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NASA Taps Bluestone to Support Goddard, Wallops Facilities’ Environmental Policy Compliance

Bluestone Environmental Group will help NASA ensure compliance of Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia with environmental regulations. The Malvern, Pennsylvania-based small business will develop processes and procedures in support of the Environmental Management Program under a potential $29.6 million contract, NASA said Friday. The contractor will perform work mainly […] More

by Angeline Leishman June 25, 2021, 6:33 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News

Curtiss-Wright Joins DOE-Funded Project to Develop Nuclear Reactors’ Digital Twin Tech; Lynn Bamford Quoted

Curtiss-Wright will take part in a multidisciplinary team working on the Secure Automation for Advanced Reactor Innovation initiative aimed at developing digital twin technologies to be installed in nuclear power plants. The University of Michigan-led Project SAFARI is one of the nine programs under the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s Generating Electricity Managed by Intelligent Nuclear […] More

by Carol Collins June 25, 2021, 5:54 am
in Executive Spotlight, Government Technology, Industry News, News

Executive Spotlight: Steven Bilby, President of Cherokee Federal

For its latest Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz had the opportunity to speak with Steven Bilby, president of Cherokee Federal, about the significant growth and success the company has had in the federal sector, recent contract wins, the drive for IT solutions, including unmanned capabilities, data and other emerging technology as well as the importance of […] More

by William McCormick June 24, 2021, 11:41 am
in Industry News, Press Releases

Stephen Steg Appointed as Chief Exec of Raytheon’s Blue Canyon Subsidiary; Roy Azevedo Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 24, 2021 — Blue Canyon Technologies, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, has promoted Stephen Steg to the role of CEO of the small satellite and mission services provider, replacing George Stafford, GovCon Wire reported June 9. “His expertise in the business of small-satellite systems and technologies will be invaluable to the […] More

by Christine Thropp June 24, 2021, 11:16 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News

Australian Defense Department Receives Maxar 3D Data Suite, Satellite Imagery; Tony Frazier Quoted

Maxar Technologies has provided the Australian defense department with 3D data suite and satellite imagery meant to inform military decision-making process and enhance situational awareness in support of national defense and intelligence missions. The company said Thursday its 3D Surface Model for the Australian agency is designed to show terrain and surface features and textures […] More

by Christine Thropp June 24, 2021, 10:17 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Technology, Industry News, News

Microsoft Announces Space ISAC Membership, Participation in Threat Intell Exchanges

Microsoft was named as founding member of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, an organization that fosters exchanges of intelligence on security threats faced by the space industry. The company will share its global threat insights to help the space community secure critical infrastructure and expand cybersecurity expertise, Tom Keane, corporate vice president for […] More

by Nichols Martin June 24, 2021, 9:02 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News

Northrop Puts Digital Wideband AESA Sensor Through Follow-On Flight Test

Northrop Grumman has conducted another flight test of its wideband sensor technology designed with an open mission systems architecture to support electronic warfare, sensing, communications and early warning radar systems. The Terracotta active electronically scanned array exhibited simultaneous performance of both active and passive modes for radio frequency identification, the company said Tuesday. Paul Kalafos, […] More

by Nichols Martin June 24, 2021, 9:00 am
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PAE to Help USAID Enhance Agricultural Infrastructure of Bangladesh; Charles Peiffer Quoted

PAE has received a $12.8 million contract to support a U.S. Agency for International Development effort focused on agricultural infrastructure modernization in select rural parts of Bangladesh. The five-year award in support of USAID’s Feed the Future Bangladesh Agricultural Infrastructure Development Activity will cover improvements to Bangladeshi roads, irrigation and drainage systems, market and collection […] More

by Angeline Leishman June 24, 2021, 8:16 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News

Raytheon Businesses Working on Aircraft Engine Thermal Management Tech; Bill Dolan Quoted

Raytheon Technologies‘ research center and two of the company’s business units are exploring approaches to better manage heat loads for aircraft engines as the U.S. military works to define next-generation fighter requirements. Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney partnered in an effort to develop power and thermal management systems that may have potential applications to […] More

by Angeline Leishman June 24, 2021, 8:03 am
in Contract Awards, Industry News, News

Hilton Software to Continue Mobile Tech, Data Development for NGA; Hilton Goldstein Quoted

Hilton Software is set to continue supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Aeronautical Mobile Application for three more years. The Coral Springs, Florida-headquartered company said Wednesday it will provide the geospatial intelligence organization with global and multi-platform mobile technologies and data development services under a new prime contract. Hilton Goldstein, CEO of Hilton Software, described the NGA […] More

by Angeline Leishman June 24, 2021, 6:30 am
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NASA Taps CeleraPro to Provide Administrative Support at Marshall Center, Michoud Facility

CeleraPro, a certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone company, has been awarded a potential five-year, $18.9 million follow-on contract by NASA to conduct administrative support work at its two facilities in Alabama and New Orleans. Under the Center Administrative Support Services II contract, CeleraPro will deliver clerical, administrative and record management services to the Office of […] More

by Carol Collins June 24, 2021, 5:54 am
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PavCon, AWS Team Up on Air Force’s AI-Based Predictive Maintenance Tool

PavCon, a woman-owned small business, partnered with Amazon Web Services to build an artificial intelligence-based predictive maintenance platform for the U.S. Air Force. PavCon’s CRiSTL platform works to detect and repair anomalies in aircraft equipment before problems occur using AI and data analytics hosted in AWS GovCloud (US), which can accommodate Impact Level 5 mission-critical […] More

by Jane Edwards June 24, 2021, 5:53 am