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Lockheed Martin has commenced the production of lasers with commercial fiber components for the U.S. Army based on a modular design that supports varied laser power as per mission requirement. The company said Monday the first laser will have a power of 60 kilowatts, which the Army can extend to 120 kilowatts due to its modularity. “With modular lasers, […] More
The General Services Administration plans to issue a request for proposals on the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle on Oct. 16, FedScoop reported Friday. Billy Mitchell writes that the EIS contract vehicle will replace the Networx vehicle and expand its offerings with cloud, voice, video and other products and services. GSA issued the EIS presolicitation notice on […] More
A survey report from Deloitte‘s Center for Health Solutions indicates that the use of technology to manage health, access the healthcare system and purchase health-related goods or services has increased among U.S. consumers. The company said Monday technology use among users with major chronic conditions increased from 19 percent in 2013 to 32 percent in 2014, while 71 percent of the survey […] More
Veris Group has opened an accounting organization that will specialize in Service Organization Control audit reports and other attestation engagements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The company said Friday its Veris Group RA business will deliver audit services in support of information technology assurance efforts. “We are excited about the opportunity to expand our service capabilities for SOC 1, […] More
The First Responder Network Authority moved closer to the deployment of a nationwide public safety broadband network after its board approved a national acquisition strategy and other elements of the program’s request for proposals. FirstNet said Friday the board’s approval of the “Final Acquisition Approach” and “Final Interpretations of the Act” resolutions works to support efforts to release […] More
Textron‘s unmanned systems subsidiary has delivered equipment and personnel to the U.S. Forest Service and Interior Department to support wildfire response operations in Idaho. The company said Thursday it deployed its Aerosonde drone, iCommand tool and Remote Video Terminal products to provide imagery and coordinate responders during the wildfire. “Unmanned systems can operate where it may be unsafe or impractical […] More
Tony Frazier, senior vice president for government solutions at DigitalGlobe, has outlined his views on the impact of crowdsourcing on innovation and learning in the geospatial intelligence sector. Frazier wrote in a blog entry posted Thursday that the company’s Tomnod community and USGIF GEOINT Hackathon competition are indicative of crowdsourcing’s disruptive role in the market. He noted that Tomnod […] More
Amazon Web Services has become a member of the nonprofit IJIS Institute and will provide leadership, expertise and financial support for the institute’s national information sharing and safeguarding efforts. The IJIS Institute said Thursday its programs are aimed at the law enforcement, homeland security and public safety sectors. “We’re looking forward to taking advantage of the opportunity IJIS […] More
A subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries will provide integrated logistics support to the U.S. Navy under a potential five-year, $36.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Huntington Ingalls said Thursday AMSEC will support the Navy’s work to develop, maintain and manage hull, mechanical and electrical technical data. The contract also covers electronic publishing support, systems engineering, supply support, training and curriculum development work. AMSEC will perform work in California, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, […] More
Leidos has entered into a partnership with Virginia Tech for research on the use of big data from electronic health records to improve patient care and drive down healthcare costs. The company said Thursday the team will utilize technical data from healthcare providers to develop methods that address the sector’s challenges in terms of cost and the […] More
A new Onvia report focuses on the importance of procurement data to help vendors in the $1.5 trillion state, local and education government contracting market maximize their capability to capture sales. The company said the “Sizing Up the $1.5 Trillion State & Local Contracting Market” white paper explores how a data-driven sales strategy works to support efforts to […] More
D-Wave Systems will install new quantum computing systems at NASA‘s Ames Research Center in California in support of the space agency’s research partnership with Google and the Universities Space Research Association. D-Wave said Monday its D-Wave 2X technology works to support the NASA-Google-USRA team’s efforts to study the impact of quantum computing on artificial intelligence and machine learning. “[Quantum] computing […] More
