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The Department of Transportation is seeking comments on how recent technology developments would affect the deployment of dedicated short-range communications for connected-vehicle transmissions. DOT mainly wants to hear from stakeholders and the general public about technology platforms that may support or change vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and vehicle-to-pedestrian communications, according to a Federal Register notice posted Dec. […] More

The Professional Services Council has called on Congress to end a partial government shutdown by advancing full-year appropriations for remaining federal departments and agencies. PSC President and CEO David Berteau sent a letter dated Friday to House and Senate leaders expressing concern about the impact of funding lapse on some agencies, U.S. citizens and contract […] More

The Department of Defense has issued a request for information on potential contractors that could apply agile development methods to manage a new information technology system built to facilitate the background investigation process, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. The RFI comes as the Defense Security Service prepares to assume responsibilities over the security clearance process from […] More

The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are seeking access to SpaceX‘s South Texas facility for surveying purposes, The Herald reported Wednesday. James Gleeson, SpaceX spokesperson, said in a statement that the department intends to conduct a survey within the site, a facility that would launch transport rockets to Mars in […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works division has partnered with California’s Office of Business and Economic Development to drive job growth in the state. The agreement creates new engineering and manufacturing jobs and authorizes Lockheed to invest $100M in new facilities within the Southern California area, the company said Thursday. Jack O’Banion, vice president of business development […] More

Dominic Delmolino, chief technology officer at Accenture’s federal services business, has said the government is likely to make information technology modernization its top priority in 2019. “In today’s complex and dynamic environment, IT must lead the way. The relationship between technology and mission outcomes has never been stronger,” he told Nextgov in an interview published […] More

Four firms have submitted proposals to address the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Cops‘ intent to further apply autonomy and robotics to warfighting, Army Times reported Wednesday. General Dynamics proposed its Multi-Utility Tactical Transport or MUTT eight-wheeler, which uses a flatbed configuration, while Polaris is pitching its MRZR X, a four-wheeled vehicle designed for all […] More

Honeywell will support modernization of building control systems at a U.S. Air Force installation in South Korea through a $28M infrastructure upgrade project to be funded under a 25-year energy savings performance contract. The company said Wednesday it will update Kunsan Air Base’s water, lighting and temperature management systems as well as install new equipment in efforts to help […] More

Five companies will demonstrate automatic rifle prototypes in June as part of a competition to replace the U.S. Army‘s standard M16/M4 weapon and light machine gun, Military Times reported Thursday. The Army selected General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems unit, Textron’s AAI subsidiary, FN America, PCP Tactical and Sig Sauer last year to participate in the Next Generation Squad Weapon program. The […] More