The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a project that looks to develop an automated software designed to monitor publicly available information on social media to identify potential terrorist threats, The National Interest reported Thursday. Michael Peck writes the Force Protection in the Online Information Environment project aims to examine social media content to determine within foreign […] More

Airbus‘ defense and space business unit has signed an initial payload agreement with Neumann Space to develop a future Bartolomeo platform for International Space Station. Airbus said Thursday the Bartolomeo platform will give private and institutional users access to the ISS on commercial terms with a payload mission service designed to support clients in areas such as Earth observation, technology […] More

NASA has released a broad agency announcement on an umbrella for partnerships to support the Asteroid Redirect Mission and work to boost technologies, capacities and spaceflight experience for continued human exploration. A presolicitation notice posted Thursday says the space agency wants subsequent awards from the BAA to foster partnerships between U.S. and international partners for commercial, scientific, exploration technology and planetary defense ARM […] More

NVIDIA will host an event series for developers of graphics processing unit-based computing technologies on Oct. 26 and 27 at The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The GPU Technology Conference will include hands-on artificial intelligence technology training, industry discussions and engagement with NVIDIA employees, the visual computing company said. GTC DC also aims to […] More

A new Research and Markets report forecasts the unified communication as a service market to reach a compound annual growth rate of 11.2 percent beginning in 2016 through 2022. The report indicates that telecommunications, information technology and retail applications currently dominate the market and that banking, financial services and insurance and logistics will drive the […] More

Todd Morris, former vice president and business area director for homeland security at CSRA, has joined McLean, Virginia-based consulting services contractor Attain LLC as managing director for national security within the federal services division. Attain said Tuesday Morris will lead its business with the Department of Homeland Security, Justice Department and the state and local law enforcement agencies. Morris […] More

Hampton, Virginia-based small business Science and Technology Corp. has secured a potential five-year, $39.3 million contract from NASA for services under the Aeronautics and Exploration Mission Modeling and Simulation contract. The company will provide services to aid the space agency’s Ames Research Center along with research and development support to two advanced supercomputing division branches, the systems […] More

CSRA has won a seven-year, $54 million contract to help create simulations for research initiatives at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‘s research and development office. The EPA re-competed task orders held by CSRA’s predecessor companies for the Scientific Models, Applications, Visualization, Computational Science and Statistical Support contract to support research at multiple locations, CSRA said Wednesday. Falls Church, Virginia-based technology services […] More

Jim Lawler started the latest chapter of his three-decade human resources career in late 2014 when he joined Fairfax, Va.-based ICF International as senior vice president of HR. Lawler previously served as chief HR officer at TASC for four years and designed that company’s HR organization, compensation and benefits programs and HR leadership team. ExecutiveBiz recently […] More

Tina Dolph started another chapter of her 20-year GovCon market career in January when she joined ASRC Federal as president of the Beltsville, Md.-based company’s information and technical solutions operating group. In prior executive roles at PAE, Dolph led efforts to integrate Computer Sciences Corp.’s applied technology division after PAE purchased that organization in 2013. Dolph recently spoke to ExecutiveBiz for an in-depth […] More

A new ASDReports market forecast indicates that the global geospatial intelligence market will reach a value of $9.7 billion within the next 10 years, C4ISR & Networks reported Wednesday. Michael Peck reports that the study points to growing international capabilities and technology developments in the areas of digital mapping and modeling. Geographic information systems now have applications beyond command-and-control and intelligence […] More

SRA International has joined an international data-sharing coalition that seeks to develop a common framework for organizations to exchange genomic information for research and clinical applications. SRA said Tuesday that Global Alliance for Genomics and Health members come from the information technology, healthcare, research, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors. “We’re pleased to become a member […] More