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Jacobs to Support Army Test Center Under $87M Contract Modification

Jacobs Engineering Groupâ€™ technology business has received an $87.4M contract modification from the U.S. Army to provide support services to the Aberdeen Test Center located in Maryland. The Defense Department said TuesdayÂ the company will conduct testing efforts in support of ATCâ€™s automotive, firepower, survivability/lethality, technology and warfighter mission areas. The Army Contracting Command will determine […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers August 29, 2018, 3:21 am
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SOSi Gets Army Satcom Support Contract; Julian Setian Quoted

SOS InternationalÂ has received a potential $55M contract to help the U.S. Army manage wideband enterprise satellite systems designed to facilitate military communications. The company said Monday it will help the Army’s program executive office for enterprise information systemsÂ to deliver voice, data and video servicesÂ toÂ WESS Data Communications Network users worldwide. Work also coversÂ satcom engineering, installation, operation, […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers August 28, 2018, 8:05 am
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National Center for Manufacturing Sciences to Construct Additive Manufacturing Facility in Maryland

The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences will establish a new facility in Harford City, Md. that will host industrial additive manufacturing lines, National Defense Magazine reported Monday. The organization is coordinating with public and private organizations such as Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, University of Delaware,Â Northrop Grumman, 3D Systems and the Army Research Laboratory, […] More

by Monica Jackson August 28, 2018, 8:03 am
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Raytheon Opens New Facility, Announces Plan to Expand Workforce in Portsmouth

Raytheon has opened a new facility in Portsmouth, R.I. that will house collaborative work on radar equipment for the U.S. Navy, WPRI-TV reported Monday. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said during the ribbon-cutting ceremony that the new space will enable companies to work together, as well as with foreign partners and the Naval Warfare Center. He […] More

by Monica Jackson August 28, 2018, 5:46 am
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NSF Solicits Proposals for Program to Establish Quantum Material Foundries

The National Science Foundation has asked colleges to submit proposals for a program that seeks to develop foundries to facilitate the prototyping and development of quantum devices and materials. NSF said it plans to award between $20M to $25M in funds to up to five recipients through cooperative agreements to perform work under the Enabling […] More

by Jane Edwards August 28, 2018, 4:14 am
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Gerald Gordon, Fairfax County EDA President & CEO, to Retire at Yearâ€™s End

Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, will retire by the end of December after more than three decades at the helm. He will join the South Carolina-based College of Charleston in January to serve as a fellow at the Joseph P. Riley Center for Livable Communities and as an […] More

by Jane Edwards August 28, 2018, 1:00 am
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USAF Identifies Five Offerors for User Experience Design Project

The U.S. Air Force has asked five prospective contractors to bid for a contract to designÂ user interface technology to transform the delivery of software platforms to the warfighter. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the service branch seeksÂ Kessel Run UX designers with top secret/sensitive compartmented information clearances to help update and move applications into a […] More

by Nichols Martin August 28, 2018, 12:37 am
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Society of Women Engineers Honors Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy

Raytheon CEO Thomas KennedyÂ has been chosen to receive theÂ Society of Women Engineers’ 2018 Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award in recognition of his initiatives to promote diversity in the workplace and empower female engineering professionals through mentoring. SWE chose Kennedy based on testimonials from multiple industry representatives who vouched for his efforts to diversify program teams […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers August 27, 2018, 7:20 am
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Army Unveils Three Armored Vehicle Protection System Devâ€™t Programs

The U.S. Army plans to deploy by 2022 three new protection systems for its combat vehicles, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Those systems are the advanced reactive armor tiles that work to neutralize warheads; a signature management platform designed to protect an armored vehicle from detection by reducing the vehicleâ€™s noise, radar and heat signature; and […] More

by Jane Edwards August 27, 2018, 4:17 am
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Pete Hoene: SES to Offer New Satellite Connectivity Services, Platforms for Gov’t Sector

Pete Hoene, president and CEO of SES‘ government solutions business, has said the company aims to offer a suite of managed services and systems designed to help customers transmit data in real time via a new satellite network. He wrote in an article published by SpaceNews that Boeing will build seven medium-Earth orbit satellites for […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 27, 2018, 3:45 am
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IST Research Gets Army Contract, Makes Inc. 5000 List; Ryan Paterson Comments

Fredericksburg, Va.-based IST Research has received a potential five-year, $48.3M contract to supply the U.S. Army with a communications platform designed to help users obtain insight into human security challenges. The company said Thursday it will provide the Pulse Platform to the service and perform research, development and engineering efforts to advance the technology as […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 27, 2018, 3:38 am
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Nano Dimension Gets 3D Printer Orders From U.S. Military

Nano Dimension has been chosen to supply U.S. military services with three-dimensional printing systems designed to facilitate electronics prototyping and manufacturing processes. The company said Monday it soldÂ DragonFly Pro 3D PrintersÂ to the country’s armed forces via two sales transactionsÂ after receiving aÂ “U.S. Government Certified Vendor” designation. TriMech Solutions andÂ FathomÂ helped Nano Dimension sell the technology as value-added […] More

by Nichols Martin August 27, 2018, 3:30 am