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Naomi Cooper

is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.

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  • ManTech to Upgrade SOCOM's Expeditionary Weapon Systems; David Hathaway Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    ManTech to Upgrade SOCOM’s Expeditionary Weapon Systems; David Hathaway Quoted

    Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division has awarded ManTech a five-year, $57 million task order to help enhance the capabilities of expeditionary weapon systems used by U.S. Special Operations Command. ManTech said Monday it will deliver next-generation intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and perform life cycle management of crewed and uncrewed air, land and maritime […] More

  • Army Launches New SBIR Contract Opportunity for AI/ML & Wearable Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Launches New SBIR Contract Opportunity for AI/ML & Wearable Tech

    The U.S. Army is seeking small businesses capable of developing artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered tools and wearable technologies designed to improve warfighting capabilities. A Phase I contract opportunity under the Army Applied Small Business Innovation Research program calls for the development of wearable radiation detection sensors that meet size, weight, and power reduction requirements, […] More

  • Virgin Orbit, SSC in Final Launch Preparations for Space Force Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Virgin Orbit, SSC in Final Launch Preparations for Space Force Mission

    Virgin Orbit‘s national systems division has begun final preparations with Space Systems Command to launch a pair of research and development satellites for the U.S. Space Force from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay, U.K.  The Space Test Program-27VPD mission will liftoff to orbit onboard Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket to perform R&D experiments to demonstrate the capability […] More

  • CAES to Deliver Arrays to Lockheed for Ship Electronic Warfare System; Mike Kahn Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAES to Deliver Arrays to Lockheed for Ship Electronic Warfare System; Mike Kahn Quoted

    Lockheed Martin has awarded CAES a low-rate initial production phase 2 contract to continue the supply of phased array antennas for the former’s Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare system. CAES said Wednesday its phased array antennas are designed to support the AOEW system’s ability to function autonomously or with a ship’s onboard electronic surveillance sensor. AOEW […] More

  • Former General Dynamics EVP Chris Marzilli Joins iRocket Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former General Dynamics EVP Chris Marzilli Joins iRocket Board

    Chris Marzilli, former executive vice president of General Dynamics‘ technologies segment, has been appointed to the board of directors at Innovative Rocket Technologies. iRocket said Wednesday the three-time Wash100 awardee joined the reusable small launch vehicle manufacturer following his retirement from General Dynamics, where he worked for four decades. Marzilli brings decades of leadership experience […] More

  • Raytheon Subsidiary to Develop Space Force Missile Track Custody Prototype - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Subsidiary to Develop Space Force Missile Track Custody Prototype

    A Raytheon Technologies subsidiary has secured a prime contract to develop a missile warning satellite prototype under a U.S. Space Force program focused on advancing the detection and tracking of missiles in medium Earth orbit. Raytheon Intelligence & Space said Wednesday it will team up with Lockheed Martin to integrate its Missile Track Custody payload […] More

  • Fed IT Leader Bobby Saxon Appointed Leidos VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fed IT Leader Bobby Saxon Appointed Leidos VP

    Bobby Saxon, a retired U.S. Army colonel and outgoing deputy director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Office of Information Technology, is set to rejoin the industry as a vice president at Leidos. In a LinkedIn post, Saxon said he will focus on customer advocacy in his new role at Leidos. Saxon held […] More

  • Amentum Unit Appraised at CMMI Level 3; Jill Bruning Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amentum Unit Appraised at CMMI Level 3; Jill Bruning Quoted

    Amentum‘s C5I Information Warfare Systems business unit has achieved Maturity Level 3 appraisal under ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration program in recognition of its efforts to build defined processes in software development. The company said Tuesday its CIWS group offers software development technology designed to enable naval forces to deliver acoustic, communication systems technology, combat […] More

  • Carahsoft to Offer Fidelis Cybersecurity Platforms to DOD Under Expanded ESI Agreement; Alex Whitworth Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Offer Fidelis Cybersecurity Platforms to DOD Under Expanded ESI Agreement; Alex Whitworth Quoted

    Carahsoft Technology will give the Department of Defense and intelligence community access to Fidelis Cybersecurity‘s threat detection platforms through a recent blanket purchase agreement for DOD Enterprise Software Initiative. Under the BPA, Carahsoft will offer Fidelis’ Elevate open and active eXtended detection and response tool and CloudPassage Halo unified cloud security and compliance platform to […] More

  • Army Vet Stephen Lyons Appointed to iRocket Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Vet Stephen Lyons Appointed to iRocket Board

    Stephen “Steve” Lyons, a retired U.S. Army general and former commander of U.S. Transportation Command, has been appointed to the board of directors at Innovative Rocket Technologies, a manufacturer of fully reusable small launch vehicle. Lyons retired from the Army in 2021 after nearly four decades of service and was appointed as port and supply […] More

  • Google Cloud's Lynn Martin Details Trends Changing Government Operations in 2023 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Google Cloud’s Lynn Martin Details Trends Changing Government Operations in 2023

    Lynn Martin, vice president of the North American public sector business at Google Cloud, said artificial intelligence, collaboration tools, security platforms and online education will change how government employees provide services to the public in 2023.  Martin wrote in a Nextgov guest piece published Thursday that AI, which has been used in climate science, health […] More