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VIDEO: Pilots begin flights in new F-35 Lightning II simulator
VIDEO: U.S. Marines conduct frag assault course during TALONEX 2-17
VIDEO: DoD News In Focus – Shark Antibodies: Protecting the Warfighter
April 3 Morning Report: Markets Close Down on Friday, But End Quarter a Strong Note
Raytheon Awarded $200M to Produce Additional Sidewinder Missiles for US, Intl Clients
Veritas’ Tom Kennedy: Agencies Should Adopt Cloud-Based Tools to Facilitate Data Mgmt
ULA Gets $270M Air Force Contract Modification for Launch Vehicle Production Services
Frank Backes Joins Kratos as Federal Satellite Solutions BD VP
Navy Awards Lockheed $582M F-35 Air Vehicle Spares Delivery Order
Saab to Develop Anti-Ship Missile System for Sweden Under $358M Contract
Australia Unveils $27B Tender for Future Frigate Construction
Lockheed Wins Potential $288M Contract to Build Army’s Laser-Based Training System
CSC, HPE Services Division Unveil Combined IT Services Firm DXC Technology
Orbital ATK Caps Support for 17-Year NASA Earth Observation Satellite Mission
Hughes Satellite Internet Service Available Via GSA IT Schedule 70
GovCon Wire’s Weekly Roundup: The Shifting Sands of Executive Leadership, Siemens’ $4.13 Billion Contract Win, and More
CAE to Provide Training, Support for NATO Airborne Warning Aircraft Crew
Siemens Government Technologies CEO Barbara Humpton Named to CSBA Board
NASA Goddard Taps Parsons for Engineering, IT, Program Mgmt Support; Carey Smith Comments
April 3 Market Close: GovCon Index and Major Indices Close Down on Weak Auto Sales
VIDEO: US Navy Vice Chief Moran on Budget Outlook, Priorities, Potential Government Shutdown
VIDEO: Cyber Threats in Aviation
VIDEO: US Navy SPAWAR Commander on Space Goals, Strategy, Nanosats
BAE Unit Lands $134M Army Artillery Vehicle Materials Procurement Contract
ACT I Secures Booz Allen Subcontract for F-35 Program Office Engineering Support; Michael Niggel Comments
Air Force Issues $147M Contract Funds for ULA Atlas V 551 Launch Vehicle Production
John Heller: PAE Eyes Govt Services Portfolio Expansion Via FCi Federal Purchase
Kay Kapoor Named President of AT&T’s Newly Formed Global Public Sector Business
BAE’s US Subsidiary to Sustain Army Recovery Vehicles Under Potential $112M Award
McAfee Relaunches as Independent Security Company
Poland Eyes Potential $7B Deal for Raytheon’s Patriot Missile Defense Batteries by November
Norway Agency OKs Purchase of 5 Boeing-Made Poseidon Aircraft
BAE to Lead F-35 Sustainment in UK Under Subcontract From Lockheed
SoBran Names Grand Prize Winner in NC Research Competition; Gregory Kelly Comments
Parsons, MIT Hold Workshop on Infrastructure, Smart Cities & Transportation; Biff Lyons Comments
April 4 Market Close: GovCon Index and Markets Close Slightly Positive
SAS 2017: Sea Services Update panel
VIDEO: US Navy SPAWAR Commander on Space Goals, Strategy, Nanosats
VIDEO: Stratcom Commander Opening Statement on Capitol Hill
VIDEO: SAS 2017 – Cyber Operations in Sea Services panel
KeyW Wraps Up $235M Sotera Purchase
Michael Strianese: L3 Eyes Tactical UUV Market With OceanServer Buy
Raytheon to Support MDA Risk Reduction Efforts for Multi-Object Kill Vehicle
Orbital ATK Builds Propulsion, Other Hardware for Rockets to Carry Large Payloads
Boeing to Provide Cryptographic Update for Air Force Combat Search & Rescue Radio
Leidos Opens Logistics, Fulfillment Center for UK Defense Ministry; Roger Krone Comments
April 5 Market Close: GovCon Index Down, and Major Indices Drop to 7 Day Low
AWS’ Jennifer Chronis Talks Benefits, Support Tools for Commercial Cloud Adoption at DoD
Lockheed Gets $129M F-35 Core Processor Order Modification
UK Awards $412M Contract to General Dynamics for Tactical Comm & Info System Development
Boeing, Leonardo DRS Subsidiary Land Navy Contracts for Destroyer Ethernet Installation Support
NTT Data Names Shamlan Siddiqi CTO for Public Sector Group; Tim Conway Comments
BREAKING: Devin Nunes Steps Down From Russia Investigation
DLT Picks Former Agilex Exec Joe Donohue as CFO; Alan Marc Smith Comments
DXC Technology, Microsoft Offer Hybrid Cloud Service for Azure
Salesforce Gov’t Cloud Secures IL4 Provisional Authorization From DISA; Dave Rey Comments
CenturyLink to Distribute EagleForce Analytics Tech to Gov’t; Erich Sanchack Comments
VMware’s Bill Rowan: IT Automation to Help Agencies Address Challenges
April 6 Market Close: GovCon Index and Markets Reverse Downward Trend, Closing Up
CSRA’s John Dancy: Targeted, Measured Approach to Help Drive Gov’t Website Safety, Accessibility
VIDEO: Northrop Grumman Unmanned Ground Vehicles – Local Presence – Global Reach
VIDEO: Navy’s Top Officer Describes Navy Challenges
Hologic Secures $721M Radiology System, Training IDIQ Contract From DLA
IAI Lands Nearly $2B in Surface-to-Air Missile Supply Contracts with India
Leidos, Textron, AASKI Technologies Win Spots on $900M Army Tactical UAS Product Office Support IDIQ
Belcan Agrees to Buy Schafer, Taps Lee Shabe to Lead Newly Formed Govt Services Segment
State Dept OKs $319M Air Base Facility Construction Support Deal With Kuwait
AT&T Installs IoT Tech at Maxwell AFB to Create ‘Smart Base’
Battelle Teams With Nanotherapeutics for DoD Program on CBRN Medical Countermeasures
CACI’s Jack London Recognized by Naval Historical Foundation; Ken Asbury Comments
SAIC CEO Tony Moraco Reports Company’s Outlook Amid Federal Budget Priorities
GovConWire Weekly Roundup: M&A, Executive Moves and More
Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: DoD Should Utilize Commercial Satcom for Core Missions
April 7 Market Close:GovCon Index Up;Markets With Minor Reaction to Mixed March Jobs Report
VIDEO: CNO Helps Christen Future USS Paul Ignatius
VIDEO: Army Chief – Lack of Budget Stability Weakens Modernization Efforts
VIDEO: Air Force Chief – Strategic Assumptions Have Changed
April 10 Morning Report: GovCon Index Closes Friday and the Week in the Positive
Navy Picks 5 Firms for $99M NAVFAC Construction Support IDIQ
VMware’s Tim Merrigan: Agencies Should Centralize IT Operations to Modernize Service Delivery
Boeing to Update P-8A Aircraft Training System for Navy, Australia Under $145M Contract Modification
Potomac Officers Club Announces Speaker List for Border Protection Innovations & Technology Forum
Raytheon Picked for Australia’s $1.5B Contract to Build Ground Air Defense Platform
Raytheon to Update Missile Defense Radar With GaN Under MDA Deal
Orbital ATK Eyes Potential USAF Contract to Continue Next Generation Launch Vehicle Dev’t
CAE to Link KC-135 Simulators to Air Force’s Distributed Training Center Network
SAIC Sets Summer Launch for Tech Integration Hub in Tennessee; Tony Moraco Comments
AT&T’s Kay Kapoor: Public-Private Partnership to Drive FirstNet Program
April 10 Market Close:GovCon Index and Markets Show Little Movement on Geopolitical Concerns
VIDEO: USS Detroit Destroys Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Deck Gun
VIDEO: X2 Technology™ The Foundation for Future Vertical Lift
VIDEO: Farnborough Airshow 2016 – Bell Helicopter talks about the Bell V-280 Valor programme
Andy Malay Named Coupa Regional VP for Federal Govt Sector
Lockheed Gets $373M Contract Modification to Build F-35 Variants for Non-DoD Participants
Former Leidos VP Wendy Van Wickle Joins Parsons as EVP for Federal Unit’s Logistics, Training Division
Army Picks 8 Firms for $496M Program Mgmt, Systems Support Contract
Buchanan & Edwards Buys Nat’l Security Consulting Firm R2C; Dennis Kelly Comments
IBM, Partners Expand Tech Training for Veterans in Pennsylvania
Lockheed, Air Force, Calspan Conduct Teaming Drill for Manned, Unmanned Systems
DigitalGlobe, Hitachi Ink Reseller Agreement for Satellite Imagery Distribution in Japan
CenturyLink Lands GSA Contract for VoIP Services at FAS; Erich Sanchack Comments
TechnoMile Appoints Salesforce Ecosystem Vet Daniel Osborne as Managing Director; Ashish Khot Comments
April 11 Market Close:GovCon Index Up With Major Indices Slightly Down
VIDEO: Sikorsky – Boeing Future Vertical Lift: The Way Forward
VIDEO: Splendid US Air Force Northrop T-38 Talon In Action During Formation Flight
VIDEO: DSG Technology’s “Swimming” Bullets
Vectrus to Support Keesler Air Force Base Operations Under $97M Contract
Kevin Boyle Named Vencore SVP, General Counsel; Mac Curtis Comments
Orbital ATK Gets $92M in Small-Caliber Ammo Orders From Army
AWS Hosts Blackboard Learning Mgmt System on GovCloud (US) Region
Symantec: Similarities Found Between Cyber Espionage Group’s Practices & Vault 7 Info
General Atomics Tests Reaper Integration With Raytheon-Made Radar Warning Receiver
Booz Allen Named a Partner in NTIS Joint Venture Program on Data Analytics
April 12 Market Close:GovCon Index and Major Markets all Down for the Day
VIDEO: US Customs and Border Protection 2016 – Securing America’s Borders.
VIDEO: Combined exercise tests joint logistics capabilities
VIDEO: Prototype Submarine Steam Suit Ensemble
L3 Business Unit Wins $202M Contract to Support Marine Corps, Navy C-12s
Oshkosh Gets $260M Army Recapitalization Funds for Mobility Tactical Trucks, Palletized Load Systems
Richard White, Robert Zitz, Tim Gillespie Take New Leadership Roles at SSL’s Govt Systems Business
Gryphon Lands $76M Contract to Provide Engineering Support to Navy PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
CenturyLink, Level 3 Get 4 Additional State Clearances for Planned $34B Merger
State Dept Approves $1B Trainer Aircraft Logistics Support Deal With Iraq
PAR Technology Names Independent Director Donald Foley as President, CEO
April 13 Noon Day Report:With Long Weekend Ahead GovCon Index and Markets up Slightly
GovCon Wire’s Weekly Roundup: CBP, Border Walls, Drones and More
Parsons Hosts NSA’s 2017 Cyber Defense Exercise; Carey Smith Comments
AWS Tech to Support NASA Live-Stream Video From Space
NTT Unit Forms Global Threat Intelligence Center for Unified Security Efforts
Lockheed, DoD to Explore Air-Space-Cyber Interoperability Through C2 Wargame
General Dynamics Border Video Surveillance Tech Reaches Full Operating Capability
VIDEO: TTO Virtual Proposers Day 2017: The Power of Working with DARPA
VIDEO: Visualizing the Future with Immersive Technology
VIDEO: FORTIS Engineering the Future of Human Engineering
April 17 Morning Report: GovCon Index and Markets End Short Trading Week Down
DLA Taps AECOM Subsidiary for $75M Warehousing, Distribution Services Contract
SAP NS2’s Carmen Krueger: Agencies Should Have a Framework for Cloud Transition
Rolls-Royce Wins $373M IDIQ to Repair KC-130J Engines for US Marine Corps, Kuwait
Rockwell Collins Closes $8.6B B/E Aerospace Buy in Product Portfolio Diversification Push
Engility to Build on HPC Portfolio for NASA Computing Services Program
Orbital ATK-Built Spacecraft to Launch April 18 for 7th Cargo Resupply Mission
Lockheed’s F-16 Jets Get Air Force Approval for Service Life Extension
CTC Secures Recognition for Board’s Gender Diversity; Ed Sheehan Comments
BAE Eyes Task Orders Under Army Space, Missile Defense Tech Dev’t Contract; DeEtte Gray Comments
April 17 Market Close: GovCon Index and Markets Rebound Strongly From Last Week
VIDEO: Rockwell Collins acquires B/E Aerospace
VIDEO: 2017 Department of the Navy Forum for SBIR/STTR Transition – Final Recap
VIDEO: Improving Life with Exoskeleton Technologies | Breakthrough
Gilbane Wins $134M Army Contract to Build 2 Military Facilities in South Korea
DISA Seeks Proposals for Potential $350M Agency Program Support IDIQ
Former Kiewit SVP Vern Kuehn Named AECOM Federal Construction Business EVP, GM
Raytheon Secures Potential $466M Navy Contract for Standard Missile Engineering, Technical Services
Paul Stein Named Rolls-Royce Chief Technology Officer
BAE Systems Exec Peder Jungck Named President of Cyber Info-Sharing Org
Cubic Gets Recognition for Military Veteran Hiring Practices
Navy Taps Boeing, General Atomics, Lockheed & Northrop for Additional UCAAS Risk Reduction Work
Raytheon Unveils National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Champion; Dave Wajsgras Comments
Carey Smith: Contract for Advisory, Technical Services to Expand Parsons’ Support for MDA Mission
IBM’s Sam Gordy: AI, Cognitive Intelligence & Analytics to Drive Gov’t Transformation
April 18 Market Close: GovCon Index and Major Markets Drop as Goldman Earnings Down
VIDEO: S-97 RAIDER™ – The Next Big Thing in Army Aviation
VIDEO: General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Perry on Virginia- and Columbia-Class Subs, UUVs
VIDEO: F-15 Strike Eagle Aerial Footage
Lockheed Awarded $100M Contract for Air Force JASSM Production, Lifecycle Support
George Wilson: ECS Federal Buys InfoReliance in Cyber, Cloud Delivery Expansion Push
Former PAE VP John Coleman Joins Omniplex as Investigative Services Group President; Michael Santelli Comments
Eric Shander Promoted to EVP, CFO at Red Hat
Ensco to Continue Applied R&D, Engineering Support for AFTAC Under $74M Award
Cubic Subsidiary Develops Compliance, Collaboration App for DoD Contractors
Vencore Labs Secures DARPA Contract for Dispersed Computing R&D
General Atomics to Supply Li-Ion Battery for DoD Surveillance UUV
Vincent Maffeo to Help Oversee Leidos’ Pro Bono Legal Services for Vets, Nonprofits
DISA Adds VMware Hyper-Converged Infrastructure to vSphere STIG Framework; Bill Rowan Comments
April 19 Market Close: GovCon Index Up as Markets Close Mixed
VIDEO: President Trump Makes Remarks and Signs the Buy American, Hire American Executive Order
VIDEO: Mattis Meets With Saudi Officials
VIDEO: USS Theodore Roosevelt Flight Ops
State Dept OKs $296M Humvee, Rifle Sale to Iraq
Former Guggenheim Exec Jonathan Schildkraut Named CyrusOne EVP, Chief Strategy Officer
10 Companies Land $231M Contract Spots to Support Army Combined Arms Center
John Holmes Named AAR President, COO; Timothy Romenesko to Retire as Vice Chairman, CFO at Year’s End
UK Defense Ministry Awards BAE $1.8B Nuclear Submarine Construction Contract
CSRA to Provide HPC Support for EPA’s Research Projects
Orbital ATK Spacecraft Launches to Bring Cargo to International Space Station
SECAF Names ACT I Among ‘Government Contractor of the Year’ Award Finalists; Michael Niggel Comments
SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni Urges Support for Public-Private Collaboration in Cybersecurity
Parsons’ Carey Smith Delivers Keynote Speech at NDIA Logistics Forum
April 20 Market Close: GovCon Index and Markets Surge On Speculation of Tax Cuts
VIDEO: USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Flight Operations
VIDEO: Marines take aim at Guantanamo Bay
VIDEO: Southcom Supports U.S. National Security Objectives
Potomac Officers Club Rounds Out Speakers for Border Protection Innovations & Technology Forum
DLA Awards Potential $925M Contract to American Material Handling Equipment
William LaPlante Appointed SVP, GM of Mitre’s National Security Center
State Dept OKs $195M Follow-On C-17 Sustainment Support Deal for Canada
McKinsey Uses Benchmarking Methodology to Measure Gov’t Productivity Through Spending
Avaya Previews US, European Emergency Number Groups’ Partnership to Update First Responder Systems
Red Hat’s Paul Smith to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award in Sales
GovCon Wire’s Weekly Roundup: FY 2017’s Top Awardees and Business Opportunities | 04/21/2017
Leidos Eyes Technical, Field Work Under Army Tactical UAS Contract; Tim Reardon Comments
Sutherland’s Teresa Weipert: Gov’t Eyes Customer Service as Part of Digital Transformation
April 21 Market Close:GovCon Index Up With Major Indices Slightly Down
VIDEO: Boeing’s Gillian on F-A/18 vs. F-35 Competition, Aircraft Life Extension, Ensuring Connectivity
VIDEO: CSBA’s Clark on Defense Appropriations, US Navy Budget Priorities, Fleet Architecture
VIDEO: An Overview of DARPA’s Service Academies Swarm Challenge
Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Commercial Satcom Provides Operational Flexibility, Resilience for Military Systems
April 24 Morning Report: GovCon Index and Markets End The Week In the Positive
Navy Awards Raytheon $79M Sidewinder Block II Sustainment Contract Modification
HyTrust’s John De Santis: Agencies Should Adopt Platforms for Security Policy Enforcement
Feds Spend $612.2 billion on Healthcare Halfway into 2017
General Dynamics Subsidiary to Produce Additional Columbia-Class Submarine Missile Tubes for $96M
Former Fluor Exec Kevin Leonard Joins Vectrus as Facility, Logistics Services SVP
MBDA Secures 3 UK Missile Contracts Worth $689M Total
Aerojet Rocketdyne Taps Former Orbital ATK Exec Mohammed Khan as Defense SVP; Eileen Drake Comments
AWS Certifies QTS as ‘Advanced Consulting Partner’ for Cloud Management
Leidos Vies for Instrumentation Systems Support Task Orders With NAWCAD; Tim Reardon Comments
Raytheon GPS OCX Launch & Checkout System Proceeds to Tests at Shriever AFB; Dave Wajsgras Comments
Vectrus Again Secures ‘Military Friendly Employer’ Recognition; Chuck Prow Comments
April 24 Market Close: GovCon Index and Markets Surge On French Election Results
VIDEO: U.S. Navy Blue Angels in 2017
VIDEO: US Army Cargo and Paratrooper Night Jump
VIDEO: DoD News In Focus: Harnessing the Power of the Sun
General Dynamics Unit Lands $94M Contract for Software Devt Support to HHS Division
Raytheon to Support Navy Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Program Under Potential $490M Award
Constellis Finalizes Centerra Group Purchase
PSS Subsidiary Secures $75M FBI Contract for Acquisition Services; Scott Goss Comments
ManTech Receives $220M FBI Contract; Bill Varner Comments
Johns Hopkins APL, Navy Medicine Bureau Study Integrated Practice Units Model of Healthcare Delivery
Northrop Grumman’s New North Dakota Facility to Support UAS Research, Training
VMware Offers IaaS, SaaS Platforms Via NASPO ValuePoint Deal With Utah
Oracle’s Mark Johnson: End-to-End Security, Contingency Plan Key to Gov’t Cloud Migration
QTS’ David McOmber: Hybrid Infrastructure to Support Gov’t Need for Cloud, Accommodate Legacy Apps
April 25 Market Close: GovCon Index Down Slightly as Markets Near Record Highs on Strong Earnings
VIDEO: USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Flight Operations
VIDEO: Experimentation Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2017
VIDEO: First ever air-delivered ground refueling training
Navy Exercises $100M Option on Northrop’s Large Aircraft IR Countermeasures Contract
Lockheed Secures $110M Navy Contract Modification for F-35 Block 3F Upgrade Support
TRAX International Lands $295M Follow-On Award for NASA Logistics, Technical Info Services
Brett Jackson Succeeds Tim Estes as Digital Reasoning CEO
Beechcraft to Replace Argentina’s Military Training Aircraft Under $88M Air Force FMS Contract
Mission Essential Gets Potential $695M Army Task Order for Language, Cultural Advisory Services
Diane Giuliani Joins Cubic Defense Segment as Global Business Devt & Strategy SVP
ManTech Awarded $229M CBP Business Intell Support Task Order
Boeing-Saab Team Holds Flight Test on 2nd T-X Trainer Aircraft
Lockheed-Built MUOS-5 Satellite Begins Support for Military UHF Comms
Raytheon Expands NM Missile Parts Production & Storage Facility With New Warehouse
Leidos Tapped as Fortinet Security Fabric Portfolio MSSP for Gov’t, Industry Customers
CBP Chief Ron Vitiello: Border Arrests at ’45 Year Low’ Since November 8
BAE Systems Develops Aircraft Threat Warning System for Army
April 26 Market Close: GovCon Index Up Slightly as Markets React to Proposed Tax Plan
VIDEO: FAST Marines | Deployment Training
VIDEO: DARPA Completes Testing of Subscale Hybrid Electric VTOL X-Plane
VIDEO: Mattis, Resolute Support Commander Speak to Press
Vectrus Lands $115M Army Recompete Award for O&M, IT Support; Chuck Prow Comments
Jacobs Subsidiary Wins $350M Army Shallow Land Disposal Area Remediation Contract
Lockheed Receives $423M Lot 10 F-35 Special Equipment Procurement Funds
Raytheon to Update Air Operations Center Baseline Software Under $375M USAF Contract; Dave Wajsgras Comments
Army Vet Mary Legere Joins Accenture Federal Unit as Natl, Defense Intell Managing Director
Boeing Secures Navy Contract for F-18 Service Life Assessment, Extension
Deloitte Taps FBI Vet Linda Walsh to Lead Cyber Risk Services Practice
House Republicans Introduce 1 Week Stop-Gap Funding to Avoid Shutdown
Intel, Carnegie Mellon Pursue R&D Program on Cloud-Based Video Analytics
Vencore to Support NGA GEOINT Analytics Program Under $980M IDIQ; Mac Curtis Comments
Julie Gravallese: Mitre Programs Work on Employee Engagement, Career Development
April 27 Market Close: Little Change in GovCon Index, S&P500, DJIA; NASDAQ Closes Record High
VIDEO: Paratroopers drive new battlefield vehicles
VIDEO: U.S. land-based intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman III Operational Test Launch
VIDEO: S2ME2 ANTX 2017
Navy Picks IMIA, QED Systems for $260M Ship Preservation IDIQ Contract
Report: DLT Board Chairman Rick Marcotte Returns to CEO Post on Interim Basis
Glen Post to Lead Senior Leadership Team of Future CenturyLink-Level 3 Combined Firm
Cubic, Partners to Develop Smart Transport Tech Under Australian Gov’t Grant
Lockheed Conducts Long-Range Endurance Tests on Fury UAS
AWS, Data.World Bring Census Bureau Survey Data to the Cloud
CACI Secures Work for Enterprise IT Support to Army; Ken Asbury Comments
House passes short-term CR to keep government open another week
AECOM Names Former USDOT CIO as Enterprise IT Strategy VP Within Mgmt Services Group; John Vollmer Comments
Veritas Capital Finalizes the Purchase of Harris Corporation’s Government IT Services Business
GovCon Wire’s Weekly Roundup: Border Protection Infrastructure & The New Space-Race
April 28 Market Close: GovCon Index Closes Down as Congress Passes CR for 1 Week Extension
