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  • IBM, MIT to Establish AI Research Laboratory - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, MIT to Establish AI Research Laboratory

    IBM plans to invest $240 million in the construction of a new artificial intelligence research laboratory that the company will operate in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company said Thursday its 10-year investment in the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab will aid research efforts of scientists from both institutions. The partnership aims to further develop […] More

  • Parsons’ Carey Smith, Biff Lyons Participate in MIT Industrial Liaison Program Kickoff Meeting - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons’ Carey Smith, Biff Lyons Participate in MIT Industrial Liaison Program Kickoff Meeting

    Parsons has participated in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology program that seeks to establish industrial relationships between global companies and MIT. The company said Wednesday it conducted a kickoff meeting on June 26 with MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as part of the university’s Industrial Liaison Program. Involvement in ILP would help Parsons’ business units – federal, […] More

  • NIST Picks 33 Research Projects to Advance Communication Tech Devt for First Responders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Picks 33 Research Projects to Advance Communication Tech Devt for First Responders

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected 33 projects to research and develop broadband communications tools designed for public safety operations through multiyear grants worth $38.5 million combined. NIST selected the projects after the evaluation of 162 proposals from industry, academia and other organizations both in the U.S. and overseas as part of the […] More

  • Former DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz Joins Tri Alpha Energy's Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz Joins Tri Alpha Energy’s Board of Directors

    Ernest Moniz, former secretary of the Energy Department, has joined clean energy company Tri Alpha Energy as a member of the board of directors. Tri Alpha Energy CEO Steve Specker said in a statement published Thursday that Moniz will contribute his energy technology and policy development experience to help further the company’s fusion-based electricity generation initiatives. Moniz has also […] More

  • Tom Wheeler, Former Chairman of FCC, Joins RapidSOS Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Wheeler, Former Chairman of FCC, Joins RapidSOS Advisory Board

    Tom Wheeler, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is joining the RapidSOS Advisory Board.  Wheeler joins two other former FCC chairmen on the Advisory Board, which includes executives with extensive expertise across telecommunications, technology, and public safety sectors. “RapidSOS’ Emergency Platform connects users to emergency services faster and with more data – transforming the […] More

  • Parsons Co-Hosts Research Workshop at MIT; Biff Lyons Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Co-Hosts Research Workshop at MIT; Biff Lyons Comments

    Parsons has collaborated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s civil and environmental engineering department to conduct a day-long workshop on research projects related to infrastructure, smart cities and transportation. The company said Thursday its leadership representatives and the university’s alumni, faculty and postdoctoral scholars examined the parallels between current industry needs and ongoing research efforts during the workshop. “The unique nature of […] More

  • NASA-Backed Mission Aims to Shed Light on Interstellar Medium - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA-Backed Mission Aims to Shed Light on Interstellar Medium

    NASA has picked a potential $40 million science mission that aims to measure emissions from the cosmic material – interstellar medium – that can be found among stars in order to generate data for use in research into the Milky Way galaxy. The Galactic/Extragalactic [Ultralong-Duration Balloon] Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory mission seeks to offer a “complete […] More

  • Former Energy Sec Ernest Moniz to Join Nonprofit Nuclear Threat Initiative in June - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Energy Sec Ernest Moniz to Join Nonprofit Nuclear Threat Initiative in June

    Ernest Moniz, former secretary of the Energy Department, will serve as co-chairman and CEO of the nonprofit Nuclear Threat Initiative beginning June 1. The organization said Friday Moniz will co-chair the board of directors alongside incumbents and NTI founders Sam Nunn and Ted Turner. “Ernie comes to us with sterling credentials, deep expertise and enormous credibility in the nuclear […] More

  • 2 NASA-Backed Research Institutes Aim to Develop Space Tech Platforms for Long-Duration Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    2 NASA-Backed Research Institutes Aim to Develop Space Tech Platforms for Long-Duration Missions

    NASA has picked two proposals to establish research institutes that will work on space technology platforms designed to extend human presence in long-duration exploration missions. The agency will award each Space Technology Research Institute up to $15 million in funds over five years to develop technology platforms in the areas of space infrastructure and biomanufacturing in […] More

  • Johns Hopkins University, APL to Join Facebook-Funded Tech Development Research Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins University, APL to Join Facebook-Funded Tech Development Research Agreement

    Johns Hopkins University and its Applied Physics Laboratory have joined a Facebook-sponsored academic research agreement that looks to advance the development of technology that will support collaborations between researchers and the social media company. The laboratory said Wednesday it will work with 15 other universities, including Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Princeton, University of California Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, […] More

  • GSA Selects MIT as Transportation Dept Volpe Center Redevelopment Partner - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Selects MIT as Transportation Dept Volpe Center Redevelopment Partner

    The General Services Administration has selected the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to assist in the redevelopment project for the Transportation Department’s John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT will act as exchange partner for the project and help GSA pick a team to design a nearly 400,000-square-foot federal facility as a […] More

  • MIT Research VP Maria Zuber Elected to Textron Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MIT Research VP Maria Zuber Elected to Textron Board

    Maria Zuber, vice president of research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and chair of the National Science Board, has joined the board of directors at Textron. She oversees MIT’s Lincoln laboratory and interdisciplinary research facilities as well as the university’s research partnerships with the federal government, Textron said Thursday. Zuber is also the E. A. Griswold professor of geophysics at MIT […] More