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  • NASA Sets March Launch Date for Orbital ATK's 7th ISS Cargo Flight - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Sets March Launch Date for Orbital ATK’s 7th ISS Cargo Flight

    Orbital ATK has delivered the pressurized cargo module for the Cygnus spacecraft to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of a scheduled launch in March. The spacecraft will undergo processing and assembly at the facility and its shipment concludes a new milestone for NASA’s next International Space Station cargo mission, NASA said Tuesday. NASA plans to launch the […] More

  • XLA to Support USAID Operations in Middle East, North Africa - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    XLA to Support USAID Operations in Middle East, North Africa

    XLA has secured a potential five-year, $25 million contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support USAID’s operations across the Middle East and North Africa. The company said Monday it will provide acquisition and assistance, administrative and financial management, technical sector and program office support services to USAID’s Middle East Regional Platform and […] More

  • RE2 Robotics to Develop Robots for Army Combat Medics; Jorgen Pedersen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RE2 Robotics to Develop Robots for Army Combat Medics; Jorgen Pedersen Comments

    Robotic manipulation systems developer RE2 Robotics has received a second phase Small Business Innovation Research grant from the U.S. Army to build robotic technologies that would help combat medics perform their tasks in the field. RE2 Robotics said Monday the Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center intends for the robotic systems to minimize risk […] More

  • Safran to Update Navigation System of France's Ballistic Missile Submarines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Safran to Update Navigation System of France’s Ballistic Missile Submarines

    Safran‘s electronics and defense business has been selected to design and build a new global navigation system for integration into the Triomphant-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines of the French navy. The company said Monday it will use feedback from the fleet’s current laser gyro-based navigation systems and other new technologies to develop a new submarine navigation system for France. Safran […] More

  • CertiPath Lands ID Credential, Access Mgmt Contract With GSA; Shawn Hughes Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CertiPath Lands ID Credential, Access Mgmt Contract With GSA; Shawn Hughes Comments

    The General Services Administration has awarded CertiPath a contract to provide identity credential and access management services to the federal government. CertiPath said Tuesday it will help GSA analyze, coordinate, define and recommend standards for civilian agencies to implement Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management technology as well as develop functional requirements for physical and logical access control products. Work […] More

  • Harris to Supply Morocco F-16 Electronic Warfare Suite; Ed Zoiss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Supply Morocco F-16 Electronic Warfare Suite; Ed Zoiss Comments

    Harris will produce a set of electronic warfare systems for Morocco’s F-16 fighter jets as part of a potential $91 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract the U.S. Air Force awarded in November 2016. The company said Tuesday it will equip the Moroccan air force’s F-16s with the AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite in an effort to help defend the aircraft […] More

  • CGI to Develop Cloud-Based Flood Forecasting System for England's Environment Agency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CGI to Develop Cloud-Based Flood Forecasting System for England’s Environment Agency

    CGI has secured a three-year, $6.1 million contract to design and operate a cloud-based system for England’s environment agency to generate and disseminate flood forecasts. The company said Tuesday that EA’s Future Flood Forecasting System will be designed to run on Microsoft‘s Azure Cloud platform and employ rich data analysis and visualization technologies. CGI will base FFFS on the company’s Digital Insight Platform to support data analytics and […] More

  • Textron Releases New Data Integration, Mgmt Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Releases New Data Integration, Mgmt Platform

    Textron‘s systems advanced information solutions unit has updated a technology platform that works to integrate and manage data from multiple remote platforms such as sensors and information feeds. The company said Tuesday the iCommand 2.5 is designed to help users obtain a single pane view of previously disparate data and attach critical information to raw data necessary for mission planning activities. […] More

  • Raytheon Gets Navy Airborne Targeting System Order Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Gets Navy Airborne Targeting System Order Modification

    Raytheon will provide seven multi-spectral targeting systems in D configuration to the U.S. Navy under a $19.2 million modification to a previously awarded job order. The Defense Department said Tuesday the MTS airborne sensor works to provide long-range surveillance, high altitude target acquisition, tracking, and range-finding capability to military users. The technology is designed to adapt to future updates and incorporates multiple fields […] More

  • US Combat Support Agency Orders Norsat-Built Portable Satellite Terminals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Combat Support Agency Orders Norsat-Built Portable Satellite Terminals

    A U.S. combat support agency has awarded Norsat International a $3.3 million order for the company’s GLOBETrekker 2.0 portable satellite terminals. GLOBETrekker is designed with a one-touch interface and LinkControl control interface software that works to facilitate automatic satellite acquisition and X-band and Ku-band connectivity worldwide, Norsat said Monday. The company added its terminal offering allows for […] More

  • Leidos Subsidiary, Quorum Enter Reseller Agreement for Legislative Data Tracking Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Subsidiary, Quorum Enter Reseller Agreement for Legislative Data Tracking Tool

    A Leidos subsidiary and Quorum Analytics have partnered to offer the latter’s legislative and dialogue tracking software to elected government officials at the federal, state and local levels. The companies seek to expand Leidos Digital Solutions‘ technology portfolio and increase the exposure of Quorum’s platform among elected U.S. officials through an  exclusive reseller agreement, Leidos said Monday. Angie Heise, president […] More

  • Orbit International Receives Navy Electronics Purchase Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbit International Receives Navy Electronics Purchase Order

    Orbit International‘s electronics business group has received a $1.1 million purchase order from the U.S. Navy for unindentified products. The company said Thursday it will deliver the completed units to the military service  in  during second and third quarters of 2017. “This is the second of the two large awards that we were expecting prior to year-end,” […] More