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Naomi Cooper

is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.

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  • in Contract Awards, News

    BAE, GenXComm Collaborating on Next Gen RF Oscillator Development Under DARPA Program

    BAE Systems has secured a $17.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a compact, frequency-agile and low-noise radio frequency oscillators. The company said Wednesday its FAST Labs unit will work with subcontractor GenXComm to create the next generation technology under DARPA’s Generating RF with Photonic Oscillators for Low Noise program. […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    REI Systems to Develop Cloud-Based Platform Under NASA Contract

    NASA has selected REI Systems to develop a cloud-based platform to facilitate innovation across the small business sector under the space agency’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer initiative. The company said Tuesday the $8 million Platform Engineering and Technology Services contract will enable the SBIR/STTR team to identify small business capabilities […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Orion Space Solutions to Lead Development of Small Satellites for USSF Tetra-5 Mission

    Orion Space Solutions has secured a contract from the U.S. Space Force to build three small satellites to support a program aimed at demonstrating commercial technology capabilities in space. The company said Tuesday it will work other aerospace companies Booz Allen Hamilton, Scout Space and Hera Systems to develop and deploy new satellites to geostationary […] More

  • in Artificial Intelligence, News

    Commerce Department Seeks Comments on Boosting US Export Competitiveness in AI

    The Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration is seeking information on industry concerns regarding current international policies, regulations and other measures that may impact U.S. exports of artificial intelligence technologies. In a request for comments posted on the Federal Register, ITA calls on stakeholders to provide input on the current status of the global AI […] More

  • in News, Space

    NASA Taps Microchip Technology to Develop Next Gen Spaceflight Computing Processor

    NASA has selected Microchip Technology, a Chandler, Arizona-headquartered semiconductor manufacturer, to develop a high-performance spaceflight computing processor for the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory under a $50 million firm-fixed-price contract. Microchip Technology will design and build the HPSC processor over three years to boost the computational capacity of existing spaceflight computers in support of future […] More

  • in Executive Moves, News

    Former HII Exec Jonathan Mathers Named DOD/IC Business Development Manager at Planet

    Jonathan Mathers, a former HII senior executive, has joined Earth observation and satellite imagery company Planet as a business development manager responsible for overseeing Department of Defense and intelligence community projects. Mathers previously served as a senior business development manager at HII focused on identifying opportunities for command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Anduril to Conduct Testing Operations at Nevada National Security Site

    Anduril Industries has partnered with the Nevada National Security Site to use the land and airspace within the range to conduct the majority of its technology research, development and testing operations. The partnership will enable Anduril to test large unmanned aircraft, electronic warfare platforms, explosive and restricted payloads and other classified technology programs, the company […] More

  • in Government Technology, News

    DOD, NTIA Announce 5G Prize Competition Finalists

    The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and the Department of Defense have named the final contestants of the preliminary event of a multi-stage 5G Challenge prize competition. The first-year 5G Challenge Preliminary Event focused on Radio Access Network subsystem interoperability and called for technologies to support the network’s distributed unit, centralized […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    HII Wins $79M Air Force Distributed Training Support Task Order; Andy Green Quoted

    HII has secured a potential six-year, $79 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide live, virtual and constructive training capabilities in support of the Mobility Air Force Distributed Mission Operations. The company said Thursday its mission technologies division will deliver cybersecurity, network engineering, standards development and logistics to support a wide range […] More

  • in News, Space

    DARPA Selects 11 Teams to Develop Optical Intersatellite Communications Terminal

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has named the teams that will work on a program that aims to develop an intersatellite optical communications terminal for enabling satellite constellations to communicate in space. Eleven teams from academia and the commercial industry received other transaction agreements to perform phase 1 research and development work for the […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Cognosante Wins Spot on $10B DHA Medical R&D Services Contract; Philip Dietz Quoted

    Cognosante has secured a spot on a potential 10-year, $10 billion multiple-award contract from the Defense Health Agency to provide knowledge translation services in support of military medical research and development programs. The company said Wednesday it has been selected as a prime contractor eligible to compete for task orders in the translational science support […] More