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    General Dynamics, Intelligent RF Solutions Ink Signal Classification Tech Reseller Agreement

    General Dynamics and Intelligent RF Solutions have signed a reseller agreement for a software platform designed to automatically classify spectrum signals. SignalEye uses a machine learning technology and works to help military and security personnel recognize threats as well as obtain situational awareness across the RF spectrum, General Dynamics said Monday. The platform is designed to run on commodity laptops and […] More

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    Austal USA Gets Navy Contract for 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport Materials

    Austal USA will obtain long lead-time materials needed for the construction of the U.S. Navy‘s 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel under a $40.4M contract. The company will also provide production engineering support as part of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Defense Department said Monday. Work is scheduled to be completed by July 2022 and the Navy […] More

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    GSA Seeks Info on Email Authentication, Reporting Service Providers

    The General Services Administration‘s Technology Transformation Services has issued a request for information to identify potential sources of email security services. TTS is eyeing large or small companies that can support the implementation of a Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance system in government platforms, GSA said in a FedBizOpps posted Friday. Interested vendors can submit […] More

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    IARPA Releases Smartphone Cooling System RFI

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has issued a request for information on potential form factor approaches to develop portable electronic cooling systems for mobile devices such as a smartphone. In a FebBizOpps notice posted Friday, IARPA said it wants a technology designed to protect the mobile device from internal heat and high temperature. Interested firms […] More

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    Carroll Publishing Offers Govt Directory Access Through API

    Carroll Publishing has released an application programming interface designed to help developers gain access to a database of government data such as contact details and organizational charts, GovTech reported Friday. The Bethesda, Md.-based publishing company licenses the API to interested parties for internal use or data sharing and reselling efforts. The interface allows users to search […] More

  • in Government Technology, News

    Raytheon Gets Follow-On USAF Contract for Anti-Radiation Missile Targeting System Support

    Raytheon has received an $18.7M follow-on contract from U.S. Air Force to provide logistics support for a targeting system used to counter sophisticated radar threats. The company will perform depot repair and sustaining engineering work on the High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile targeting system, the Defense Department said Friday. The contract has a one-year base period that runs through Nov. 30, followed […] More

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    AAR Secures US Marshals Service Aircraft Support Contract

    AAR has received a five-year, $51M contract from the U.S. Marshals Service to maintain and provide logistics support for Boeing 737 planes the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System operates. The company said Friday it will offer full support to two aircraft units stationed at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma. JPATS […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    FBI Uses AWS Cloud for Counterterrorism Data Processing; Teresa Carlson Quoted

    The FBI uses an Amazon Web Services-hosted cloud computing environment to process classified and unclassified data for counterterrorism investigations, Nextgov reported Thursday. The bureau adopted cloud technology nearly two years ago in response to data-related concerns. Teresa Carlson, vice president of AWS’ global public sector business, said the company’s platform offers FBI access to big data […] More

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    Lockheed to Update Exoskeleton Tech for Army Field Tests

    Lockheed Martin will update components of a company-developed exoskeleton for use in U.S. Army demonstrations under a two-year, $6.9M contract from the military branch’s Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center. The University of Florida will evaluate Onyx updates ahead of soldier demonstrations that NSRDEC plans to conduct next year, Lockheed said Thursday. The exoskeleton uses an electro-mechanical […] More

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    Jason Kalirai Named Johns Hopkins APL Civil Space Mission Area Executive

    Jason Kalirai, formerly project scientist and strategic development lead at the Space Telescope Science Institute, has joined Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory as mission area executive for civil space programs. APL said Thursday Kalirai is responsible for the lab’s work on NASA and international space missions that include exploration, research, technology development and spacecraft and scientific instrument production. […] More

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    IBM Helps Marine Corps Develop AI-Powered Data Mgmt Tool

    IBM has developed an artificial intelligence-powered technology to help the U.S. Marine Corps manage data on personnel and equipment as part of combat preparedness efforts, Nextgov reported Thursday. Matthew Dalkiewicz, manager of the Navy and Marine Corps account at IBM, said he expects the data management tool to aid the latter service branch in efforts to deploy active-duty […] More