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  • Eccrine Systems to Continue Sensor Tech Devt Under Air Force Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eccrine Systems to Continue Sensor Tech Devt Under Air Force Contract

    Eccrine Systems has received a $750,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force to further develop a sensor technology designed to measure certain biomarkers in human sweat as an indicator of cognitive performance. The company said Thursday it aims to advance development of its sweat sensing technology under the second phase of the U.S. Air Force‘s Small Business Innovation […] More

  • Red Balloon Security Creates Firmware Defense Tech Under DHS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Balloon Security Creates Firmware Defense Tech Under DHS Contract

    Red Balloon Security has developed a special firmware defense technology designed to boost the resiliency of building controllers and automation systems against potential cyberattacks as part of a contract with the Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate. The company said Wednesday it worked with the Plum Island Animal Disease Center to develop the […] More

  • InferLink to Update Search System on DHS Cybersecurity Research Portal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    InferLink to Update Search System on DHS Cybersecurity Research Portal

    InferLink has received a $750,000 contract to update search functionality on a Department of Homeland Security website designed for the cyber research and development community. DHS’ science and technology directorate said Tuesday the company will develop search tools and methods for the Information Marketplace for Policy and Analysis of Cyber-risk and Trust, managed by the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects […] More

  • NASA Seeks Proposals for Small Business Innovation Research and Tech Transfer Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Seeks Proposals for Small Business Innovation Research and Tech Transfer Program

    NASA seeks new technologies from small businesses and research institutions that can be transitioned to support the space agency’s mission programs and other commercial applications. The space agency said Friday interested parties can submit responses for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I solicitation through March 9. Phase I awards for […] More

  • PreTalen to Help USAF Automate Wireless Comms System Analysis Under SBIR Phase III Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PreTalen to Help USAF Automate Wireless Comms System Analysis Under SBIR Phase III Contract

    PreTalen has received a $23.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to develop an automated platform to analyze wireless communications systems under the third phase of the service branch’s Small Business Innovation Research III program. The company will aim to update the features of a Position Navigation and Time Autonomous Negotiator Applying Cognitive Effects-Based Analysis system developed through an […] More

  • NASA's SBIR-Funded Vanilla Aircraft & Black Swift Drones Now Operational - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA’s SBIR-Funded Vanilla Aircraft & Black Swift Drones Now Operational

    NASA has confirmed the operational status of two unmanned aircraft systems that Vanilla Aircraft and Black Swift Technologies separately developed through the space agency’s Small Business Innovative Research program. NASA said Tuesday Vanilla Aircraft’s VA001 and Black Swift’s S2 small UAS are both designed to support scientific investigations. VA001 works to operate in austere conditions with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit, lift 35 […] More

  • Sarcos Robotics Lands Air Force Contract for Logistics Exoskeleton Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sarcos Robotics Lands Air Force Contract for Logistics Exoskeleton Development

    Robotics company Sarcos Robotics will build a powered full-body exoskeleton for logistics use under a contract from the U.S. Air Force. Sarcos said Wednesday it secured the Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract from the Air Force to create the exoskeleton suit for application in logistics operations. Company Chairman and CEO Ben Wolff said the contract works to […] More

  • Navy OKs SBIR Program to Mature RDRTec Sense and Avoid Radar for Triton UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy OKs SBIR Program to Mature RDRTec Sense and Avoid Radar for Triton UAS

    The U.S. Navy has approved the proceeding of a Small Business Innovation Research program which will further the development of an RDRTec-built airborne collision and avoidance system designed to support the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. RDRTec said Wednesday the Common Radar Airborne Collision Avoidance System is a C-band radar built to offer sense and avoid along […] More

  • BlueRISC to Develop Malware Prediction, Detection System Under DHS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlueRISC to Develop Malware Prediction, Detection System Under DHS Contract

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has awarded BlueRISC a $750,000 contract to develop a technology platform for network and system defenders to predict and detect malware. DHS said Thursday BlueRISC will create a cyberattack forecasting prototype with the use of Graph Inference Theory and machine learning under the Malware Prediction for Situational Understanding and […] More

  • Progeny to Help DHS Create Mobile App Development Security Framework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Progeny to Help DHS Create Mobile App Development Security Framework

    Progeny Systems has received a $749,928 grant from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to craft a framework to secure mobile application development and deployment processes. DHS said Wednesday Progeny will collaborate with Microsoft‘s Xamarin subsidiary to produce the framework for enterprise organizations to safeguard iOS, Windows and Android mobile applications. “This project will help […] More

  • NIST Picks 21 Small Businesses for Tech R&D Grants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Picks 21 Small Businesses for Tech R&D Grants

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology will award approximately $3.9 million in total grants to 21 small businesses to research and develop novel technology platforms. NIST said Monday it selected the companies based on their submitted proposals that seek to address challenges across several technology areas such as collaboration and partnership; precision measurements; systems; data […] More

  • Digital Bazaar Receives DHS SBIR Contract to Develop Blockchains for Identity & Access Mgmt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Digital Bazaar Receives DHS SBIR Contract to Develop Blockchains for Identity & Access Mgmt

    Digital Bazaar has secured a $749,241 contract from the Department of Homeland Security to create blockchains for identity and access management. DHS said Monday Digital Bazaar will build a software ecosystem that will integrate distributed ledger technology, digital credentials and digital wallets to provide identity management and online access support to the homeland security enterprise. DHS’ science and […] More