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National Strategic Research Institute Lands $92M R&D Contract With Air Force
TheÂ University of Nebraska’sÂ National Strategic Research Institute has received aÂ $92 millionÂ contract from the U.S. Air Force to provideÂ research, development and engineering services. NSRI will also conduct mission-related research efforts such as test, evaluation and systems analysis of U. S. Strategic Command-related topics, theÂ Defense Department said Thursday. The institute will perform work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln […] More
by Nichols Martin April 6, 2018, 7:28 am
in Industry News, News
EIS Vendors Test Business Support Systems
A new General Services Administration report says vendors that won spots on a potential 15-year, $50 billion contract for telecommunications services have made progress in testing back-office systems they will implement in support of that contract, FCW reported Thursday. GSA released an update Wednesday on each companyâ€™s effort to perform Business Support Systems tests as […] More
by Jane Edwards April 6, 2018, 7:17 am
in Industry News, News
Kratos Opens Tactical/Target UAS Facility in Australia
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has established a facility in New South Wales, Australia, that will offer target/tactical autonomous drones and range support systems to defense clients in the country. The companyÂ said Thursday it opened the NSW office as its partnerÂ Air Affairs AustraliaÂ expanded operations with a new facility and relocated headquarters. Eric DeMarco, president and […] More
by Monica Jackson April 6, 2018, 7:09 am
in Industry News, News
Australiaâ€™s Request for $148M in M795 Howitzer Ammo Gets State Dept Approval
The State Department has approved Australiaâ€™s request to buy M795Â 155mm high-explosive projectiles from the U.S. government under a potential $148 million foreign military sales transaction. Australia plans to use the howitzer ammunition to build up homeland defense capability, deter regional threats and meet its operational readiness training needs, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. […] More
by Jane Edwards April 6, 2018, 6:16 am
in Industry News, News
NASA May Add Crew Member to Boeingâ€™s Manned Flight Test Under Contract Modification
NASA has modified its contract with Boeing for the transportation of astronauts to and from the International Space Station in a move that could potentially extend crewed flight test to up to six months and add a third crew member to the test flight. The agency said Friday the revised Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract […] More
by Jane Edwards April 6, 2018, 6:02 am
in Industry News, News
NT Concepts to Deliver Veritone AI Platform to Federal Clients
NT Concepts has teamed up with artificial intelligence systems provider Veritone to facilitate the delivery of the latter companyâ€™s AI platform to federal agency clients. Veritone’s aiWARE works to help analysts expedite the analysis of large data workloads and streamline file processing through an ecosystem of cognitive engines, NT Concepts said Monday. The platform is […] More
by Jane Edwards April 6, 2018, 5:17 am
in Industry News, News
ICF Gets GSA Contracts to Help Establish Customer Experience, Analytics CoEs
ICF has received a pair of multimillion dollar contracts from theÂ General Services AdministrationÂ to help the US. government establish two centers of excellence that will focus onÂ service delivery analytics andÂ customer experience. Both projects are part of the White House’s Information Technology Modernization PlanÂ and each contractÂ has one base year plus two option years, ICFÂ said Wednesday. “We’re thrilled […] More
by Nichols Martin April 6, 2018, 5:00 am
in Government Cloud, News
GSA Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based SaaS Collaboration Platform Sources
The General Services Administration has sought information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based, software-as-a-service platform designed to facilitate collaboration among individuals and teams within the agency. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says GSA is looking for an enterprisewide collaboration tool that adopts transport layer security protocols with encryption and two-factor authentication methods. The […] More
by Jane Edwards April 6, 2018, 3:51 am
in Industry News, News
Mercury Systems Facilities Earn Aerospace Standard Certification
Mercury Systems has received the International Aerospace Quality Group certification for quality management at its facilitiesÂ inÂ Alabama, California, Indiana and Switzerland. The company said ThursdayÂ the Aerospace Standard 9100D certification adds to theÂ AS9100C and/or ISO 9001 designations given to its other sites. Dean Holman, senior director for global mission assurance at Mercury Systems, said the company […] More
by Joanna Crews April 6, 2018, 3:31 am
in News
ViON to Provide Storage, Back-Up Systems to University of Wisconsin; Tom Frana Comments
The University of Wisconsin has selectedÂ ViON to help the UW system’s chief information officers implement storage and back-up platforms to support their information technology projects. ViON said Thursday it will supply the company’sÂ switches, tapes and tape libraries to UWâ€™s 26 campuses worldwide along with storage systems from Oracle, Fujitsu and Hitachi. Tom Frana, CEO and […] More
by Madeline Garrettson April 6, 2018, 12:00 am
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DoD Selects 11 Scientists, Engineers for 2018 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship Class
TheÂ Defense Department has chosen 11 scientists and engineers to conduct foundational researchÂ through theÂ 2018 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship program. They will join 45 currentÂ VBFF members who support studies in areas such as quantum information science, neuroscience, engineered materials,Â nanoscience, statistics and applied mathematics, DoDÂ said Thursday. The Basic Research Office at the Pentagon’sÂ Office of the Under Secretary of […] More
by Neel Mehta April 6, 2018, 12:00 am
in News
Air Force Research Lab Vet Matthew Clark Joins Galois as Principal Scientist
Matthew Clark, former lead of autonomous manned-unmanned teaming at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s aerospace systems directorate, has been named as a principal scientist at technology companyÂ Galois. GaloisÂ said WednesdayÂ Clark plans to focus on cyber-physical system design and assurance efforts in his new position. He previously supervised autonomous controls branch within AFRL’s power and control division, […] More
by Neel Mehta April 6, 2018, 12:00 am

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