TaxBit has secured a strategic investment from In-Q-Tel, a not-for-profit venture capital firm, to help advance the development and deployment of its digital asset compliance technologies and accounting tools to government agencies and commercial clients. TaxBit CEO Lindsey Argalas said in a statement published Thursday the IQT investment seeks to recognize the technology the company […] More

NASA's Langley Research Center has launched a market research for follow-on procurement of mechanical and composite hardware fabrication support services. According to a request for information notice posted Friday on SAM.gov, LaRC seeks to identify interested sources and learn about their capabilities that could meet its requirements for the design and fabrication of research-oriented flight test articles and assemblies.

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The Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service has begun seeking information on a potential $512 million multiple-award blanket purchase agreement covering information technology portfolio management support services for the IRS' Enterprise Case Management system. A notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov states that the BPA has an ordering period of five years and encompasses strategy and planning, enterprise services and operations, cybersecurity, user and network services and program management services.

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The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation has released a draft solicitation for a potential $127 million follow-on contract to maintain a computer-generated system for managing the entire constructive modeling and simulation life cycle. PEO STRI requires software development, integration, testing, engineering releases and maintenance of the One Semi-Automated Forces program, which supports force modernization and transformation modeling and simulation initiatives, according to a notice posted Tuesday on SAM.gov.

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Noblis, a science, technology and strategy services provider to the federal government, announced that its corporate venture arm, Noblis Ventures, has made an investment in Sedaro, a cloud software company that develops a digital engineering platform. “Sedaro's digital simulation tools enable high-technology readiness on complex physical system designs significantly faster than traditional approaches through unified modeling, data fusion and automation pipelines,” said Mile Corrigan, Noblis president and CEO and a Wash100 awardee, through a press release issued Tuesday.

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Optical and space technologies developer ARKA has invested $85 million in expanding its Danbury, Connecticut, facility by 14,000 square feet. The expansion, spanning over two years, is aimed at bolstering the production of smallsat systems, payloads and optical coating capabilities as well as enabling multi-shift payload production.

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Enlightenment Capital, a government market investment firm, announced investing in Summit Technology Group, a key federal software partner, though the terms and amount of the investment were undisclosed. Devin Talbott, founder and managing partner of Enlightenment, said in a statement Thursday that STG will serve as the foundation for Enlightenment’s government and regulatory software solutions platform.

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The Space Development Agency has released a request for proposals for the procurement of 20 Gamma variant satellites for the second tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s transport layer. The Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma constellation will include a warlock mission payload, a unique capability designed to close future kill chains through the PWSA, according to a notice posted on SAM.gov Tuesday.

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The Department of State has approved a potential $90 million foreign military sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles and related equipment to Italy. The FMS covers three requests from the Italian government for a total of 66 Block II+ Sidewinder missile variants and seven tactical guidance units, plus 24 AIM-9X Captive Air Training Missiles and four accompanying guidance units, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has released a solicitation for the development of flight instruments for the Space Weather Next Lagrange 1 Series Coronagraph program. A notice posted Friday on SAM.gov states that NASA will launch a full and open competition to design, analyze, develop and fabricate three flight coronagraph instruments for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program.

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The Department of Homeland Security is seeking information on potential industry sources capable of providing architecture, development and platform technical services in support of the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer. A notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov states that the follow-on ADaPTS contract covers a range of information technology support services to assist the OCIO's modernization efforts and mission objectives.

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Analysts at the National Security Agency are using an artificial intelligence-powered platform from AI company Primer to look for cyberattackers and understand leaks of classified data before these cause harm to U.S. citizens. Officials with the company said their AI-based platform helps analysts detect indicators of cyberthreats across social media, monitor tech capabilities and influence operations of adversaries and track weapons and illicit finance.

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