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    NSF, Partners to Fund Semiconductor Research, Talent Development Efforts

    The National Science Foundation and its partners Ericsson, IBM, Intel and Samsung have committed approximately $45.6 million to fund 24 projects aimed at advancing the semiconductor industry through technology innovation and talent development. NSF said Thursday the investment will be used to help expedite research, accelerate commercialization and create practical training opportunities for the future workforce amid the rising […] More

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    Boeing, Red 6 Wrap Up 1st Test Flight of Augmented Reality Tech on TA-4J Aircraft

    A Boeing and Red 6 team has finished the initial flight testing of augmented reality technologies designed to enhance the combat capabilities of the U.S. Air Force. Incorporating Red 6’s Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System and Augmented Reality Command and Analytic Data Environment on the TA-4J tactical aircraft took less than a year to complete, Thomas Bergeson, president […] More

  • in News, Space

    Ball Aerospace, NASA Complete Assembly of Roman Space Telescope’s Instrument

    Ball Aerospace and NASA’s team at Goddard Space Flight Center have assembled the primary camera system for the space agency’s next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space telescope. The Wide Field Instrument is constructed to be capable of providing a field of view over 100 times larger than Roman’s Hubble Space telescope predecessor while retaining the same resolution, […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    DMI to Support Army HR System Modernization; Amy Rall Quoted

    DMI has booked a $26 million contract to help the U.S. Army’s program executive office for enterprise information services update human resources systems within the military branch. Under the contract, the Maryland-based company said Tuesday it will provide sustainment system integration services to PEO EIS AHRS and the Army Training Information System for the transfer […] More

  • in Cloud, News

    ECS Supports DMEA’s ServiceNow National Security Cloud Implementation; John Heneghan Quoted

    ECS helped the Defense Microelectronics Activity gain clearance to use a ServiceNow-supported cloud environment for handling sensitive government data. DMEA, a laboratory within the Department of Defense, achieved the first authorization to operate in the ServiceNow National Security Cloud and seeks to modernize some of the agency’s information technology processes using the platform, ECS said […] More

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    Parry Labs-EpiSci Partnership Seeks to Boost Air Force’s Tactical Autonomy Capabilities

    Parry Labs and EpiSci have teamed up to leverage edge cloud computing and autonomy to boost the combat strength of the U.S. Air Force. The collaboration seeks to introduce tactical autonomy capabilities in support of Department of Defense-led uncrewed and wingman aircraft initiatives, Parry Labs said Monday. EpiSci specializes in delivering tactical autonomy technology to major DOD […] More

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    Riverside Research Among Northern VA Chamber’s Service Award Finalists; Steven Omick Quoted

    The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce has selected Riverside Research as one of the five finalists for the Distinguished Service Award in the Veteran Service Organization of the Year under $1 million annual budget category. “Riverside Research is proud to be recognized by [NOVA Chamber]. Together, these honors reflect not only our commitment to growing our diversity […] More

  • in Biometrics, News

    Leidos Deploys DOD Biometrics System to Cloud

    Leidos has assisted the Department of Defense in enabling a cloud-based, fully automated biometrics platform in an effort to boost the system availability and performance for warfighters and other stakeholders. The company said Wednesday it has completed the cloud implementation of DOD’s Automated Biometrics Information System via the Biometrics Enabling Capability, Increment One contract. Through BEC-1, […] More

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    Cloudera Recognizes Carahsoft as Public Sector Partner of the Year; Rob Carey Quoted

    Cloudera presented Carahsoft Technology with the 2023 Public Sector Partner of the Year award, marking the second consecutive time the information technology services provider secured the recognition.  The Reston, Virginia-based company said Thursday the award was given during Cloudera’s annual partner kickoff gathering in recognition of its sales and marketing achievements. Rob Carey, president of Cloudera […] More

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    CAES Earns DOD Office Recognition for Military Service Member Support; Mike Kahn Quoted

    CAES has received the Seven Seals Award from a Defense Department office in recognition of its efforts to create nurturing work environments for National Guard and Reserve members. The Arlington, Virginia-based company said Wednesday the Pennsylvania Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve gave its highest acclaim to the CAES management team at a […] More

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    Jim Hooper: SES to Demonstrate Satellite Architecture for Air Force’s Space Internet Program

    An SES subsidiary has booked a multiyear contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to test an approach for military personnel to access commercial broadband services from multiple constellations with a variety of frequency bands. SES Defense & Space will pursue a use case demonstration of its satellite technology under AFRL’s Defense Experimentation Using Commercial […] More

  • in News, Space

    Firefly to Provide Launch Services for 3 L3Harris Space Missions

    Firefly Aerospace will perform low-earth-orbit satellite launch services for L3Harris Technologies missions to meet the U.S. government’s responsive space requirements. The agreement involves three dedicated launches aboard Firefly’s Alpha vehicle, scheduled for 2026 at the Vandenberg Space Force Base’s SLC-2 launch site, Cedar Park, Texas-based company said Tuesday. Alpha is a small satellite launch vehicle designed to […] More