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Thales Subsidiary Receives DIU Prototyping Contract for Advanced Standard Batteries

A Thales subsidiary has received a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit to prototype a family of advanced standard batteries designed to simplify logistical and network operations. Under the contract, Thales Defense & Security Inc. will utilize processes already employed to support the AN/PRC-148 radio family of batteries to manufacture hundreds of prototypes of the Small Tactical Universal Batteries by 2025, the company said Wednesday.

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by Kacey Roberts February 15, 2024, 8:55 am
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LMI Receives Air Force Contract for Data & Analysis Services; Jon Baba, Trish Csank Quoted

LMI has secured a potential five-year, $33.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide data and analysis services in support of the service branch’s Readiness-Based Sparing and Readiness-Spares Packages. Under the contract, the company said Tuesday it will help the Air Force Sustainment Center Logistics Directorate improve supply chain readiness, facilitate the decision-making process and provide optimization tools to help meet the goals of AFSC 2.0 and the Digital Depot Vision for Industry.

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by Jane Edwards February 14, 2024, 10:58 am
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DLH Books IT Services Contract for National Institute on Drug Abuse

DLH has secured a potential five-year, $23 million contract from the National Institutes of Health to continue providing a range of information technology services for the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Under the award, DLH said Tuesday it will oversee the operations of an integrated advanced clinical/research informatics system that facilitates real-time data and resource sharing for researchers.

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by Kacey Roberts February 14, 2024, 10:25 am
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BWXT Subsidiary Secures $122M Contract Extension for Uranium Downblending Services

A BWX Technologies subsidiary will continue providing the Tennessee Valley Authority with uranium downblending services under a $122 million contract extension. Nuclear Fuel Services has been supporting downblending operations of the U.S. government since 1995, and its current work with TVA is extended to June 2027 with the recent award, BWXT said Wednesday.

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by Christine Thropp February 14, 2024, 10:03 am
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Rebellion Defense Receives Fuse Subcontract to Provide Custom Software Tech for Navy

Rebellion Defense has received a subcontract from warfighter-focused engineering and design firm Fuse to deliver custom software technology services to the U.S. Navy in support of a program that seeks to enhance the Pentagon’s joint tactical network. The Washington-based technology company said Monday it will integrate its engineers and operators into Project Overmatch through its mission engineering service.

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by Kacey Roberts February 13, 2024, 11:37 am
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Fearless to Help CDC Modernize Enterprise Data Exchange Under PRIME Contract; Alka Bhave Quoted

Digital services integrator Fearless secured a three-year contract to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention further develop, maintain and modernize the Enterprise Data Exchange, or DEX, platform, which is designed to support data ingestion, routing, validation, provisioning and streaming. DEX works to receive data from clinics, hospitals, laboratories, nonprofit organizations and government agencies and deliver that data back to the same entities through portals and application programming interfaces, the company said in a Dec. 11 news release.

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by Jane Edwards February 13, 2024, 8:20 am
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Calibre Systems Books Army Force Organization Cost Estimating System Support Contract

Calibre Systems has secured a prime contract from the U.S. Army to maintain and update the service branch's web-based cost estimation and analysis models and database tools. The company said Friday it will assist the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for costs and economics in maintaining the Army Force Organization Cost Estimating System and developing the Installation Status Report – Infrastructure cost factors for construction, renovation and sustainment projects.

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by Naomi Cooper February 13, 2024, 7:43 am
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Northrop Books DARPA Contract to Build AI-Enabled Tactical Autonomy Capabilities

Northrop Grumman has received a $28.9 million contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency develop tactical autonomy capabilities for multi-ship, beyond visual range defensive and offensive air combat missions. A notice posted on SAM.gov states that Northrop will build an AI air combat capability that could work with existing sensors, electronic warfare and weapons within dynamic and operationally representative environments.

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by Naomi Cooper February 12, 2024, 10:27 am
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RBCI Tapped to Provide DHA With Program Support Services

RB Consulting Inc., a Frederick, Maryland-based information technology and services company, has won a potential five-year, $35 million contract to provide a Defense Health Agency program management office with a range of support services. RBCI will conduct cybersecurity and risk management framework support, technology assessment and analysis and other services to help the DHA Integrated Clinical Systems PMO, the Department of Defense said Friday.

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by Christine Thropp February 12, 2024, 9:36 am
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RTX Receives $75M Army Contract for Coyote Anti-Drone Interceptors

RTX has secured a $75 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce and deliver interceptors designed to enable the U.S. military to neutralize enemy drones. The contract covers the provision of 600 Coyote 2C anti-drone interceptors to support the service branch's counter-unmanned aircraft systems mission, the Army said Friday.

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by Naomi Cooper February 12, 2024, 9:24 am
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IARPA Picks 5 Vendors for ReSCIND Cybersecurity Research Contracts

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded five companies research contracts under a potential four-year program that seeks to develop a technology designed to counter cyber attackers by exploiting their cognitive weaknesses through cyberpsychology combined with traditional cybersecurity practices.

Join the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6 and hear cyber experts, government and industry leaders discuss the latest trends and the dynamic role of cyber in the public sector. Register here.

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by Jane Edwards February 9, 2024, 10:48 am
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SAIC to Provide Torpedo System Test Sets to Navy Under $81M Task; Barbara Supplee Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. has secured a five-year, $80.5 million task order from the U.S. Navy to design, produce and deliver MK 710 torpedo system test sets for the submarine force. The MK 710 TSTS will be used to verify the integrity and operational readiness of MK 48 torpedos before their delivery to the service branch, SAIC said Thursday.

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by Kacey Roberts February 9, 2024, 10:18 am