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

Ron Poussard, executive vice president for business development and contracts for Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, will serve as chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association’s small business division. Poussard leads ACT I’s business pursuits and contracts with the Defense Department, U.S. allies and industry and is previously a director of the U.S. Air Force’s […] More

Michael Niggel and his partners started Advanced Concepts and Technologies International — or ACT I — in 1998 with an initial division dedicated to foreign military sales. The Arlington, Virginia-based government services contractor now has five divisions that provide acquisition and program management support services to U.S and international defense agencies for programs such as the F-35 Joint […] More

The Department of Homeland Security has picked TeleCommunications Systems to perform the second phase of a study to examine how geo-targeting methods can help transmit mobile-based emergency alerts to the public through algorithms. TCS has teamed up with ClearTalk Wireless to conduct field tests and validate theoretical concepts via the latter’s mobile network for the eight-month study, TCS said […] More

Technavio has released a new report that estimates the global unmanned aerial vehicle flight training and simulation market’s compound annual growth rate at 6.06 percent from 2014 through 2019. The report indicates that the growing demand for UAVs over the forecast period will drive the market, which will also see an increase in the use […] More

TechNexus has selected 13 companies as finalists in its EMERGE Accelerator Program for wearable technology with the Department of Homeland Security and the Center for Innovative Technology. The company said Aug. 10 the finalists will work with its corporate partners and DHS to explore mentorship opportunities, provide test beds for proof of concepts and build investor or channel partner relationships. […] More

(Susan Penfield is an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton) Culture isn’t created by chance. It’s engineered, practiced, disciplined and starts with people. Creating collaborative spaces that foster collisions of ideas between smart people with diverse experiences and expertise produces better, faster, more relevant technologies and processes. The idea of a culture of innovation is that […] More

The U.S. Air Force has asked industry for concepts to cool a fighter aircraft’s electronic system under a project that could be worth $24 million, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Tuesday. John Keller writes the Air Force Research Laboratory released a broad agency announcement that seeks new electronics thermal management methods for aircraft from industry. Up to six […] More

Brian Neely started his career at American Systems in 1996 for his first post-college position in industry and now holds the dual roles of chief information officer and chief technical officer at the employee-owned government services contractor. Neely oversees planning and management functions for the company’s technology and information management-related resources and has also supported acquisition initiatives there. ExecutiveBiz […] More

The U.S. Air Force is seeking technical concept papers from vendors as part of the service’s move to develop intelligence and cyber systems. In a broad agency announcement released Wednesday, the Air Force wants companies to submit ideas that address kill chain integration in order to detect threats. The Air Force requires concepts that aim […] More

Michael Niggel serves as CEO of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, where he oversees the analysis and development of business models for all major F-35 contractors. Niggel performs business management, business case analyses, and cost estimating services for foreign military sales case managers for the JSF program office. He also helps U.S. and international partners, […] More

BPRH Architect and Engineers and Jones Edmunds and Associates have won a nearly $20 million contract each to refurbish various NASA launch and landing facilities in the U.S. and worldwide. The contractors will provide architect-engineer services for the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and […] More