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Samsung, MIT, VA Host Three-Day Healthcare IT Hackathon
Samsung Electronics America, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology jointly hosted a three-day hackathon that challenged participants to create healthcare information technology applications.
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VA Seeks Info on Contract Transition Support for IT Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking market information on transition support for enterprise infrastructure services. The future contractor would help VA's office of information and technology transition voice data, co-located hosting services, Washington interagency telecommunications systems and regional local service agreement contracts into a single vehicle, VA said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice.
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BAE to Use Spire Data for Geospatial Software; Keith Johnson Quoted
Spire Global will provide BAE Systems with automatic identification systems data that the latter firm would use for geospatial applications. BAE will integrate the data into the Geospatial eXploitation Products, a software line designed to help users discover, exploit and disseminate digital geospatial intelligence, Spire said Wednesday.
Lockheed Sets Target Schedule to Deliver New EW Pods to Navy
Lockheed Martin plans to deliver the first set of new electronic warfare pods developed for the U.S. Navy’s MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters by end of 2019 or in early 2020, Rotor and Wing International reported Thursday.
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Northrop Awarded MDA Missile Target Upgrade Contract Modification
Northrop Grumman's innovation systems sector has received a $46.8M contract modification from the Missile Defense Agency to provide upgrade kits for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile target capability.
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DarkLight Adds Jason Upton, David Aucsmith, Lynda Gaughan to Leadership Team
Artificial intelligence-based cyber software developer DarkLight has added startup executive Lynda Gaughan and former Microsoft executives Jason Upton and David Aucsmith to its leadership team. Gaughan will serve as chief financial officer at DarkLight, the company said Thursday.
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Deploys 35 NASA Payloads
Thirty-five NASA microgravity payloads launched aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft from a remote flight test facility in Texas, CBS News reported Thursday. The spacecraft reached a maximum altitude of 65.5 miles and released three parachutes before descending back to the Earth's surface.
Verogen’s Forensic Genomics System Gets FBI Approval
FBI has approved the use of Verogen's forensic technology for DNA profiling at federal, state and municipal laboratories. The agency intends to upload resulting DNA profiles into the National DNA Index System, a platform designed to facilitate DNA comparison, Verogen said Thursday. The company's MiSeq FGx forensic genomics system is the first platform authorized for use with NDIS.