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  • Charles River Analytics Scientist Highlights FHWA-Funded Motorcyclist Safety Tech Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics Scientist Highlights FHWA-Funded Motorcyclist Safety Tech Project

    Michael Jenkins, senior scientist at Charles River Analytics, discussed the company’s efforts to develop an augmented reality display through a Federal Highway Administration-funded project aimed at hazard awareness for motorcyclists. He delivered a presentation about the BARRACUDA initiative at the third-annual meeting of the FHWA’s Motorcyclist Advisory Council last month, Charles River said Thursday. The […] More

  • DOT to Award Driving System Automation Demo Grants Worth Up to $60M - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOT to Award Driving System Automation Demo Grants Worth Up to $60M

    The Department of Transportation has announced plans to award $60M in total grants to multiple projects that aim to test the integration of automated driving platforms into the U.S. roadway infrastructure. DOT said Friday it seeks to collect safety data that can support the ADS rulemaking process, as well as encourage partnership between government and industry […] More

  • DoT Federal Transit Administration to Solicit for Project Management Oversight Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoT Federal Transit Administration to Solicit for Project Management Oversight Services

    Bloomberg Government expects the Department of Transportation‘s Federal Transit Administration to begin soliciting for the Project Management Oversight multiple-award contract this fall, the media firm said Tuesday. The estimated $750 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract calls for firms to evaluate prime transportation projects including capital investment grants and rail modernization; manage project caseloads; and verify the technical capacities […] More

  • Boeing Invests in California-Based Autonomous Logistics Platform Maker - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Invests in California-Based Autonomous Logistics Platform Maker

    Boeing‘s venture capital arm has invested in Matternet, a company developing an unmanned aerial vehicle designed for urban logistics use. The California-based startup raised $16 million through a recent Series A funding round led by HorizonX Ventures, Boeing said Tuesday. Matternet received authorization last year to operate a UAV platform over Switzerland’s densely populated areas and has delivered medical samples to Swiss hospitals […] More

  • Insitu, University Team Up to Support FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Insitu, University Team Up to Support FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has partnered with the University of Alaska Fairbanks for an effort to help state, local and tribal governments integrate the use of unmanned aircraft systems into the country’s airspace. The partnership will work to support the Federal Aviation Administration‘s UAS Integration Pilot Program, which aims to develop new aviation regulations for unmanned aircraft usage, Insitu said Tuesday. The […] More

  • John Chiaramonte Named Senior Program Manager at Mission Critical Partners; Kevin Murray Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Chiaramonte Named Senior Program Manager at Mission Critical Partners; Kevin Murray Comments

    John Chiaramonte has joined Mission Critical Partners as a senior program manager, where he will work to help MCP expand its Next Generation 9-1-1 business. Chiaramonte joins MCP from a lead associate post with Booz Allen Hamilton, a management consulting firm. At Booz Allen, he managed a portfolio of projects supporting the U.S. Department of Transportation‘s National 911 Program and Next Generation 9-1-1 Initiative, […] More