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Don Parente, vice president of federal business at MetTel, said federal agencies looking to pursue technology innovation should work with small businesses. “Government technology innovation is often the result of partnership with small business, especially when those innovations were proven in the commercial sector first,” Parente wrote in a commentary. More

The Department of the Air Force and the Defense Logistics Agency's energy organization plan to initiate a contracting process with fission power plant developer Oklo to conduct a microreactor pilot at Eielson AF Base in Alaska. More

REI Systems has formed a joint venture with Herndon, Virginia-headquartered software company TechSur Solutions to provide information technology products and services to U.S. government customers. FusionEdge Solutions was established through the Small Business Administration's Mentor-Protege Program as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business supporting the civilian, defense and health sectors. More

Orion Space Solutions has established a consortium of experts from the government, industry and academia to advance the development of quantum technology for space and national defense applications. The Consortium for Space Quantum Innovation will facilitate research, development and deployment of an integrated ecosystem of quantum spacecraft, sensors and data platforms to address current and future needs in cislunar space. More

Carahsoft Technology will use its reseller network and government contract vehicles to distribute a virtual live events portal from Livestream Learning Studio to U.S. primary schools. Educational institutions nationwide can subscribe to the virtual learning platform through Carahsoft's reseller partners and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V, E&I Cooperative Services Contract, National Association of State Procurement Officials ValuePoint and OMNIA Partners contracts. More

Booz Allen Hamilton will continue to provide subject matter expertise to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in research and development under a one-year, $52 million contract modification. The company will help NGA explore pathbreaking technologies and transition innovations into the agency mission. More

Accenture's government business arm was tapped to deliver professional support services to the Defense Logistics Agency over a five-year period. Accenture Federal Services will conduct services under a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling amount of $26.8 million. More

Spire Global will vie with three other companies in the study phase of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration competition that aims to develop a radiometer for the observation of the Earth’s atmosphere. The company will seek to advance a microwave sounder for NOAA’s Near-Earth Orbit Network program through the Microwave-Based Applications Phase-A study contract from NASA. More

The U.S. Air Force completed the initial phase of the integrated test and evaluation of the Boeing-built F-15EX Eagle II multirole fighter aircraft. The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron put the fighter jet through 19 large force exercise events, enabling the service to validate the use of air-to-ground and air-to-air standoff munitions as part of the IT&E Phase I. More

Lockheed Martin is set to kick off mobile network experimentation after delivering to the U.S. Marine Corps the Phase 1 prototype 5G testbed variant for the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution. OSIRIS is a 5G communications network testbed for use in expeditionary operations experimentation. More

Leading U.S. space experts at ExecutiveBiz's Space Technologies Forum on Tuesday discussed whether the recent National Reconnaissance Office request for information with a 90-minute to 500-millisecond parameter on allowance for latency in satellite communications was acceptable or too lenient.If technology-centric dialogues such as these appeal to you and especially if you’re part of the GovCon industry, register today for ExecutiveBiz’s upcoming Trusted AI and Autonomy Forum, scheduled for Sept. 12 at Falls Church, Virginia’s 2941 Restaurant. Register here. More

Leading U.S. space experts at ExecutiveBiz's Space Technologies Forum on Tuesday discussed whether the recent National Reconnaissance Office request for information with a 90-minute to 500-millisecond parameter on allowance for latency in satellite communications was acceptable or too lenient.If technology-centric dialogues such as these appeal to you and especially if you’re part of the GovCon industry, register today for ExecutiveBiz’s upcoming Trusted AI and Autonomy Forum, scheduled for Sept. 12 at Falls Church, Virginia’s 2941 Restaurant. Register here. More