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The U.S. Army has released a request for information on potential industry sources of information technology platforms and services in support of the service branch’s telehealth program for patients at home and other remote locations. The Army Medical Command said in a FedBizOpps notice published Monday the RFI is in response to a Feb. 3 memorandum issued by […] More
The FBI has started to search for information on potential information technology and audio-visual design and construction services for the bureau’s future headquarters site, a process currently in the source and site selection phase. The request for information posted Monday asks for feedback from contractors with “in-house capability” to design, construct and maintain IT and AV networks and systems with […] More
The U.S. Army is requesting information on small unmanned aircraft systems that individual soldiers can deploy and operate to gather actionable information in real time during battlefield missions. In a FedBizOpps notice posted March 1, the military service urged companies, research laboratories and universities to submit responses to the branch’s Soldier Borne Sensors RFI by March 18. The Army is looking for a three-pound system […] More
The U.S. Postal Service has asked industry to provide information on a centralized analytics software platform that will work to carry out machine learning methods and provide USPS data-driven insights for use in decision-making. USPS said in a FedBizOpps notice published Feb. 16 that it will consider commercial-off-the-shelf analytics tools that can be customized to […] More
The Army Research Laboratory has asked for information on commercial tools and services to facilitate research and development of command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. ARL’s Computational and Information Sciences Directorate is also interested in collaborating with industry to explore supercomputing architectures for the U.S. Army and the Defense Department, the military branch said Monday in […] More
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has asked industry to provide information on training resources and data for algorithms that will work to help address artificial intelligence-related problems. IARPA said Feb. 12 in a FedBizOpps notice that it wants the AI research community to identify machine-learning problem domains that would benefit from new training resources. The […] More
The Department of Health and Human Services‘ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has issued a request for information on the possible expansion of the horizon scanning system to determine new trends that might help reduce healthcare costs. AHRQ said in a FedBizOpps notice published Feb. 2 that horizon scanning works to identify innovative approaches and platforms that […] More
The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information on commercial weather data services that could help address the Defense Department’s requirements for space-based environmental monitoring weather information. The remote sensing systems directorate of the service branch’s space and missile systems center asked interested companies to submit white papers as responses to the RFI […] More
The Department of Homeland Security is soliciting information on open-source and social media analytics technology that can be used to facilitate agency efforts to guard the U.S. against threats. DHS said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice its science and technology directorate and social media task force are interested in deploying analytics tools to support criminal investigations, screening of travelers or organizations that seek government […] More
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity is soliciting ideas to apply neural information processing methods for the next-generation design of computers. IARPA specifically encouraged computer scientists and neuroscientists in a FedBizOpps notice published Jan. 6 to submit input on the potential role of spike-based neuronal models and sparse codes in computing technology. The agency also requested information about the human brain’s […] More
The U.S. Air Force has sought information on potential industry sources that can equip remotely piloted aircraft with platforms that work to “sense and avoid” other aerial vehicles in order to prevent collisions in airspace. The service branch said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday it will assess potential SAA technology systems based on nine technology […] More
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a request for information on potential contractors that can build new icebreakers intended to perform missions in the Arctic, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Sydney Freedberg Jr. writes the service branch issued notional requirements and a notional schedule for the Polar Icebreaker Replacement Program through a special notice published Wednesday […] More
