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  • DOE to Help Fund 11 Industry-Led Nuclear Tech Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE to Help Fund 11 Industry-Led Nuclear Tech Projects

    The Energy Department has chosen 11 industry-led projects across six states to receive $18M in federal grants to advance commercial nuclear technology platforms. DOE said Tuesday the funding awards are part of the third round of its funding opportunity announcement, titled “U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development.” The cost-shared projects have a total value […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Ships Mars 2020 Rover Power Generator to DOE Lab - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne Ships Mars 2020 Rover Power Generator to DOE Lab

    Aerojet Rocketdyne and its partner Teledyne have delivered an electric generator system that would help power NASA’s Mars 2020 rover to an Energy Department facility. The Idaho National Laboratory will fuel, test and evaluate the flight readiness of the the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Tuesday. MMRTG is designed to convert plutonium-238 heat into electricity to power the […] More

  • CTC CEO Ed Sheehan to Speak at Idaho Nuclear Summit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC CEO Ed Sheehan to Speak at Idaho Nuclear Summit

    Ed Sheehan, president and CEO of Concurrent Technologies Corp., is among the featured speakers who will present during the two-day Nuclear Energy Leadership Summit and Showcase that will kick off Oct. 3 at the Shiloh Inn Convention Center in Idaho. Sheehan will talk about CTC’s Richland Township, Pennsylvania-based Center for Advanced Nuclear Manufacturing the company opened […] More

  • Esri Inks Cooperative R&D, Enterprise Agreements with DOE Lab, NATO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri Inks Cooperative R&D, Enterprise Agreements with DOE Lab, NATO

    Esri has entered into a cooperative research-and-development agreement with the Energy Department‘s Idaho National Laboratory and a separate enterprise agreement with NATO. INL and Esri will collaborate to explore and develop prototype concepts related to location-based intelligence technology that can help secure critical infrastructure and missions, the company said Wednesday. Both parties aim to identify the potential […] More

  • DOE's National Labs to Collaborate With 38 Small Businesses on Energy Tech Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE’s National Labs to Collaborate With 38 Small Businesses on Energy Tech Projects

    The Energy Department has identified 38 small businesses that will partner with national laboratories to address technology challenges associated with the development of advanced energy systems. DOE said Friday the Small Business Vouchers program offers competitively-selected small businesses access to intellectual and technical resources at national laboratories. Eight laboratories will receive funds to support the partnership program, DOE added. “Small businesses […] More

  • DHS S&T Seeks New Jamming Mitigation Tools, Methods; Sridhar Kowdley Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS S&T Seeks New Jamming Mitigation Tools, Methods; Sridhar Kowdley Comments

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate seeks partners from academia, industry and federally funded research-and-development centers that can provide anti-jamming technology systems that are ready for testing and evaluation. DHS said Tuesday it will hold the 2017 First Responder Electronic Jamming Exercise at Idaho National Laboratory from July 17 to 22 next year […] More

  • DOE Selects 43 Small Businesses for Clean Energy Projects Under 2nd Round of SB Vouchers Pilot - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Selects 43 Small Businesses for Clean Energy Projects Under 2nd Round of SB Vouchers Pilot

    The Energy Department has selected 43 small businesses to collaborate with 12 national laboratories to develop next-generation clean energy technology as part of the $8 million second round of the Small Business Vouchers pilot program. The small businesses will each receive vouchers worth up to $300,000 and the opportunity to work with the various national laboratories, DOE said Thursday. “We need […] More

  • Battelle to Receive Applications for FY 2017 Idaho Nat'l Lab Campaigns - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle to Receive Applications for FY 2017 Idaho Nat’l Lab Campaigns

    Battelle‘s energy alliance business that oversees the Energy Department‘s Idaho National Laboratory has opened the application process for two fiscal year 2017 campaigns that each focus on a distinct audience and purpose. INL said Monday it will accept proposals for charitable donations for the Fiscal Year 2017 Community Giving Campaign and Fiscal Year 2017 Technology-based Economic Development Campaign until October […] More

  • NexDefense, General Dynamics IT Unit Form Industrial Control System Cyber Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NexDefense, General Dynamics IT Unit Form Industrial Control System Cyber Partnership

    NexDefense has agreed to offer its industrial network security monitoring and anomaly detection system to General Dynamics’ information technology business unit under a new collaboration pact between both organizations. The commercial cyber services organization within General Dynamics’ IT unit will utilize NexDefense’s Sophia product to expand cybersecurity monitoring services into the industrial control system market, NexDefense said Tuesday. “Critical […] More

  • Brian Mathis Named Huntington Ingalls' SN3 Division VP for Northwest Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brian Mathis Named Huntington Ingalls’ SN3 Division VP for Northwest Operations

    Brian Mathis, a 30-year environmental services veteran, has been appointed vice president of northwest operations at SN3, a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries. His responsibilities will include oversight of SN3’s work at the Energy Department-run Hanford nuclear reservation complex in Washington and at the Idaho National Laboratory, HII said Wednesday. “Brian brings a wealth of knowledge, talents and management skills […] More

  • Paul Stockton, Richard Danzig Named Johns Hopkins APL Senior Fellows - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Stockton, Richard Danzig Named Johns Hopkins APL Senior Fellows

    Paul Stockton and Richard Danzig, respectively former officials at the Defense Department and the U.S. Navy, have been appointed senior fellows of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. “Their experiences leading the nation through challenging times and knowledge of emerging technical challenges will further the lab’s impact for the nation,” APL Director Ralph Semmel said Tuesday. Stockton served as assistant secretary […] More

  • Jorge Titinger: SGI to Work with Idaho National Lab in Energy Research, Simulations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jorge Titinger: SGI to Work with Idaho National Lab in Energy Research, Simulations

    SGI Corp. has won a contract to collaborate with ComnetCo on energy research and simulations for the Idaho National Laboratory. SGI will supply its ICE X system intended to power nuclear reactor simulations at the lab’s high performance computing center, SGI said Wednesday. “SGI is pleased to work with INL once again to provide the SGI […] More