The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct Proposers Days on Feb. 2 and 3 to discuss its Neural Engineering System Design program with potential contractors. DARPA’s NESD initiative seeks to develop implantable neural interface systems that will work to facilitate information transfer and signal resolution between the human brain and digital networks, the agency said Tuesday. “Today’s best brain-computer […] More

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity is soliciting ideas to apply neural information processing methods for the next-generation design of computers. IARPA specifically encouraged computer scientists and neuroscientists in a FedBizOpps notice published Jan. 6 to submit input on the potential role of spike-based neuronal models and sparse codes in computing technology. The agency also requested information about the human brain’s […] More

The U.S. Air Force has sought information on potential industry sources that can equip remotely piloted aircraft with platforms that work to “sense and avoid” other aerial vehicles in order to prevent collisions in airspace. The service branch said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday it will assess potential SAA technology systems based on nine technology […] More

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has started a search for sources of general, technical and scientific expertise and support for the agency’s computer security division. In a notice posted Dec. 21 on FedBizOpps, NIST said its sought capabilities cover support for the development of standards, tools and practices for the security of information and information […] More

Lockheed Martin has received a potential $11.6 million contract modification to continue to provide performance-based logistics support services for the U.S. Navy’s Consolidated Automated Support System. The company will perform contract work in Florida through March 2016, the Defense Department said Friday. The Navy’s CASS is a family of standard automatic testing tools that work […] More

Leslie Echols serves as a senior business development manager at Raytheon and focuses on the departments of Justice and Homeland Security. She joined Raytheon in March after nearly two years at management consulting firm B3 Solutions. Echols was director of business development at B3 and served in the same capacity at Systems and Software Consortium and BAE […] More

The U.S. Army is seeking a contractor to help configure and make the AH-64E Guardian attack helicopter platform conduct missions with an unmanned aerial platform as a team. In a FedBizOpps sources sought notice published Tuesday, the Army said it also aims to embed a radar frequency interferometer and an interoperability function into the AH-64E […] More

Ari Schwartz, formerly senior director for cybersecurity policy at the White House’s National Security Council, has joined Venable as managing director of cybersecurity services at the Washington-based law firm. Venable said Wednesday that Schwartz will work with enterprise clients to help them develop risk management plans and strategies in order to secure their systems against […] More

Northrop Grumman’s electronic systems sector has received a potential four-year, $8.5 million contract to perform research and development work for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Staring Infrared Search and Track Technologies program. The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract through a competitive procurement process with nine proposals received, the Defense Department said Thursday. The […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a request for information on cloud-based email, calendaring and associated services that are available commercially and based on industry best practices. DISA said in a notice posted Sept. 16 that the RFI seeks industry input to support the development and planning for the email requirement. The program is focused on […] More

The U.S. Navy has kicked off the search for sources to maintain the service’s environmental information management system under a potential $38.5 million contract. The companies must perform the technical support on a Navy enterprise data center-hosted system for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, according to a synopsis released Thursday. Interested companies have until Oct. […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking proposals for research on cyber defenses against distributed denial of service as part of the Extreme DDoS Defense or XD3 program. In a notice posted Aug. 14 on FedBizOpps, DARPA said the program aims to focus on technologies that physically or logically disperse cyber assets, disguise their characteristics or behaviors, […] More