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Ball Aerospace has won a potential $7.7M contract from the U.S. Air Force to explore methods for analyzing the characteristics of infrared-based focal plane array technology and related devices.

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research partnered with Southwest Research Institute in Texas to utilize artificial intelligence, machine learning and high-performance computing to detect compounds that could target the novel coronavirus, Nextgov reported Thursday.

NASA has partnered with Raytheon Technologies to develop a land-imaging system designed to expand the visual capacity of traditional space-based telescopes for applications such as environmental monitoring and natural-resource allocation.

Reggie Brothers, CEO of NuWave Solutions, said the company primarily focuses on intelligence and defense markets with plans to expand its artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and data management work in federal civilian and commercial sectors.

The Department of Homeland Security plans to award a potential three-year contract for data analysis services to help combat disinformation campaigns ahead of the 2020 elections, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 10, 2020 — Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) space segment, has lauded Amazon Web Services' move to bring the cloud computing experience to the space domain, GovCon Wire reported July 1.

Retired U.S. Army Col. Greg Jaksec has joined IndraSoft as senior director for the Reston, Va.-based information technology services provider's Defense Information Systems Agency account.

Dan Wilbricht, vice president of Ivanti's public sector business in the Americas, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the internal advancements of automation, cloud and managed services. He also discussed external technology initiatives, including Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and Certified Information Systems Auditor’s (CISA) Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) policy 3.0, and the potential future of the technology sector.

MathCraft Security Technologies has updated a software offering that is designed to help facility security officers or government contractors protect sensitive data and manage compliance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual.

The Defense of Defense's innovation arm has selected Respond Software to develop a system for automating the process to monitor and analyze potential cybersecurity threats on the U.S. Air Force network. Respond Software said Wednesday it will create a prototype of the Intelligent Decision Automation Platform to support USAF's cyber defense operations as the military branch aims to cut reliance on single-purpose and labor-intensive systems.

BAE Systems has tapped Vertex Aerospace to install an electronic countermeasures system aboard the U.S. Navy's KC-130J aerial transport and refueling aircraft.

Snowflake has received authority to operate certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for a technology platform intended to help agencies analyze data in cloud computing environments.

A consortium launched in March to advance research into the novel coronavirus using supercomputers has approved 78 COVID-19 research proposals and has been running 68 projects as of July 1, Nextgov reported Wednesday.

Timothy Groh, a 24-year FBI veteran, has joined information technology contractor Paradyme Management as vice president of strategic programs. He most recently served as deputy director of the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center and is a recipient of the 2011 Human Capital Leadership Award from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Four companies have been selected to receive $17M in Small Business Innovation Research Phase II funds to further develop systems for potential use on NASA's lunar exploration mission beginning in 2024.