Alion Science and Technology has received a certification from the Department of Homeland Security“™s Interagency Security Committee for the company“™s risk assessment tool to use at federal facilities located outside a military base. Alion“™s CounterMeasures has been approved to incorporate the DHS ISC standards for security measures and protection from insider threats, Alion said Thursday. “The […] More

Alion Science and Technology has unveiled a new tool based on technology the Department of Homeland Security uses to assess chemical facilities’ vulnerability to risks such as accidents, terrorism and theft. “The risks facing the chemical industry daily can range anywhere from minor accidents to large-scale incidents, including terrorist threats, and these hazards can impact people and the environment along with […] More

Alion Science and Technology will upgrade a modeling and simulation toolset used in operational support, training and analysis for the Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction program under a new $11.4 million contract. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency contract covers code and software development and software production and distribution on the Force-on-Force Evaluation and Analysis of Key Performance Parameters solution, Alion […] More

Alion Science and Technology will help the Defense Threat Reduction Agency develop a boron-coated straw  system to detect dirty bombs and special nuclear materials under a $2.8 million contract. Alion said Thursday that agencies have traditionally used Helium-3 neutron detectors but a shortage of the rare isotope is driving agencies to seek a replacement technology. The company will […] More

Alion Science and Technology has received a $17.7 million task order to help the U.S. Defense Department research and develop new systems intended to protect soldiers against improvised explosive devices. The company will also provide technology prototyping, engineering and scientific services to DoD under the IED countermeasures project, Alion said Tuesday. “The services we will […] More

Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a position on a potential 10-year, $4 billion contract to help the Defense Threat Reduction Agency research and develop technologies for countering weapons of mass destruction. DTRA selected Alion as one of seven contractors that will compete for task orders to perform anti-WMD  software and hardware systems R&D, […] More

Alion Science and Technology has won a $24 million contract to provide the U.S. Army with geospatial enterprise development, integration and evaluation, the company has announced. “Alion will help the Army to field geospatial enterprise-enabled systems and capabilities to improve efficiency and allow the sharing of geospatial data enterprise-wide,“ said Terri Spoonhour, group senior vice president […] More

Alion Science and Technology has won a $24 million contract to provide the Naval Surface Warfare Center with technology development, integration and evaluation expertise. According to a company statement, the development of unmanned and automated weapon systems is a top priority to sustain the Navy“™s littoral missions. The NSWC’s work focuses on technical engineering to […] More

Alion Science and Technology will provide modeling and simulation software development services to the Navy Warfare Development Command under a $63 million contract. The company said it received this award to continue support of the Navy Continuous Training Environment under the Software, Networks, Information, Modeling and Simulation contract vehicle. Work will also include helping build […] More

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded Alion Science and Technology will study human performance in rail operations and maintenance, the company announced Monday. Under a five-year contract, the company will Alion provide the FRA“™s human factors research division technical guidance with the goal of reducing human factors in train, trespasser and grade crossing accidents. “With […] More

Alion Science and Technology will help NASA develop software that can predict the effects of fatigue on astronauts, the company announced Monday. Under a $1.2 million contract, the company will develop human performance models for the agency’s three-year Space Performance Research Integration Tool project, or S-PRINT. The models will focus on the effects of fatigue […] More

Alion Science and Technology won a potential four-year, $21M task order from the U.S. Air Force to support a maintenance steering group focused on the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System.

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