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The Federal Aviation Adminitration has issued a call for white papers in an effort to identify companies that build, integrate and market systems or technologies designed to detect unmanned aircraft systems and avoid potential aviation risks from UAS operation.

The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) a potential 15-year, $292.3M contract to provide an enterprisewide display system to replace multiple information display platforms installed at over 300 U.S. airport facilities.

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has appointed Terry Biggio, a 38-year veteran of the Federal Aviation Administration, as senior director of business development for FAA and the Department of Transportation.

Oceus Networks has secured a potential 10-year, $89.9M contract from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide lifecycle support for direct current backup power systems, according to an award notice posted Thursday.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a potential seven-year, $24 million contract to a University of Maryland-led consortium that conducts research on operational issues facing the government and commercial aviation sectors. It marks the agency's second funding renewal to support the National Center of Excellence for Aviation Operations Research mission.

Executive Mosaic is happy to present Jim Reagan, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Leidos, as an inductee into the 2020 Wash100 Award for securing major contract awards and acquisitions to drive company growth and expand Leidos’ portfolio in the federal sector.

Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Will Roper, an assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 for his efforts to drive acquisition as well as advance technology and logistics for the service branch. 

A team of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and Thales has secured a potential 12-year, $450M contract to help the Federal Aviation Administration replace a secondary surveillance radar system used to deliver aircraft data as part of nationwide air traffic control automation efforts.

The Federal Aviation Administration has partnered with Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) to modernize an automated system that helps U.S. air traffic controllers manage the spacing and sequencing of aircraft. "We want air traffic controllers to have the best tools available to manage the increasingly complex airspace around our airports," said Dave Wajsgras, president of the intelligence, information and services business at Raytheon and a 2019 Wash100 awardee.

Collins Aerospace, a business unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has received an order from the  Federal Aviation Administration to supply a head-up display virtual reality technology for the agency's scientific research efforts.