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Since the onset of COVID-19, the government and industry have expedited the development process for new technologies and offerings to remain competitive in the evolving landscape. Innovation units across the nation have focused on artificial intelligence, autonomy and robotics, to support data and networks. To register for the 7th Annual Defense R&D Summit, as well as view upcoming opportunities, visit Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page. 

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will continue to study warfighter performance and operational medicine in support of the Naval Health Research Center under a potential five-year, $82M contract from the Naval Medical Logistics Command.

The American Institutes for Research has acquired consulting firm Kimetrica for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand research and evaluation work in nutrition, food security and other areas. 

The Department of Energy will earmark up to $100M for projects that aim to expand current understanding of the universe through experimental or theoretical studies about high-energy physics. Interested companies, universities and nonprofit organizations can apply for the funding opportunity.

Kevin Scott, chief technology officer of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), will assume additional duties as executive vice president of artificial intelligence and research in early 2020, CNBC reported Wednesday.

Anthony Robbins, vice president for the North American public sector at NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA), has said the federal government should make contributions across data, computing infrastructure and training areas in order to harness the potential of artificial intelligence. Robbins wrote the U.S. government should train engineers in data science and deep …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 26, 2019 — Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) will collaborate with Purdue University in Indiana to establish methods designed to enable the U.S. government to address national security threats such as cyber attacks, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The university said Thursday it will work with the management …

Six companies have won potential five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-delivery contracts to provide program and technical support services to the Federal Highway Administration‘s Office of Policy. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says contractors will perform research efforts to support the development of transportation trend analysis platforms and help FHWA assess potential economical effects …

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), Universal Technology Corp. and University of Dayton Research Institute have won positions on a seven-year, $44M contract to help the U.S. Air Force build aircraft systems to deliver cargo and weapons globally. All three contractors will aim to develop, integrate and demonstrate aerospace vehicle technologies through the military branch’s Structures …

Charles Stark Draper Laboratory has received a $109.5M contract modification to support the U.S. Navy’s research into hypersonic guidance technologies for the common missile compartment of U.S. Columbia-class and U.K. Dreadnought-class submarines. The Defense Department said Friday Draper will also provide technical and engineering services for a guidance, navigation and control system …