The Naval Research Laboratory’s Technology Transfer Office has partnered with incubator network 1776 in a move to encourage collaborative exchange between NRL scientists and entrepreneurs.

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The Washington Headquarters Services' office is seeking information on small mobile nuclear reactors to support the U.S. military's mobile energy needs. The agency said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice that it is interested in concepts for a small nuclear reactor demonstration on behalf of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

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The U.S. Air Force plans to host an event on March 6 and 7 in New York City in a push to transform how the military service collaborates with startup companies.

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The U.S. Navy wants to procure research support services for the development of technology platforms that would enhance cyber warfare capabilities of Naval Air Systems Command’s weapon systems.

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The Air Force Research Laboratory and the service branch’s innovation group AFWERX Vegas have launched a contest that seeks concepts for new system-on-a-chip platforms designed to operate and build up the capabilities of autonomous technologies. Selected projects will receive access to a potential $2B Department of Defense program under the Advanced Microelectronics Prototype and Design […] More

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International CEO Michael Niggel and Chief Financial Officer Mark Hughes attended the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, Calif., to share their insights on national security and policy matters. ACT I helped sponsor the event that took place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1 and brought together defense industry and government representatives, […] More

The U.S. Army has identified two potential sources of power for military operations through a recent competition among technology startup businesses, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. The military service sponsored the xTechSearch contest as the branch sought to discover new technology platforms that can address its modernization goals. Emerville, Calif.-based Cuberg was one of the 12 contest winners […] More

The Defense Department plans to procure an industry-built system that can launch the U.S. Army’s short range reconnaissance unmanned aircraft for situational awareness purposes. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday states that DoD seeks an autonomous drone that can perform vertical take-offs and landings, fly for 30 minutes, operate in 15 knot winds or greater and […] More

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has secured the 24th spot on the Washington Business Journal’s list of 75 fastest-growing companies in the region. The company said Monday WBJ held an awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 1, to recognize companies that recorded annual revenue growth between 2015 and 2017. “I accept this award on behalf of all […] More

Kansas City, Mo., has started to evaluate technology proposals for the second phase of a public-private initiative to modernize the system for public service delivery, Fierce Wireless reported Monday. The city noted in its request for proposal it will procure program management services and financing concepts that can support revenue generating models intended to reduce […] More

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International sponsored the Professional Services Council’s two-day 54th annual Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference that started Monday at Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, Va. “It is a pleasure and honor to support PSC’s engaging and informative conference,” ACT I CEO Michael Niggel said in a statement released Tuesday. Niggel added that the event […] More

Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing, has said the company invests money and effort to develop technology concepts with the goal to accelerate capability for customers when pursuing contracts, USNI News reported Thursday. Muilenburg told analysts Wednesday at a conference call projects to build the U.S. Navy‘s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aircraft and the U.S. Air Force‘s […] More