NASA and Arlington, Virginia-based venture firm FedTech have partnered to launch a business incubation program that will team up license-ripe agency patents with entrepreneurs developing climate-related innovations. Startup Studio will spearhead a 16-week workshop in June for the chosen technology and enterprise participants, who are expected to pre...
In recent years, the U.S. government has seen a notable increase in contracting work – a shift that has caused the Defense Contract Audit Agency’s workload to grow rapidly. To keep up with the accelerated pace of today’s federal contracting activities, the DCAA has begun to reevaluate its methods and embrace change to transform into an...
Seven companies were given spots on a five-year, $145 million contract to support training, education strategy development and research projects of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. The contractors will compete for task orders to assist Army CAC in the creation of training and education strategies for current and future warfighters, the Depa...
Chief information officers are the technological architects of organizations. In today’s world, because everything is digitized, this means these C-level executives are essentially responsible for shaping and designing the way a company runs day-to-day. They oversee and facilitate information technology systems in order to result in optimal busine...
The U.S. Army has awarded a potential $402 million contract to TRX Systems to produce second-generation devices that work to deliver assured positioning, navigation and timing capabilities to dismounted users. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded under the third phase of the Small Business Innovation Research program includes...
Donald Walther, a technology and aerospace industry veteran, has joined Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) as chief legal officer. He brings to Comtech nearly 30 years of legal expertise across defense and commercial sectors and will lead the development of development and implementation of corporate legal strategy, export control, trade comp...
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division will provide personnel recovery and casualty evacuation support services to U.S. Africa Command under the potential seven-year $1.3 billion ASTRO task order awarded by the General Services Administration’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center. HII said Tuesday it will support USAFRICOM...
Shifting global dynamics have underscored the importance of homeland security for the United States in recent years, and some of the country’s top security leaders are taking a closer look at how emerging technologies are shaping the competitive landscape. The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate serves as the res...
By Cameron Chehreh, Vice President and General Manager of Public Sector at Intel Computer chips are everywhere today, from the tiniest industrial sensors and medical devices to the most advanced smart buildings. Cars offer a good example: remove the silicon, and a modern car’s engine (or electric motor), suspension, steering, braking and virtually...
BlueHalo has secured a potential $76 million other transaction agreement with the U.S. Army to develop a 20-kilowatt class laser weapon for countering drone threats. The company said Tuesday it aims to build the Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser prototype for installation on the service branch’s Infantry Squad Vehicle and help soldiers perf...
