Latest stories

in News, Government Technology

ORNL to Continue Providing GE Aerospace Frontier Supercomputer Access to Advance Open Fan Engine Development

GE Aerospace has signed a new cooperative research and development agreement with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to continue work on the Open Fan engine architecture for the aviation industry by developing artificial intelligence-powered computational modeling and simulation capabilities to be run on the Frontier supercomputer. With access to the supercomputer, complex […] More

by Kristen Smith July 22, 2024, 11:42 am
in News, Government Technology

L3Harris and Epirus Partner for Tactical Communications Enhancement Initiative

L3Harris Technologies and electronic warfare developer Epirus have partnered to integrate the former’s tactical communications systems with the latter’s advanced electronics technology to develop high-efficiency tactical radios. The team will work towards improving the range, battery life and heat management of communication systems to meet modern combat demands, L3Harris said Thursday. The partnership is in support of […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 22, 2024, 11:41 am
in News

ASV Maker Saronic Raises $175M During Andreessen Horowitz-Led Series B Funding Round

Autonomous surface vessel manufacturer Saronic has concluded a Series B funding round during which it raised $175 million, bringing the company’s total valuation to $1 billion. Saronic said Friday it will use the fresh funds to expand its domestic capabilities to perform research and development work on various autonomous technologies as well as to increase […] More

by Jerry Petersen July 22, 2024, 11:40 am
in Cloud, News

ICF to Provide Cloud Data Migration Support Under $88M CMS Subcontract

ICF has secured a potential five-year, $88 million subcontract to continue modernizing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Quality Payment Program by providing cloud data migration services. Under the award, the company said it will enhance QPP’s functionality, improve customer experience and reduce administrative burdens on clinicians to allow more time for patient care and […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 19, 2024, 12:11 pm
in Executive Moves, News

DCS Promotes Brian Samples to VP, Division Manager Roles

DCS Corporation, a provider of engineering, programmatic, and technical support services to the Department of Defense and other national security-focused customers, has appointed Brian Samples as vice president and manager of the ground vehicle integration & support division of the Army and Marine Corps sector. In a press release Thursday, Bill Protzman, president and chief operating officer […] More

by Aidan Daly July 19, 2024, 12:10 pm
in DOD, Government Technology, News

Raytheon Demos Integration of Army, Navy Capabilities to Launch SM-6 Long-Range Missile

Raytheon demonstrated the integration of existing Army and Navy program capabilities to launch the Standard Missile-6 during the recently concluded Valiant Shield 24 exercise in the Indo-Pacific. The test employed the Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor and Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System to showcase SM-6’s use in missile engagement, […] More

by Derrick Henry July 19, 2024, 12:10 pm
in Executive Moves, News

Jacobs Names Retired Navy Vice Adm. Mary Jackson to Board of Directors

Jacobs has appointed Mary Jackson, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, to its board of directors. Jackson’s appointment will take effect upon the completion of the spinoff of the company’s critical mission solutions and cyber and intelligence businesses or by Jan. 15, 2025, Jacobs said Thursday. In November, Jacobs announced that it agreed to spin […] More

by Jane Edwards July 19, 2024, 12:09 pm
in News

DOE Adds IBM as Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center Partner Institution

The Department of Energy Office of Science, Science Programs has approved the addition of IBM to the list of more than 30 partner institutions of the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center. Hosted by Fermilab, SQMS is a DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Center that focuses on superconducting quantum systems, an area in which […] More

by Jerry Petersen July 19, 2024, 12:08 pm
in News

BWXT Examining Wyoming Locations for Potential TRISO Fuel Production Facility Construction; Joe Miller Quoted

BWX Technologies‘ advanced technologies business and Wyoming Energy Authority have formalized a cooperation agreement to examine requirements for establishing a new TRISO nuclear fuel production facility in the state. The company said Thursday it is looking into potential locations in Wyoming to construct the tri-structural isotropic particle fuel fabrication facility to support advanced reactor deployment. […] More

by Christine Thropp July 19, 2024, 12:07 pm
in News, Space News

Maxar Intelligence Showcases Worldview Legion Satellite Images; Dan Smoot Quoted

Maxar Technologies‘ intelligence business has released the first high-resolution images from its WorldView Legion satellites, designed for precision mapping, site monitoring and geospatial analytics. The company said Thursday the 30 centimeter-class images, collected on July 16, feature detailed views of urban areas, transportation routes and logistics hubs in San Francisco and Sacramento, California. Dan Smoot, CEO […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 19, 2024, 12:07 pm
in News, Government Technology

GE Aerospace Invests Over $1B to Improve Repair Capabilities

GE Aerospace plans to invest in facilities to broaden aviation repair capabilities throughout its overhaul shops. The company aims to design technology that addresses future flight challenges by investing more than $1 billion over five years in its maintenance, repair and overhaul, or MRO, and unit repair facilities, the aviation technology company announced Friday. Russell Stokes, […] More

by Branson Brooks July 19, 2024, 12:06 pm
in News

Four Inc. to Offer RingCentral AI-Powered Products to Public Sector; Stacy Schwartz Quoted

RingCentral has partnered with Four Inc. to provide government customers with cloud business communications, contact center, video and hybrid event products powered by artificial intelligence. Four Inc. said Thursday that as public sector aggregator, it will offer RingCentral’s RingEX cloud-based voice internet protocol and native contact center RingCX products to public sector organizations through channel […] More

by Kristen Smith July 19, 2024, 12:05 pm