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  • CACI Receives NAVSEA Task Order for Workforce Development, Support Services; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Receives NAVSEA Task Order for Workforce Development, Support Services; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has secured a five-year, $40 million task order under the SeaPort-e contract vehicle to help develop the Naval Sea Systems Command’s workforce and facilitate organizational efficiency and effectiveness. The company said Monday the task order covers professional, technical and consulting services in support of the chief strategy office, chief of staff and the total force and corporate […] More

  • Airbus DS Communications' New Platform Would Provide 9-1-1 Call Location Data Via RapidSOS Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus DS Communications’ New Platform Would Provide 9-1-1 Call Location Data Via RapidSOS Tech

    A business unit of Airbus‘ defense and space arm will launch a tool that is designed to provide location data for 9-1-1 wireless calls to public safety answering points via RapidSOS‘ data repository. Airbus DS Communications said Thursday its new VESTA Map Local platform will work to check whether a caller’s device-based location data is available on RapidSOS’ NG9-1-1 Clearinghouse repository then present […] More

  • Boeing Taps Germany-Based COTESA to Supply Chinook Helicopter Parts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Taps Germany-Based COTESA to Supply Chinook Helicopter Parts

    Boeing has selected Germany-based composite component supplier COTESA for a five-year contract to produce various parts for the aerospace and defense company’s heavy-lift helicopter platform. COTESA, which now joins Boeing’s supply chain in Germany, will provide parts of the H-47 Chinook tunnel cover section for the worldwide fleet of Chinook aircraft, the latter said Thursday. Boeing has produced more than […] More

  • Army Tests Proximity Fuze-Equipped Raytheon Stinger Missiles; Kim Ernzen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Tests Proximity Fuze-Equipped Raytheon Stinger Missiles; Kim Ernzen Comments

    The U.S. Army used a pair of Raytheon-developed anti-air missiles equipped with proximity fuzes to engage small unmanned airborne systems at a recent testing event. Raytheon said Thursday that the proximity fuzes added to the Stinger missiles helped eliminate targets which included an MQM-170C and another small UAS platform. Kim Ernzen, vice president of Raytheon’s land warfare systems products, said […] More

  • Navy Plans Radio Supply, Upgrade IDIQ Award to Rockwell Collins - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Plans Radio Supply, Upgrade IDIQ Award to Rockwell Collins

    The Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Corona division plans to award a sole-source contract to Rockwell Collins to update the U.S. Navy‘s 721S radios and supply 721SR units. A FedBizOpps notice published Tuesday says the service branch intends to use a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a five-year ordering period for the radio procurement and upgrade efforts. NSWC Corona wants Rockwell Collins to supply commercial 721S radios to replace […] More

  • TSA Orders Additional Smiths Detection-Built Explosive Detectors; Sally Nordeen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSA Orders Additional Smiths Detection-Built Explosive Detectors; Sally Nordeen Comments

    Smiths Detection has received a $45 million order to supply the Transportation Security Administration with additional explosives detection systems for installation at various airports across the U.S. The company said Wednesday that it will deliver 26 CTX 9800 DSi systems as part of the order with an option to provide 12 more EDS units to TSA. Sally Nordeen, senior director of global EDS […] More

  • BAE-QinetiQ Alliance Seeks to Promote Adoption of Electric Drive Tech for Combat Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE-QinetiQ Alliance Seeks to Promote Adoption of Electric Drive Tech for Combat Vehicles

    BAE Systems and QinetiQ have entered into a teaming agreement with the goal to help foster worldwide adoption of an electric drive transmission technology designed for ground combat vehicles. QinetiQ said May 25 it aims to combine the firm’s electric drive expertise with BAE’s systems design, development, manufacturing and integration experience in efforts to  support utilization of the E-X-Drive system. E-X-Drive is designed to power communications, […] More

  • Engility Introduces Cloud Migration, Optimization Tool for DoD, IC Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Introduces Cloud Migration, Optimization Tool for DoD, IC Clients

    Engility has launched a technology platform the company designed to help defense and intelligence agencies architect, optimize and migrate to cloud computing infrastructure. Cloud ASCEND uses a data-based approach meant to help customers manage cloud and enterprise modernization projects, Engility said Wednesday. The company developed the platform to help customers gain visibility and reduce potential risks of cloud migration. Amanda Brownfield, senior […] More

  • Carahsoft to Resell Dell EMC's Converged Infrastructure Offering to Govt Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Resell Dell EMC’s Converged Infrastructure Offering to Govt Sector

    Carahsoft Technology has agreed to resell a Dell EMC-built converged infrastructure system to public sector organizations through the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle. Dell EMC’s VxBlock System will work to help customer agencies modernize data centers and simplify information technology functions, Carahsoft said Tuesday. VxBlock is powered by Intel‘s Xeon processor and employs computation, network, storage and virtualization tools from […] More

  • Navy Receives Huntington Ingalls-Built USS Washington Submarine; Matt Needy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Receives Huntington Ingalls-Built USS Washington Submarine; Matt Needy Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered the USS Washington submarine to the U.S. Navy after the underwater vehicle  completed a round of Board of Inspection and Survey sea trials. The company said Friday that USS Washington, dubbed SSN 787, received the highest score among all new construction Virginia-class submarines under the Figure of Merit scoring system. “The score is a reflection […] More

  • OGSystems Updates Aerial Imaging & Image Processing Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OGSystems Updates Aerial Imaging & Image Processing Platforms

    OGSystems has rolled out its updated three-dimensional aerial imaging system and sensor-based processing system for 2D and 3D images. The PeARL aerial imaging platform is equipped with a modern sensor that works to provide approximately 1.6 inches of ground sample distance at a 10,000 feet above ground level with about 2,000-yard configurable swath width, OGSystems said Thursday. The company updated the imaging […] More

  • ViaSat Awarded DISA In-Flight Comms Service Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ViaSat Awarded DISA In-Flight Comms Service Extension

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded ViaSat a six-month, $19.3 million contract modification for in-flight communications service to senior U.S. government leaders and their staff members. ViaSat will continue to provide Ku-band and Ka-band satellite communications coverage when government officials travel by air, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The modification exercises the first option on a previously awarded non-competitive firm-fixed price contract with […] More