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  • BAE Eyes Prototype Design, Test, Integration Task Orders Under Army Contract; DeEtte Gray Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Eyes Prototype Design, Test, Integration Task Orders Under Army Contract; DeEtte Gray Comments

    BAE Systems is in line to provide design, test and integration support for space, high-altitude and missile defense technology prototypes to the U.S. Army‘s Space and Missile Defense Command and Army Forces Strategic Command. The company said Wednesday it will bid on task orders to provide the required services under a potential $3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract the Army awarded to eight […] More

  • Crossmatch to Help IARPA Develop Presentation Attack Detection Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Crossmatch to Help IARPA Develop Presentation Attack Detection Tech

    Crossmatch has landed a $5.8 million contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop technologies that will work to detect spoofing attempts in biometric identification systems. The company said Wednesday IARPA’s Thor program will focus on the development of presentation attack detection platforms that can identify true biometric identities and mitigate potential deception. Bill McClurg, senior vice […] More

  • Motorola Solutions to Debut Public Safety Mobile Apps Suite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Motorola Solutions to Debut Public Safety Mobile Apps Suite

    Motorola Solutions will launch a suite of mobile applications designed to help public safety personnel communicate and collaborate with each other. The company said Tuesday the portfolio comprises the Messaging, Mapping, WAVE and Telephony apps. Messaging is designed to help first responders share text messages and photos to individuals or talk groups across smartphones and two-way radios. Mapping will work to identify nearby […] More

  • ARServices to Provide Staffing Support for DLA’s Data Center Optimization, R&D Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ARServices to Provide Staffing Support for DLA’s Data Center Optimization, R&D Programs

    ARServices has received contracts to provide staffing and management support services for the Defense Logistics Agency’s three new projects. The company said Tuesday it will designate 20 subject matter experts and personnel to work on the three programs with DLA across 10 locations. Under the first project, ARServices will help DLA comply with the Office […] More

  • Army Orders $92M in Orbital ATK Small-Caliber Rounds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Orders $92M in Orbital ATK Small-Caliber Rounds

    Orbital ATK has secured orders worth $92 million combined to supply small-caliber rounds to the U.S. Army. The orders cover 7.62 millimeter and 5.56 mm ammunition under the company’s supply contract with the service branch, Orbital ATK said Monday. Orbital ATK will manufacture the ammo at the Lake City Army ammunition facility in Missouri, which […] More

  • Leonardo Receives AW169 Helicopter Order From Argentina - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo Receives AW169 Helicopter Order From Argentina

    Argentina’s national gendarmerie has ordered a twin-turbine helicopter from Leonardo  to support law enforcement and border patrol operations within the country. Leonardo said Thursday is scheduled to deliver an AgustaWestland AW169 unit in the second half of this year. Mauro Moretti, CEO and general manager of Leonardo, said the selection of the AW169 by the Argentine gendarmerie helps […] More

  • Hitachi to Resell DigitalGlobe Satellite Imagery Products, Services in Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hitachi to Resell DigitalGlobe Satellite Imagery Products, Services in Japan

    Hitachi has agreed to distribute DigitalGlobe‘s satellite imagery products and services in the Japanese market under a commercial reseller agreement. DigitalGlobe said Friday Hitachi launched a satellite imagery distribution service and will offer 30-centimeter resolution images from the former’s constellation of satellites to companies, news organizations, municipal offices and government agencies in Japan. Hitachi has also appointed Japan Space Imaging as […] More

  • DRT Awarded $52M to Help Labor Dept Build Cloud-Based Workers' Compensation System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRT Awarded $52M to Help Labor Dept Build Cloud-Based Workers’ Compensation System

    DRT Strategies has won a seven-year, $52 million contract to build a cloud-based enterprise platform for a Labor Department office that administers disability compensation programs for certain employees and their dependents. The company said Thursday it aims to create a single platform for the department’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs to manage, distribute and review employee benefits. “We look forward to deploying our talented […] More

  • Navy OKs Revolution Lighting's LED Tube Offering for Seafaring Vessels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy OKs Revolution Lighting’s LED Tube Offering for Seafaring Vessels

    Revolution Lighting Technologies‘ light-emitting diode tube offering has been certified by the U.S. Navy as compliant with the military standard and for use in the service branch’s fleet. The company said Thursday it received certification for its two-foot T8 LED tube after naval engineers tested and evaluated the product against Navy guidelines. T8’s light output works to increase visibility and safety […] More

  • VA Orders Additional ReWalk Robotics-Built Exoskeleton Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Orders Additional ReWalk Robotics-Built Exoskeleton Systems

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered an additional 28 exoskeleton systems from ReWalk Robotics to support an ongoing clinical trial across VA centers. ReWalk Robotics said Thursday it delivered 20 Personal Exoskeleton Systems in the first quarter of 2017 and is scheduled to deliver eight more systems later this year. Larry Jasinski, CEO of ReWalk Robotics, said the VA […] More

  • Bunchball Engagement Platform Available via Carahsoft's Schedule, SEWP Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bunchball Engagement Platform Available via Carahsoft’s Schedule, SEWP Contracts

    Bunchball has partnered with Carahsoft Technology to offer an enterprise engagement platform and strategic services to agencies via the General Services Administration‘s Schedule and NASA‘s Solution for Enterprise-Wide Procurement vehicle. John Gevisser, vice president of channel and alliances at Bunchball, said in a statement released Tuesday government customers and partner ecosystems can now avail the company’s Nitro software-as-a-service platform. “We are immensely […] More

  • AT&T to Install Internet-of-Things Tech at Maxwell Air Force Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Install Internet-of-Things Tech at Maxwell Air Force Base

    AT&T has partnered with Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to integrate internet-of-things technologies intended to support operations and infrastructure at the installation. The company said Wednesday it will install network-connected sensors at Maxwell AFB and develop proof-of-concept demonstrations of smart perimeters, gate monitoring, notifications and fleet management, among others. Col. Don Lewis, commander of the 42nd Mission […] More