The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking proposals to carry out wind tunnel and flight testing to quantify and investigate jet interaction effects on a kill vehicle for hypersonic defense as part of the second phase of the Glide Breaker program. “Phase 2 of the Glide Breaker program will develop the technical understanding of […] More

The term “digital twin” refers to a real-time virtual counterpart of an individual, physical asset or process in the physical world. Digital twins can help organizations understand how these real-world elements might behave in a myriad of complex scenarios and environments – often without actually using or compromising the physical element itself. “Digital twins are […] More

LC Cook, vice president of public sector business for Yext, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the importance of developing AI solutions for the company’s customers as well as the impact that other emerging technologies are making across the federal sector in the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview. In addition, Cook also discussed the core values […] More

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity needs market information on technologies that can detect orbital space debris currently undetectable using available methods. IARPA said Thursday in a request for information notice posted on SAM.gov that it seeks white papers on methods with the potential to enable tracking of orbital debris sized from 0.1 to 10 […] More

Cloud-based software provider OpenGov reported revenue growth of 34 percent and a clientele expansion of 232 new customers in 2021. OpenGov added Cox Enterprises as an investor and received $50 million in new capital that will support product development and technology acquisition pursuits, the San Jose, California-based cloud company said Tuesday. According to Davis Roberson, […] More

A new Deloitte report recommends seven strategies the government should consider to enhance the contact center experience and one of those is seeing government contact centers as experience hubs, not cost centers. Contact center managers should pursue the delivery of great service by resolving a customer’s issues through a single interaction with the aid of […] More

DCS Corp. and its subsidiary, Infoscitex, have received a potential five-year, $48 million blanket purchase agreement from the General Services Administration. Under the BPA, the team will provide a range of technical and management services to support the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Warfighter Interactions & Readiness Division, DCS said Thursday. Jim Benbow, CEO of DCS, said, “DCS […] More

The word networking has been commonly used in the business language since the late ’70s. The idea of networking is to get into a room of people such as seminars, business operations workshops, and many more to have a business relationship (network). As for a business owner, networking events allow you to access a group […] More

Leidos‘ Dynetics subsidiary and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have demonstrated the airborne recovery capability of an unmanned aerial vehicle under development. A pair of X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicles exhibited autonomous formations and safety features before a C-130 aircraft recovered one GAV unit, DARPA said Friday. “This recovery was the culmination of years of […] More

The Department of Energy has awarded Xage a contract to implement zero trust across critical energy delivery systems to help prevent cyber attacks during emergencies. The company said Wednesday it will develop a new application needed to provide contingency workers with secure access to remote terminal units and switching device infrastructure. Xage’s Fabric product works […] More

Sierra Nevada Corp. has completed its two-year mission to perform three space research projects in medium Earth Orbit for the Air Force Research Laboratory. The Demonstration and Science Experiments spacecraft, now handled by SNC’s Sierra Space subsidiary, deployed 13 payloads for the research areas meant to advance the Department of Defense’s capability to send spacecraft […] More

The Air Force Research Laboratory will accept proposals for research and development efforts covering high-power electromagnetics weapons concepts and platforms under a program led by AFRL’s directed energy directorate. The lab said Friday in a broad agency announcement posted on SAM.gov it plans to award a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in support of the Electromagnetic Weapons […] More