Ramona Adams

Salient CRGT has received a capability maturity model integration for development level 3 appraisal from Carnegie Mellon University’s CMMI Institute. The appraisal indicates the software development company works to continuously improve its business processes and performance, Salient CRGT said Wednesday. Salient CRGT CEO Brad Antle said the company follows CMMI principles in efforts to manage customer service and increase organizational efficiency. A quality team began […] More

The Energy Department plans to invest up to $137 million in two technology development programs that aim to increase energy efficiency of trucks and passenger cars. DoE said Tuesday it will award $20 million in federal funds to Cummins, Daimler Trucks North America, Navistar and Volvo Technology of America as part of the SuperTruck II initiative. The four companies will match DoE’s investment to help develop […] More

NASA has completed a design milestone for the robotic segment of the space agency’s two-part Asteroid Redirect Mission that aims to combine robotic and crewed spacecraft operations in the proving ground of deep space missions. The agency said Tuesday it established scope, cost and schedule commitments for the next phase of activities under the robotic component of ARM to […] More

Raytheon has presented the company’s ideas for a next-generation missile defense technology to the U.S. Army in an effort to help the military branch establish requirements for a lower tier air and missile defense sensor system. The company said Monday it envisions a future LTAMDS platform that is based on gallium nitride-powered active electronically scanned array technology and could work as a sensor on the service branch’s Integrated Air […] More

The Oklahoma State University’s Institute of Technology has received a Defense Department grant to continue support for a DoD program that seeks to help Oklahoma-based companies diversify their businesses amid defense spending cuts. OSUIT said Thursday the university will partner with industry providers to administer business diversification and sustainment services for qualified DoD contractors in Oklahoma […] More

A team comprised of NanoRacks, Space Systems Loral and United Launch Alliance will study the feasibility of converting rocket upper stages into habitats for low-Earth orbit and deep-space missions under a contract awarded by NASA. The Ixion Initiative Team aims to help NASA address risks associated with modules that are built on the ground and launched into orbit through the agency’s Next Space […] More