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  • L3Harris Demos Autonomous Surface Vessel at Navy-Led Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris Demos Autonomous Surface Vessel at Navy-Led Exercise

    L3Harris Technologies has showcased autonomous technology in a naval exercise in the Middle East the U.S. Navy spearheaded to practice international cooperation with unmanned systems. The company said Friday its Maritime Autonomous Surface Test or MAST Scarab autonomous surface vessel demonstrated multi-domain intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance during the 2022 International Maritime Exercise, which combined with […] More

  • GE Research Leads DARPA Effort to Accelerate Software Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Research Leads DARPA Effort to Accelerate Software Certification

    The Defense Advanced Research Agency has launched a $10.5 million effort led by General Electric‘s technology research and development arm to accelerate software certification for military and industrial systems. The company said GE Research, under DARPA’s Automated Rapid Certification of Software or ARCOS program, is working with GE Aviation Systems, Galois and Guardtime Federal to […] More

  • BAE to Produce Additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles Under $174M Marine Corps Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Produce Additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles Under $174M Marine Corps Deal

    BAE Systems‘ land and armaments systems business will manufacture and deliver additional amphibious combat vehicles to the U.S. Marine Corps under a $173.6 million modification to an existing contract with the service branch. The award exercises options for 36 full-rate production vehicles and raises the contract’s total cumulative value to $1.73 billion, the Department of […] More

  • Leidos Subsidiary Taps Benchmark to Supply Electronics for Anti-Air System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Subsidiary Taps Benchmark to Supply Electronics for Anti-Air System

    Leidos‘ Dynetics subsidiary has selected Benchmark Electronics to produce electronic components of a ground-based weapon system meant to help the U.S. Army deter aerial threats. Benchmark said Thursday it will manufacture advanced electronics for the Enduring Shield system at a Huntsville, Alabama-based facility near locations of Dynetics and U.S. Army missile defense projects. Enduring Shield, […] More

  • DHS S&T Study Highlights Risks, Opportunities of 5G & 6G Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS S&T Study Highlights Risks, Opportunities of 5G & 6G Tech

    The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has conducted a study in an effort to inform stakeholders about ongoing 5G deployments and the early-stage development of 6G technology. DHS said Thursday its report titled “5G: The Telecommunications Horizon and Homeland Security” tackles current 5G technologies to give stakeholders an image of what to […] More

  • Former Peraton Exec David Park Named Senior Director of Digital Services at GovCIO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Peraton Exec David Park Named Senior Director of Digital Services at GovCIO

    David Park, formerly director of mobile development and digital services at Peraton, has joined GovCIO to serve as senior director of digital services, FedHealthIT reported Thursday. Park will be responsible for overseeing the information technology company’s $70 million program dedicated to customers in the Department of Veterans Affairs. In addition, he will lead the agile […] More

  • Fidelis Cybersecurity Elevates CFO Cameron Pforr to President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fidelis Cybersecurity Elevates CFO Cameron Pforr to President

    Cameron Pforr, chief financial officer of Fidelis Cybersecurity since April 2020, has transitioned to the role of president after CEO Anup Gosh stepped down. Pforr will report to the board of directors at Fidelis in his new role as the company looks to pursue transformational growth efforts, the company said Monday. He previously served as […] More

  • Isotropic Systems Products to Feature iDirect Waveforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Isotropic Systems Products to Feature iDirect Waveforms

    Satellite technology company Isotropic Systems has partnered with ST Engineering iDirect to harness the latter’s fully integrated waveform for connectivity in harsh environments. Isotropic Systems said Monday it expects the waveform to globally enable multi-domain, multi-orbit satellite communications with high resiliency. Initial products offered by Isotropic Systems will feature an option to simultaneously access multiple […] More

  • Joe Rogers Joins CIS Secure to Lead Sales, Business Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joe Rogers Joins CIS Secure to Lead Sales, Business Development

    Joe Rogers, formerly a senior sales director of Cisco Systems, has joined CIS Secure to oversee enterprise sales and strategic account development. He holds over three decades of leadership experience in the areas of business development, technology sales and service, in support of federal and enterprise markets, CIS Secure said Monday. His career also includes […] More

  • Kamal Narang: General Dynamics IT Business to Help VA Implement Zero Trust Security Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kamal Narang: General Dynamics IT Business to Help VA Implement Zero Trust Security Tech

    General Dynamics‘ information technology business will help the Department of Veterans Affairs adopt a zero trust architecture to secure IT systems under a potential $45 million contract. The company said Monday it will modernize an enterprise architecture for the VA to comply with government cybersecurity standards and protect health care data of former military personnel […] More

  • DOE Lab to Work With Cybersecurity Startup QED Under Mentorship Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Lab to Work With Cybersecurity Startup QED Under Mentorship Program

    QED Secure Solutions, a cybersecurity startup in Texas, has been named a partner to the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory through the Department of Energy’s mentor-protege program. INL contractor Battelle Energy Alliance chose QED after a comprehensive assessment to join a partnership aimed at mentoring small businesses in proposal development, business planning and other […] More