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Steven Walker, Director of DARPA, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Leadership in Advancing Artificial Intelligence, Other Tech Programs
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Steven Walker, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his focus on emerging technology such as artificial intelligence.
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in Executive Moves, News
Marty Rodgers Promoted to Accenture Senior Managing Director
Marty Rodgers, managing director of Accenture’s Metro Washington, D.C. office, has been promoted to senior managing director, ExecutiveBiz has learned. The promotion seeks to recognize Rodgers' contributions to the company across business, strategy, mentoring and leadership.
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Air Force to Implement SIMBA Blockchain Platform for Logistics, Supply Chain Mgmt
SIMBA Chain has secured a contract to provide a blockchain-as-a-service platform for the U.S. Air Force to manage supply chain and logistics operations. The Air Force will use the cloud-based BaaS in efforts to secure the military service’s additive manufacturing program and its network that transports millions of components worldwide, SIMBA Chain said Tuesday. The […] More
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in Industry News, News
DARPA, Consortium Pick 6 University Research Centers for $200M Microelectronics Tech Devt Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and an industry consortium have selected six university research centers to conduct research efforts that seek to address challenges related to microelectronic technologies under a potential five-year, $200 million cost-sharing program. Linton Salmon, manager of DARPA’s Joint University Microelectronics Program, said in a statement published Wednesday JUMP and the […] More
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In The News: Ret. Brig.- Gen. Frank Kelley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned Systems
By land, air or sea, unmanned systems are a technological marvel in today’s efforts in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as mine warfare, electronic warfare and command and control operations. Some of the benefits to unmanned systems are reducing risk to U.S. sailors and marines, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (DASN) for […] More
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in Industry News, News
IARPA Selects Partners to Develop Methods for Evaluating the Intelligence Community Workforce
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded research contracts to select industry partners as part of a program to develop continuously sensing, passive and unobtrusive methods to evaluate an individual’s cognitive, physiological and psychological aspects. Lockheed Martin, the University of Memphis, the University of Southern California and the University of Notre Dame would each […] More
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in Industry News, News
MARCO to Continue Support for DARPA’s Multi-University Research Network Devt Program
Microelectronics Advanced Research Corp. has secured a $15.5 million contract modification to continue to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency establish a network of multi-university research centers in the U.S. The Defense Department said Wednesday the modification covers the fifth year of MARCO’s support for DARPA’s Focus Center Research Program-Semiconductor Technology Advanced Research Network. DARPA will obligate $7.7 million in fiscal 2016 […] More
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PARC Lands DARPA Contract to Develop Printer for Macroscopic Objects
PARC has been awarded a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract to build a nanotechnology-enabled printer that uses micrometer-size particles to produce macroscopic objects. The company said Wednesday the contract was awarded as part of DARPA’s Atoms to Product program, which began research efforts in December 2015. PARC said it will employ the help of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland in […] More
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in Industry News, News
DARPA Picks 10 Participants for Nano-to-Millimeter-Scale Manufacturing Project
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected 10 participants in its Atoms to Product program, which seeks technology that can manufacture millimeter-scale products or materials out of nanometer-scale pieces. DARPA said Tuesday researchers will work to address the gap between nano-scale and millimeter-scale components through fabrication from atoms to microns then microns to millimeters. “The […] More
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AECOM-IBM Disaster Risk Mgmt Tool Wins Recognition; Peter Williams Comments
AECOM has been chosen to receive the University of Notre Dame’s Corporate Adaptation Prize in recognition of a disaster preparedness assessment tool developed through an AECOM-IBM partnership. The university evaluated the companies’ Disaster Resilience Scorecard using criteria such as market impact, scalability and measurable adaptation progress, AECOM said Wednesday. Peter Williams, chief technology officer of […] More
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Lockheed Tests Beam Control Turret’s 360-Degree Coverage; Doug Graham Comments
Lockheed Martin has completed a series of initial flight tests on its new beam control turret designed to provide military aircraft with a 360-degree coverage area to engage missiles or other aircraft with laser weapons. The company said Monday it worked with the University of Notre Dame and the Air Force Research Laboratory to demonstrate the functions of the Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control turret, which was […] More