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EY Helps HUD CFO Office Adopt Robotic Process Automation Tech; Irv Dennis Quoted
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has enlisted the help of Ernst & Young to simplify the agency's financial management processes through the implementation of robotics process automation technology, Federal News Network reported Monday. Irv Dennis, chief financial officer of HUD and a 36-year EY veteran, said the partnership used RPA to shorten a manual process from 2.6K hours to 65.
Air Force Awards SBIR Phase II Contracts to 10 Small Businesses After Simulators Pitch Day
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Simulators Division awarded $10M in AFWERX Small Business Innovative Research Phase II contracts to 10 companies selected through a two-day pitch day to identify technologies that could help improve aircrew training, the service said Monday.
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USAF Posts Presolicitation Notice on Data Capture, Format Conversion Tech
The U.S. Air Force has announced its intent to seek proposals on software tools and approaches on data capture and format transfer activities. According to a beta SAM notice posted Wednesday, the Air Force aims to capture and convert reports stored in microfiche, film or hardcopy into electronic media format
Peraton’s Mark Adams Intros 5G Panel Discussion at HSDF Border Security Symposium
The Homeland Security & Defense Forum’s virtual Border Security Symposium held in December featured a panel discussion on the role of 5G in border security. Mark Adams, senior director of advanced mission capabilities at Peraton, introduced the panel discussion, citing the application of internet of things connectivity in homeland security.
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Former Textron Unit CEO Russell Bartlett Named Kaman COO
Russell Bartlett, former president and CEO of Textron's airborne solutions business, has joined Kaman as the aerospace company's chief operating officer, responsible for business development and operational initiatives.
TSi to Provide Satellite Terminal for NOAA Search & Rescue Missions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration selected Techno-Sciences to supply a ground station with phased array antenna technology to support the agency's global search-and-rescue satellite operations in Wahiawa, Hawaii, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday.
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Army Calls for White Papers for Soldier-Led Software Factory Prototype Dev’t
Army Futures Command seeks white papers on ideas to prototype a future agile software development facility whose staff will exclusively be from the military. The command said Monday in a beta SAM notice it wants to establish the AFC Soldier-Led Software Factory with operations and training that comply with modern-day industry standards.
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Industry Vets Christopher Ziniti, Roman Dzialo Assume VP Roles at Amyx
Christopher Ziniti, a former U.S. Army soldier, and Roman Dzialo, a former lead for Defense Logistics Agency programs at Amyx, have been named vice presidents at the Reston, Virginia-based cybersecurity, program management and enterprise technology services provider.
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GE to Help Navy Modernize Gas Turbine Propulsion Systems
General Electric has secured an $11.4M contract from the U.S. Navy to develop three technologies in an effort to modernize gas turbine propulsion systems.
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DOD Delays Milestone C Decision for F-35 Program
The Department of Defense has indefinitely postponed a final determination to let the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter aircraft move into the full production phase due to technical and pandemic challenges that have affected combat simulation test preparations, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
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IRS Taps DRT to Develop Labor, Wage Data Analysis Tech for OMB
DRT Strategies has received a contract of an undisclosed sum from the Internal Revenue Service through the Pilot IRS vehicle to build a tool for assisting the Office of Management and Budget in its aggregation and analysis of labor and wage data from various sources.