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  • Space News: DARPA Plans Software Development Contracts for Space Operations Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space News: DARPA Plans Software Development Contracts for Space Operations Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to launch two contracts worth approximately $21.5 million for software development support services under its Hallmark program that aims to provide real-time visualization of space operations, Space News reported Monday. Mike Gruss writes DARPA released an initial solicitation on June 17 to acquire a proof of concept effort that would serve as the foundation of a software […] More

  • USNI News: ONR Nears Vehicle-Mounted Laser Weapon Program's 3rd Phase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USNI News: ONR Nears Vehicle-Mounted Laser Weapon Program’s 3rd Phase

    The Office of Naval Research is close to the third phase of its program to develop a vehicle-mounted laser weapon system for efforts to counter adversaries’ unmanned aerial vehicles, USNI News reported Thursday. Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, U.S. Marine Corps deputy commandant for combat development and integration, said the third phase of the Ground-Based Air Defense Directed Energy […] More

  • Mitre, Allied Minds Expand Tech Licensing Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre, Allied Minds Expand Tech Licensing Agreement

    Mitre has expanded its partnership with Allied Minds to provide the latter company exclusive access to some of the nonprofit’s patented inventions and related technical information. The new agreement allows the Allied Minds Federal Innovations organization to review Mitre’s intellectual property portfolio and to potentially license technology into companies established by AMFI, Allied Minds said Tuesday. AMFI-formed companies will be given capital, central management and startup […] More

  • VA, IBM Enter Partnership to Use Watson Cognitive System For Cancer Treatment Identification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA, IBM Enter Partnership to Use Watson Cognitive System For Cancer Treatment Identification

    IBM‘s Watson Health business unit and the Department of Veteran Affairs have formed a public-private partnership to help VA doctors identify personalized cancer treatment options for veterans. The VA said Wednesday scientists and pathologists will use IBM’s Watson for Genomics technology to determine possible cancer-causing mutations from patients’ genetic alteration files and identify potential treatment options for those mutations. […] More

  • DHS to Hold Agile IT Support Industry Day - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS to Hold Agile IT Support Industry Day

    The Department of Homeland Security will hold an industry day Wednesday in Washington to discuss its planned department-wide contract vehicle for “agile” information technology support services. The event will feature a networking session for contractors and non-traditional vendors who aim to do business with the federal government, DHS said in a notice posted on FedBizOpps. DHS originally released a request for information in […] More

  • Wynyard Group to Provide Crime Analytics, Case Mgmt Platforms For Georgia Corrections Dept - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Wynyard Group to Provide Crime Analytics, Case Mgmt Platforms For Georgia Corrections Dept

    Wynyard Group will provide its Advanced Crime Analytics and Investigations Case Management systems for the Georgia Department of Corrections to support its investigations and intelligence teams. The crime deterrence and security software provider said Wednesday its ACA and ICM platforms will aid GDC’s investigations and intelligence teams as they analyze and investigate incidents and crimes in 32 facilities with 36,000 […] More

  • Fedscoop: IARPA Solicits Information on DHS' Biometric Systems Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fedscoop: IARPA Solicits Information on DHS’ Biometric Systems Security

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has released a broad agency announcement that seeks industry feedback on a project that aims to secure the Department of Homeland Security‘s biometric systems against threats, Fedscoop reported Monday. Kayla Nick-Kearney writes the Odin program will be fully launched in 2018 to find technologies that will work to protect DHS’ biometrics systems at ports and borders. Chris Boehnen, Odin program manager at IARPA, […] More

  • White House Sci-Tech Policy Office Seeks Information on AI Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    White House Sci-Tech Policy Office Seeks Information on AI Technologies

    The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy has asked for information on artificial intelligence technologies that could support OSTP’s efforts to recommend research directions and determine challenges and opportunities. In a Federal Register notice posted Monday, OSTP said it seeks feedback from academic and industry researchers, consumers, private companies and charitable foundations to inform the office’s view on AI research, tools, technologies and […] More

  • AFR: IBM to Open Canberra Cyber Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AFR: IBM to Open Canberra Cyber Center

    IBM CEO Ginni Rometty has announced the company plans to establish a cybersecurity center in the country’s capital of Canberra, the Australian Financial Review reported Tuesday. Paul Smith writes Kevin Zuccato, former director of Australia’s High Tech Crime Centre, was appointed to lead IBM’s National Cyber Security Centre. The center will offer collaboration with security specialists and access to […] More

  • ViaSat Hits 500-Unit Milestone for Small Tactical Terminal Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ViaSat Hits 500-Unit Milestone for Small Tactical Terminal Production

    ViaSat has reached the 500-unit production milestone for its KOR-24A small tactical terminal under a rate that works to roll out more than 20 terminals per month. The company said Monday STT two-channel radios have worked to provide direct Link 16 network interoperability for U.S. and international military users through more than 1,000,000 operational flight hours. “We produced and delivered over 210 STTs to customers over […] More

  • CorasCloud, HumanTouch Deploy Project & Portfolio Mgmt Tool at DISA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CorasCloud, HumanTouch Deploy Project & Portfolio Mgmt Tool at DISA

    CorasCloud has partnered with HumanTouch to implement the former’s CORASManage project and portfolio management platform across the Defense Information Systems Agency to support more than 1,100 users. CORASManage is known as the Management Information and Decision Support system within DISA and works to provide management support for program cost, schedule and performance as well as situational awareness of a program’s […] More

  • Reuters: India's Defense Agency OKs Proposed $750M Buy of BAE Howitzers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: India’s Defense Agency OKs Proposed $750M Buy of BAE Howitzers

    India’s defense procurement officials have approved a proposal to acquire $750 million in BAE Systems-built M777 Howitzer artillery guns through a foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government, Reuters reported Saturday. Aditya Kalra writes that approximately 120 of the 145 Howitzers that India plans to buy will be assembled in the country. The report said India will send the proposal to the […] More