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  • Leidos, NIH Launch Portal for Alternative Biomedical Research Funding; Jim Pannucci Comments
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    Leidos, NIH Launch Portal for Alternative Biomedical Research Funding; Jim Pannucci Comments

    Leidos and the National Institutes of Health have developed a website that aims to match unfunded biomedical research proposals with alternative funding opportunities through public-private partnerships. The team has created the Online Partnership to Accelerate Research portal, which works to assess proposals based on research priority areas and allow participating organizations to fund research not originally funded by NIH, […] More

  • Belkin Gets NIAP Security Certification for KVM Switches
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    Belkin Gets NIAP Security Certification for KVM Switches

    Belkin has obtained a security certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership for its portfolio of keyboard, video and mouse switches. The Playa Vista, Calif.-based company’s Secure KVM Switching platforms secured the Common Criteria accreditation through NIAP’s protection profile for Peripheral Sharing Switch Version 3.0, Belkin said Friday. NIAP, a National Security Agency-run program, issues the PP3.0 […] More

  • Philips’ Medical Systems Subsidiary Lands $77M Contract Modification From DLA
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    Philips’ Medical Systems Subsidiary Lands $77M Contract Modification From DLA

    Philips‘ medical systems subsidiary has landed a $77 million contract modification from the Defense Logistics Agency for continued training and delivery of patient monitoring systems, subsystems, accessories, spares and repair parts. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support has exercised the seventh of nine one-year option periods under the contract with an initial one-year base period, the Defense Department said […] More

  • Technavio: Cobra Curved Displays, UAVs to Drive US DoD Training & Simulation Market Through 2019
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    Technavio: Cobra Curved Displays, UAVs to Drive US DoD Training & Simulation Market Through 2019

    A new Technavio report predicts the U.S. Defense Department market for training and simulation platforms to hit $13 billion by 2019 and be driven by the adoption of cobra curved display systems designed for flight simulators. Abhay Singh, an industry analyst for Technavio’s defense and technology research, said Friday U.S. service personnel have also used curved […] More

  • GE Selects 2.5 Acre P&G South Boston Property as New HQ
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    GE Selects 2.5 Acre P&G South Boston Property as New HQ

    General Electric has made an agreement with Proctor & Gamble to purchase 2.5 acres of the latter’s 44-acre South Boston property in the Seaport District to serve as GE’s new headquarters. GE said Thursday the future headquarters at 5 and 6 Necco Way will feature a mix of existing and newly-constructed buildings that will house approximately 800 employees after the full move in […] More

  • Kratos to Support Trabus-led Team in Navy Comm, Networking Systems Services Contract
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    Kratos to Support Trabus-led Team in Navy Comm, Networking Systems Services Contract

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has said it will participate in a Trabus Technologies-led team that holds a potential $12.6 million U.S. Navy contract to provide services for airborne communications and networking systems. Kratos said Monday the contract will support Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific Code 551 until March 2019 if all options are exercised. The contract was awarded […] More

  • Parsons VP Dan Lukasik Appointed as ITS California Directorial Board Chair
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    Parsons VP Dan Lukasik Appointed as ITS California Directorial Board Chair

    Dan Lukasik, sector vice president for intelligent transportation systems and tolling at Parsons, has been appointed as chair of the board of directors for research and development organization ITS California. Parsons said Thursday Lukasik previously served as the not-for-profit, private-public organization’s vice chair of the board of directors for three years. “As an accomplished ITS expert, I’m confident that […] More

  • Parsons Continues Veteran Support Under Project Labor Agreement; Dan Sloan Comments
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    Parsons Continues Veteran Support Under Project Labor Agreement; Dan Sloan Comments

    Parsons will provide support to veterans and disadvantaged workers as part of a five-year Project Labor Agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council. The company has also teamed up with Helmets to Hardhats in a push to assist veterans find employment on public works projects in Long Beach, Parsons said Thursday. Dan […] More

  • Inder Singh Joins Unisys as SVP, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer
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    Inder Singh Joins Unisys as SVP, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer

    Unisys has appointed Inder Singh to the roles of senior vice president and chief marketing and strategy officer at the Blue Bell, Pa.-based technology services provider. Singh will lead the company’s global marketing and communications group that includes investor relations functions and directly report to Unisys CEO Peter Altabef, Unisys said Monday. Prior to Unisys, he was a managing director at […] More

  • CACI to Offer Mission Planning Support Through SOCOM JGASS Contract; Ken Asbury Comments
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    CACI to Offer Mission Planning Support Through SOCOM JGASS Contract; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International will work to support mission planning efforts of U.S. geographic combatant commands worldwide as part of a five-year, $180 million Joint Geospatial Analytic Support Services contract awarded to the company by Special Operations Command. The company said Monday the contract seeks to expand its footprint in the intelligence services market and contains a base term and four […] More

  • Custom Market Insights Forecasts Military Drone Market Growth at $11B by 2021
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    Custom Market Insights Forecasts Military Drone Market Growth at $11B by 2021

    A Custom Market Insights report predicts the military unmanned aerial vehicle market will reach $11 billion in value by 2021 from $3 billion in 2014. “Quantities of fielded military and commercial systems of every size and description are set to increase,” Custom Market Insights said Feb. 3. According to the report, persistent military drones will account […] More

  • DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Military Tech Systems Ideas; Brad Tousley Comments
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    DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Military Tech Systems Ideas; Brad Tousley Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Tactical Technology Office will hold a proposers day on April 20 and 21 to discuss ways to develop new military technology systems and seek potential contributors. DARPA said Wednesday it is searching for ideas in agile development, autonomous or cooperative unmanned systems, weapons, power and propulsion proposals for ground, maritime, air and space systems to assist in military […] More