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Wynyard Group to Provide Crime Analytics, Case Mgmt Platforms For Georgia Corrections Dept

Wynyard Group will provide itsÂ Advanced Crime Analytics and Investigations Case Management systems for the Georgia Department of Corrections to support its investigations and intelligence teams. The crime deterrence and security software providerÂ said Wednesday its ACA and ICM platforms will aid GDC’s investigations and intelligence teams as theyÂ analyze and investigate incidents and crimes inÂ 32 facilities withÂ 36,000 […] More

by Ramona Adams June 29, 2016, 3:57 am
in News

USACE Taps Leidos for Environmental Science, Engineering Support Services

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Leidos three five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts to provideÂ the environmental science and engineering services in USACE’s South Atlantic division. Leidos said Tuesday that it will conduct comprehensive environmental compliance, planning, conservation, restoration and remediation design, pollution prevention and sustainment services for a number of Corps district military, […] More

by Neel Mehta June 29, 2016, 12:00 am
in Lifestyle, News

WorldatWork Presents Vencore with Work-Life 2016 Seal of Distinction Award; Mac Curtis Comments

WorldatWork has chosenÂ Vencore as one of 116 organizations awarded with the Work-Life Seal of Distinction for 2016. The awardÂ recognizesÂ an organization’s efforts inÂ employee engagement and the effectiveness of its work-life portfolio through itsÂ workerÂ programs, policies and practices, Vencore said Tuesday. Mac Curtis, Vencore president and CEO, said that the company strives to provide its employees with a […] More

by Neel Mehta June 29, 2016, 12:00 am
in Industry News, News

Orbital ATK Completes Expansion of California Facility for Missile Warning System, Munition Production

Orbital ATK has completed the expansion of its facility in Northridge, California, to accommodate the production of the company’s AAR-47 missile warning system and Common Munition Bit Reprogramming Equipment. The company said Monday that it transitioned theÂ AAR-47 and CMBRE product lines from Florida toÂ the updated facility. The Northridge installationÂ also produces the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile […] More

by Dominique Stump June 28, 2016, 3:36 pm
in News, Products & Service

SRA to Develop New Machine Learning Approaches for US Air Force

AÂ CSRAÂ subsidiary has been awarded a $7.5 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop new approaches for analyses ofÂ the trust calibration process to facilitateÂ human-machine collaborations, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes SRA International will develop concepts to help aircraft pilots, intelligence analysts and maintenance technicians build trust with robots. The Air […] More

by Jay Clemens June 28, 2016, 12:50 pm
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

DCCA Receives CMS Business Intell Services Contract forÂ Automated Plan Payment System

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded Data Computer Corporation of America a five-year, $13.8 million contract for business intelligence services in support of a CMS plan to update and expand the agency’s automated plan payment system. DCCA said Monday that it will analyze interfacesÂ for CMS and aimÂ toÂ help the agency fulfillÂ data analytics requirements […] More

by Dominique Stump June 28, 2016, 11:49 am
in C4ISR News, News

Defense News: India Asks US Govt for 22 General Atomics-Built Predator UAVs

India has requested toÂ acquire a batchÂ ofÂ General Atomics-built Predator unmanned aerial vehicles through a foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government, Defense News reported Monday. Vivek Raghuvanshi writes Indian government sent a letter of request to the U.S. on June 17 to procure 22 Predator UAVs in support of the former countryâ€™s naval forces. The […] More

by Jane Edwards June 28, 2016, 11:05 am
in Industry News, News

Rear Adm. Charles Richard: Navy, Lockheed Start Torpedo Prototype Development Work

Rear Adm. Charles Richard,Â a U.S. Navy official,Â has said the service branch has begun development work on a prototype of a new Mk 48 torpedo version designed to target hostile weapons, submarines and ships at a longer range, Scout WarriorÂ reported Monday. Richard, director of undersea warfare, told Scout Warrior reporter Kris OsbornÂ in an interview the Navy […] More

by Jane Edwards June 28, 2016, 10:58 am
in Healthcare IT, News

FDA Seeks Info on COTS Quality Management Software Sources

TheÂ Food and Drug Administration has sought information on potential industry sources that can provide a commercial off-the-shelfÂ software platform designed to help FDA compile audits and assessments as well as detect and monitor preventive and corrective actions. FDA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday the proposed Quality Management Information System should be designed to capture […] More

by Jane Edwards June 28, 2016, 10:29 am
in Healthcare IT, News

Avita Medical Receives Added BARDA Funds for Burn Treatment Product Development; Adam Kelliher Comments

Avita Medical has received $7.96 million in additional funds from theÂ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to continue efforts toÂ launch a regenerative medicine product and obtain U.S. market approval. The company will use the new funds toÂ helpÂ U.S. Burn Centers familiarize themselves with healthÂ economic models of ReCellâ€™s usage and potential application in the treatment ofÂ burns, Avita […] More

by Jay Clemens June 28, 2016, 10:29 am
in Industry News, News

DARPA Taps Industry for Battlefield Network Protocols, Algorithms

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has kicked off a project to explore new algorithms andÂ protocols for physically dispersed computing infrastructure, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. According to the reportÂ byÂ John Keller, DARPA aimsÂ to increase the performance of the U.S. militaryâ€™s dispersed computing applications and networks throughÂ the Dispersed ComputingÂ initiative. Keller writes the program will workÂ to […] More

by Jay Clemens June 28, 2016, 10:15 am
in Industry News, News

Huntington Ingalls to Expand Newport News Steel Fabrication Hub; Pete Diakun Comments

Newport News Industrial, a Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary, will addÂ 52,000 square feet to its headquarters in Newport News, Virginia toÂ support the heavy steel fabrication work for commercial nuclear power customers. HIIÂ said Monday the facility expansion will look to create 120 new jobs andÂ additional parking to support a projected larger workforce. â€œWe at Newport News Industrial […] More

by Scott Nicholas June 28, 2016, 10:13 am