REI Systems will utilize its peer review modular platform GovReview to update the proposal evaluation system of the National Science Foundation after securing a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract.  NSF will deploy GovReview to support its expanding portfolio and widen its capability to support internal program review requirements, including integration with multiple software […] More

Ericsson will work closely with the National Science Foundation-funded Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless to foster research efforts on the use of 5G technology for smart agricultural drone operations.  The entities will collaborate with a consortium of industry partners to advance remote monitoring and assessment of fields, farms and livestock, the networking […] More

Boeing has partnered with the National Science Foundation to train students and the company’s employees in the science, technology, engineering and math skill areas. The company said Monday it will invest $10M to help NSF and its learning institution partners develop online training courses about model-based engineering, systems engineering, mechatronics, robotics, data science, sensor analytics, […] More

Parsons will serve as general contractor for construction support services to help Leidos provide aid in the Antarctic operations of the National Science Foundation. Leidos selected Parsons through a competitive process to provide design, engineering and construction management services for the McMurdo Station refresh efforts, Parsons said Thursday. The more than 60-year old McMurdo Station serves as […] More

The National Science Foundation is pumping $15 million into three projects to develop and assess future Internet systems, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Various education institutions from across the U.S. have formed three groups to build fresh network architectures, explore alternatives and test new concepts, according to the report. NSF intends for the pilot networks to bolster […] More

As of July 2023, RTX and SAIC veteran John Havermann is president and CEO of Fornax Advanced Materials. In this role, Havermann is deeply committed to securing Fornax as a go-to name in aerospace, defense and energy advanced materials manufacturing.

The busy leader recently sat down with ExecutiveBiz to give us a peek behind the curtain at his new company, explain how it’s responding to the national security threats of the day and more.

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The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration and Los Alamos National Laboratory have selected SambaNova Systems to provide its data analytics and artificial intelligence software suite to expand LANL's large language models and general AI technologies. Under the multi-year partnership, LANL will deploy SambaNova DataScale and SambaNova Suite to advance AI workloads supporting national security, science, technology and engineering projects across the laboratory, the company said Tuesday.

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George Franz leads Accenture Federal Services’ Department of Defense cyber portfolio as a managing director, a role in which he focuses on cyber threats, risk mitigation opportunities and strategies for improving cyber defenses. In a recent interview with ExecutiveBiz, Franz shared his insights on the evolving cybersecurity landscape, the potential of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture to revolutionize DOD warfighting capabilities and Accenture Federal Services’ role in providing the DOD with the technology necessary to achieve its mission.

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Three National Science Foundation-backed projects will be part of a Northrop Grumman cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program. The ISS National Laboratory said Tuesday the projects that will fly on Cygnus spacecraft for the Northrop CRS 19 mission are led by Stanford University, Emory University and the […] More

Intel and the National Science Foundation have agreed to create a $100 million funding program to encourage collaborations between the research and education communities in building up the semiconductor ecosystem. The company said it will provide $50 million to the initiative while the agency will match the investment and solicit proposals for chip design and […] More

John Beieler, director of science and technology at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said the agency wants to share unclassified versions of intelligence community priorities in the S&T area with partners in the commercial and academic sectors, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. “These are the IC’s S&T Strategic Plan, the Strategic Investment Landscape, […] More

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has received a $35 million contract to construct a supercomputer designed to support the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s geoscience and meteorology studies including weather prediction activities.

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