by Eclipse and will use the capital to test its Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle. The company said Thursday the recent round brings the company’s total funding amount to $30 million and will support the validation of […] More

  • Boeing's Insitu Subsidiary Unveils Integrator VTOL Drone Tech at Navy League Expo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary Unveils Integrator VTOL Drone Tech at Navy League Expo

    Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, has introduced its Integrator unmanned aerial system capable of vertical take-off and landing at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exhibition in Maryland. Integrator uses Hood Tech’s Flying Launch and Recovery System to launch vertically from ships without reducing payload capacity or minimizing flight endurance, Insitu said Monday. The VTOL platform works […] More

  • Second Front Systems Added to AWS Global Accelerator Program; Devo's Dan Wilbricht Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Second Front Systems Added to AWS Global Accelerator Program; Devo’s Dan Wilbricht Quoted

    Second Front Systems, a provider of software-as-a-service offerings to the federal government, has joined an Amazon Web Services program that seeks to assist global service providers looking to address the public sector’s compliance authorization requirements. Under the AWS Global Security and Compliance Acceleration program, Second Front Systems will provide access to its Game Warden platform […] More

  • J&J Worldwide Services Begins Work on Army Medical Facility Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    J&J Worldwide Services Begins Work on Army Medical Facility Support Contract

    J&J Worldwide Services, a government preventative maintenance support services provider, has completed transition work on a five-year task order to support U.S. Army medical treatment facilities in Europe. The company said Tuesday it has started providing operations and maintenance services to medical treatment facilities in Germany, Belgium and Italy, including the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, […] More

  • Industry Vet Heather Dallara Named NCMA President for Program Year 2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Industry Vet Heather Dallara Named NCMA President for Program Year 2025

    Heather Dallara, a government contracting executive with nearly 20 years of defense and intelligence industry experience, has been appointed president for program year 2025 of the National Contract Management Association. She has been a member of the NCMA board of directors since 2017 and aims to help advance the contract management market and support defense […] More