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  • Navy to Conduct Christening Ceremony of Austal-Built USS Charleston - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy to Conduct Christening Ceremony of Austal-Built USS Charleston

    The U.S. Navy is set to hold the christening of the Austal USA-built littoral combat ship LCS-18 to be designated USS Charleston on Aug. 26 in Mobile, Alabama, the service branch said Thursday. Richard Spencer, secretary of the Navy, will deliver the principal address at the ceremony while Charlotte Riley, ship sponsor and wife of former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, will […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Hands Over GPS Anti-Jam Tech to Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Hands Over GPS Anti-Jam Tech to Air Force

    Rockwell Collins has delivered to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command a GPS platform designed to provide anti-jam protection capability to various aerial platforms. The Digital GPS Anti-Jam Receiver is based on open systems architecture that works to provide jamming resistance and anti-spoofing functionality to fixed-wing aircraft, transport planes, bombers, unmanned aircraft systems and other […] More

  • PoinstStream to Resell Cybernance Risk Assessment Platform via GSA Schedule 70 Contract Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PoinstStream to Resell Cybernance Risk Assessment Platform via GSA Schedule 70 Contract Vehicle

    Cybernance has partnered with PointStream to offer a cyber risk assessment platform to government agencies through the latter’s position on the General Services Administration‘s Information Technology Schedule 70 contract vehicle. Cybernance Platform is a software-as-a-service offering that works to identify cyber risks facing organizations, the company said Thursday. The SaaS platform is designed to aid government clients’ compliance with […] More

  • HII Shipbuilding Division to Perform Repairs on USS Fitzgerald - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Shipbuilding Division to Perform Repairs on USS Fitzgerald

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries business unit has been selected by the U.S. Navy to be in charge of repairing guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald. Ingalls Shipbuilding will perform repairs to the ship at its facilities in Pascagoula, Mississippi, HII said Wednesday. “Ingalls and all of its employees regret the tragic circumstances that will bring the ship to Pascagoula, but […] More

  • BAE Unveils 'Radiation-Hardened' Space Computer Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unveils ‘Radiation-Hardened’ Space Computer Tech

    BAE Systems has introduced a single-board computer technology designed to support computing processes on board spacecraft and satellites. The company said Wednesday it developed the RAD5545TM computer to aid space missions such as weather monitoring, planetary exploration, communications, surveillance, tracking and national security. RAD5545TM components are designed to resist potential damage or malfunction caused by radiation exposure […] More

  • General Dynamics Mission Systems Launches TechScout Outreach Program for Small Businesses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Mission Systems Launches TechScout Outreach Program for Small Businesses

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has unveiled a technical procurement outreach program organized to provide opportunities for small businesses to contribute in forming technologies that address the needs of General Dynamics customers. TechScout is part of the company’s EDGE Innovation Sourcing Network that seeks to enable small business vendors and suppliers to provide ideas and collaborate in response […] More

  • Harris to Offer Federal Agencies Network Services Under $50B GSA Contract Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Offer Federal Agencies Network Services Under $50B GSA Contract Vehicle

    Harris has won a position under the General Services Administration‘s potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle to offer network services to federal agencies. GSA selected Harris and nine other companies to compete for task orders to deliver information technology, telecommunications and infrastructure services through the EIS contract. Harris said Tuesday it plans to offer network […] More

  • HII's USS Portland Completes Navy Sea Trials Ahead of Planned Fall Delivery - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII’s USS Portland Completes Navy Sea Trials Ahead of Planned Fall Delivery

    The Huntington Ingalls Industries-built USS Portland amphibious transport dock has completed a series of acceptance sea trials under the U.S. Navy‘s Board of Inspection and Survey to check the vessel’s capabilities. The company said Monday its test and trials team worked with INSURV to perform approximately 200 trial events including anchor handling, steering, detect-to-engage and ballasting/de-ballasting. Steve Sloan, […] More

  • Intel Exhibits Deep Learning Tech at NASA AI R&D Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel Exhibits Deep Learning Tech at NASA AI R&D Event

    Intel hosted the closing event of NASA‘s eight-week artificial intelligence research and development program at the company’s Santa Clara, California facility. Intel said Thursday it supported research on how artificial intelligence can help address challenges in the areas of space weather, space resources and planetary defense as a partner in NASA’s Frontier Development Lab program. As part […] More

  • Sonartech Atlas, DST Form 3-Year Partnership to Develop Australian Naval Capability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sonartech Atlas, DST Form 3-Year Partnership to Develop Australian Naval Capability

    Sonartech Atlas and Australia’s Defense Science and Technology Group have entered into a three-year partnership agreement to pursue research and development in efforts to build on the country’s naval assets, Defence Connect reported Thursday. Christopher Pyne, minister for defense industry in Australia, has said the deal focuses on technologies in short-time signal analysis, onboard signature management, multi-sensor […] More

  • ThinkSmart Adds New Features to Workflow Automation Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ThinkSmart Adds New Features to Workflow Automation Platform

    ThinkSmart has updated a technology platform designed to help government and enterprise customers automate workflows and business processes. The company said Monday it incorporated new features into the Automation Platform that will work to help users configure and integrate the product with any system that runs Salesforce or Google application program interfaces. Paul Hirner, CEO at ThinkSmart, […] More