General Atomics Designs Nuclear Reactor for NASA’s Future Mars Exploration
General Atomics' electromagnetic systems business has designed a nuclear reactor system as part of a NASA-backed research project aimed at powering human missions to Mars.
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FDA Unveils 32 Awardees for Regulatory Science R&D Work
The Food and Drug Administration has selected 32 companies and academic entities to provide research and development support services to advance studies in regulatory science under a potential $41.8M multi-award contract. The agency announced the R&D contract awards in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday. The listed winners are: American Society of Nephrology Ann & Robert H. […] More
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Former Mitre CEO Al Grasso Named to NetScout Systems Board; Grasso Interviewed
Al Grasso, formerly president and CEO of Mitre, has been appointed to the board of directors of NetScout Systems. He joins the board as a class I director and is expected to be nominated at the Westford, Mass., company’s next annual meeting, to serve a second term that will run through 2021, NetScout said in […] More
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SPA Adds Former Stratcom Chief Cecil Haney to Board; William Vantine Comments
Cecil Haney, a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former head of the U.S. Strategic Command, has joined Systems Planning and Analysis‘ board of directors. SPA CEO and President William Vantine said in a press release that Haney brings to the company his experience in military operations, defense acquisition, nuclear deterrence, missile defense, space, cyber and plans, policy and requirements. […] More
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National Academy of Sciences to Help Army Form Science & Technical Board
The National Academy of Sciences has received a potential five-year, $30 million contract to establish a board that would tackle science and technical matters of interest to the U.S. Army. NAS will form the group to serve as the convening authority to lead periodic discussions, workshops and studies for the military branch, the Defense Department said […] More
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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
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National Academy of Sciences to Conduct Aeronautics Research Under NASA Contract
The National Academy of Sciences has been awarded a potential five-year, $30.1 million contract by NASA to perform studies and assessments for the space agency’s aeronautics research mission directorate. NASA said Tuesday the nonprofit organization will assemble an independent group of scientists and engineers from both the public and private sectors to conduct research into various issues related to aeronautics and space programs and policies. The […] More
