A University of Massachusetts, Amherst laboratory has received a contract fom the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design a framework for machine learning in support of the Ditto - Intelligent Auto-Generation and Composition of Surrogate Models project.
Read More »PSI Opens New Facility in Florida for Collaborative Tech Development
Planned Systems International has established a new Valparaiso, Florida-based collaborative facility where the company plans to offer hands-on prototype production, engineering, agile software development and cloud services. The company said Thursday the PSI Innovation Facility will house 3D printing and traditional fabrication technologies to help partners and customers learn about and develop prototypes.
Read More »Maxar Technologies to Support Army’s Geospatial Intelligence Efforts
Maxar Technologies has secured a $48.3 million contract to help the U.S. Army gather, analyze and apply geospatial intelligence. The company will use predictive analysis and signature analyst tools to perform these support services, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
Read More »Mercury Systems to Supply Data Recorders for NASA’s Research Mission on Mineral Dust
NASA has selected Mercury Systems to provide solid-state data recorders to support mineralogy research missions aimed at assessing the impact of mineral dust on the Earth’s temperature.
Read More »Air Force Picks 11 Contractors for Potential $51M R&D Requirements Support IDIQ
Eleven companies have won spots on a potential eight-year, $51 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force address technical requirements for environments designed for research and development.
Read More »ERAPSCO to Produce AN/SSQ-125 Sonobuoys Under $71M Navy Contract Modification
A joint venture between Ultra Electronics and Sparton has landed a two-year, $71.3 million contract modification to manufacture and deliver up to 20,000 anti-submarine warfare acoustic sensors to the U.S. Navy.
Read More »Leidos Awarded $58M Contract Modification to Help DISA Update Artillery Tactical Data Systems
Leidos has secured a $58 million contract modification from the Defense Information Systems Agency to continue its work to modernize systems that automate artillery operations. The company will use a revised code convergence strategy to update the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Read More »Research Support Services Books $78M CDC Contract for Cognitive Interviewing Studies
Illinois-based company Research Support Services has secured a $78.4 million contract to perform cognitive interviewing studies in support of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research effort, FedHealthIT reported Wednesday.
Read More »Akima Subsidiary Wins Spot on $114M Navy Contract for IT, Engineering Services; Duncan Greene Quoted
Aperture, an Akima subsidiary, has secured a position on a five-year, $113.8 million contract to support the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic’s Command Wide 8(a) Programmatic Engineering Logistics Support Incubator program. “We are excited to continue Akima’s work with the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command,” said Duncan Greene, president of Akima’s Mission Systems, Engineering & Technology Group.
Read More »DHS S&T Taps ANALYGENCE for Financial Services
Management consulting company Analygence has secured a $20 million contract to provide financial services to the Department of Homeland Security in support of its Science and Technology Directorate.
Read More »Palantir, Anduril Team Up to Develop Tactical Ground System Prototype for Army
Palantir Technologies has awarded Anduril Industries a subcontract to design a hardware system for the first phase of a U.S. Army program aiming to modernize an expeditionary intelligence ground station. The Army awarded Palantir and Raytheon Technologies other transaction agreements earlier this year to develop TITAN prototypes.
Read More »Draper Awarded DOD Contracts for Computer Chip Packaging Production
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory has received $14 million in two awards to produce computer chip packaging for the Department of Defense's military systems. DOD said Tuesday its Defense Production Act Title III office awarded a $10 million contract to Draper while its Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment office entered into a $4 million agreement with the company for the effort.
Read More »Parsons Secures Spot on $2B IDIQ for Air Force Base Modernization, Restoration Efforts; Chris Alexander Quoted
Parsons has been awarded a position on the potential ten-year, $2 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award task order contract by the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC). The company will deliver architecture engineering capabilities, such as design, construction management and the restoration and modernization of Air Force Bases. "We're ready to deliver exceptional critical infrastructure expertise to modernize and sustain Air Force bases around the world," said Chris Alexander, executive vice president and general manager of Parsons' engineered systems market.
Read More »Air Force Taps SpaceX to Investigate High-Capacity Manufacturing Tech for Thermal Protection Systems
Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded an $8.5 million contract to SpaceX to enhance manufacturing technologies used to produce hypersonic-capable thermal protection systems, Space News reported Monday.
Read More »USAF Procures Contact Tracing Tech From VOS Systems for COVID-19 Response Efforts
VOS Systems received a contract of an undisclosed sum from the U.S. Air Force to deliver, field and sustain an electronic COVID-19 contact tracing tool.
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