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Tina Dolph, President & CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, Added to 2019 Wash100 for Energy Efficiency Leadership
Executive Mosaic is happy to announce that Tina Dolph, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, has been selected to the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for her 20 years of leadership experience in government and her efforts modernizing energy for a number of military facilities. This marks her first Wash100 award.
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General Atomics Seeks to Expand Tech Development Efforts Through New Mexico Facility
General Atomics has established an office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a move to expand its presence and technology development efforts in the region. The company said Monday its new office in Innovate ABQ’s Lobo Rainforest building offers General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems an opportunity to connect with local contractors, entrepreneurs and laboratories. “We’re looking forward to continuing our work with the […] More
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D-Wave Unveils Open-Source Software for Quantum Computing
Canada-based D-Wave Systems has released an open-source software tool designed to help developers program quantum computers, Wired reported Wednesday. Klint Finley writes users can modify and share the Qbsolv open-source software for free as well as create applications for D-Wave’s hardware. Scott Pakin of Los Alamos National Laboratory also unveiled in 2016 Qmasm, a software […] More
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D-Wave Unveils US Gov’t Subsidiary, Names Independent Board Members
D-Wave Systems has established a new subsidiary that will work to provide quantum computer systems to U.S. government agencies and has appointed executives that will serve on the subsidiary’s independent board. The company said Tuesday Jeffrey Harris, chairman of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and former president of special programs at Lockheed Martin, will serve as chairman […] More
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DARPA Demos Radiation Detection Tools Network Under SIGMA Program; Vincent Tang Comments
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has conducted a demonstration to test a network of more than 100 mobile tools designed to detect radioactive materials as part of the SIGMA program. DARPA said Tuesday the pocket-sized detectors developed through the SIGMA program worked to detect the intensity and location of radiation sources during the one-month […] More
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DOE Selects 43 Small Businesses for Clean Energy Projects Under 2nd Round of SB Vouchers Pilot
The Energy Department has selected 43 small businesses to collaborate with 12 national laboratories to develop next-generation clean energy technology as part of the $8 million second round of the Small Business Vouchers pilot program. The small businesses will each receive vouchers worth up to $300,000 and the opportunity to work with the various national laboratories, DOE said Thursday. “We need […] More
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UbiQD Eyes Solar Energy Applications for Quantum Dot Technology
The National Science Foundation has awarded UbiQD a 12-month, $225,000 grant to advance research and development on luminescent solar-concentrating glass windows with quantum dot coatings under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase I program. The Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy originally helped create the solar energy technology, and UbiQD included the technology’s proof-of-concept […] More
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DOE Aims to Help Commercialize 2 Energy Technologies From Los Alamos Nat’l Lab
The Department of Energy has awarded $850,000 in funds to support groundwater restoration and fractured rock characterization projects at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico under DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund. DOE picked a total of 54 energy technology projects that involve collaboration between 12 national laboratories and 52 companies as part of an effort to help businesses move technologies from the lab to the market, LANL said […] More
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Seagate, Los Alamos Lab Enter Supercomputer Data Archiving Tech R&D Agreement
Seagate Technology and Los Alamos National Laboratory have entered a cooperative research-and-development agreement to study a new storage tier both entities believe could help supercomputers at the lab house data at reduced energy usage rates. Seagate said Monday it will collaborate with LANL to create a power-managed disk and software system and design the technology to archive large volumes […] More
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Associated Press: NNSA to Scout for New Los Alamos National Lab Manager in 2017
The National Nuclear Security Administration plans to award a new contract for the management of Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2017 in a move to fulfill the facility’s performance goals, The Associated Press reported Monday. Los Alamos National Security, a consortium of Bechtel Corp. and the University of California, currently holds the annual $2 billion […] More
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Centerra to Provide Protective Force Staff for Los Alamos National Lab
Facility management services contractor Centerra Group has received a potential five-year contract from Los Alamos National Security to provide security police personnel and other protective force services support for Los Alamos National Laboratory in Santa Fe, New Mexico. LANS awarded the contract through a competitive acquisition process, Centerra said Tuesday. The New Mexico-based laboratory works […] More