Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report that outlines some of the technology priorities of Michael Griffin, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Defense Department. One of the priorities is the need to accelerate the deployment of a space-based sensor layer to defend against hypersonic threats as mandated in the...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has launched a new organization to build communications and computing platforms for government and commercial aerospace applications. Charles Toups, formerly vice president and general manager of Boeing’s research and technology unit, will lead the Disruptive Computing and Networks organization that will operate in Southern C...
James Lackey, formerly senior vice president of the defense systems group at Quantum Research International, has joined Parsons™ federal business as VP for simulation and integration services. Parsons said Friday Lackey will manage a portfolio of hardware integration, intelligence and simulation development support offerings...
Weekly Roundup June 25 – June 29, 2018 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes Executive Mosaic™s Weekly GovCon Round-Up: Larry Prior Joins the Carlyle Group; Firm Renews Federal Focus and Top 10 Stories Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic CEO Larry Prior Joins the Carlyle Group; Firm Renews Federal Focus &nb...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4_QxyC8nsc The new Cold Atom Lab (CAL) facility is among the cargo launching to the International Space Station on the Orbital ATK CRS-9 mission. The Cold Atom Lab could help answer some big questions in modern physics. CAL produces clouds of atoms that are ten billion times colder than deep space. The facilit...
The National Institutes of Health has awarded 38 companies positions on the small business track of a potential $20 billion governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle for information technology support services. A FedBizOpps notice posted Saturday says the NIH™s health information technology acquisition and assessment center awarded the Chief ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Rmk61pckE In this episode of Voices from DARPA, physicist Rosa Alejandra œAle Lukaszew, a program manager who is just finishing her first year with the Agency™s Defense Sciences Office (DSO), recounts how her interest in quantum phenomena took root at the age of 10 when already she could write down the equ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmBDmy3IILw Jerome Luine, Principal Scientist and Group Lead for Quantum Sensing and Metrology Research at Northrop Grumman, is working on one of the hardest challenges in quantum information science- the ability to create a single photon on demand....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl2dfox95gE The MV-22 Osprey has become the cornerstone of our Corps™ assault support capability, with the speed, endurance, and survivability needed to fight and win on tomorrow™s battlefield. This combat multiplier represents a quantum improvement in strategic mobility and tactical flexibility for expediti...
Leonardo DRS has wrapped up its acquisition of quantum cascade laser platforms manufacturer Daylight Solutions for approximately $150 million. The transaction received regulatory approvals and clearance from Daylight Solutions™ stockholders, Leonardo said Monday. Leonardo DRS agreed to purchase 100 percent equity stake in Daylight Solutions in ...
