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Westat Gets $94M Contract to Help Education Dept Conduct Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies
Westat has secured a potential 10-year, $93.5M contract to help the Department of Education design and perform early childhood longitudinal studies. The Rockville, Md.-based company will assist in department efforts to collect data on children’s early learning and development, preschool care and education experiences, transition into kindergarten and progress through elementary grades, according to a […] More
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Air Force Research Lab Seeks Contractor for Distributive Sensing R&D Project
The Air Force Research Laboratory seeks a contractor to support research and development of cyber and electronic warfare technologies for integration with assets for cyber-kinetic combat effects and multidomain operations. AFRL’s sensors directorate aims to understand sensing effects across air, space, cyber and ground domains as well as internet of things and distributed sensing to […] More
Leidos-Managed Federally Funded Research Lab Enters STEM Education Partnership
A Leidos-managed federally funded laboratory has partnered with the Frederick Center for Research and Education in Science and Technology in an effort to expand access to science, technology, engineering and math programs at higher education institutions within Frederick County, Md. The center said Monday it will use the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research’s facilities to administer biological, biochemical and […] More
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DARPA Seeks Research Teams to Develop AI Tools With Basic Cognitive Functions
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks participants for a four-year research program aimed at developing “third-wave†artificial intelligence tools that can mimic human reasoning and common sense, Nextgov reported Friday. The Machine Common Sense project is scheduled to commence in June 2019 and will challenge multiple teams to make AI applications understand basic physics, human […] More
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CA Technologies Study Cites Automation as Driver of Business Growth
A CA Technologies-sponsored study has found that 98 percent of organizations are using automated systems to drive growth in their businesses and complete strategic tasks. The Enterprise Management Associates-led report named “The State of Automation†unveiled that the retail industry showed the highest level of maturity in adopting automation at 70 percent, followed by the […] More
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AWS, NIH Partner to Foster Biomedical Innovation With Cloud Tech; Teresa Carlson Quoted
The National Institutes of Health has partnered with Amazon Web Services to help agency-backed researchers incorporate cloud-based technologies into biomedical research efforts. AWS said Tuesday it will host various NIH data sets, such as those covered by privacy and security policies, as part of the Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability initiative. Teresa Carlson, vice president of Amazon […] More
Strativia Awarded $75M Contract to Support NIST Research Programs
Strativia has received a potential five-year, $75M contract to provide scientific, technical and engineering support services for the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s research programs. NIST announced the award in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday. Strativia will do work that aims to help the agency further conduct studies on measurement science, standards and technology. The […] More
NASA Taps Abacus Technology to Provide Research, Analysis, Comm’s Support Services for Marshall Space Flight Center
Abacus Technology has received a potential 66-month, $48.2 million blanket purchase agreement to support the research, analysis and communications requirements of NASA‘s Marshall Space Flight Center. The Strategic Analysis and Communications Support Services II contract includes a one-year base performance period, four one-year options and a six-month option, the space agency said Friday. The company […] More
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Research and Markets: Military Aircraft Modernization Efforts to Help Drive Targeting Pod Market Growth
A Research and Markets report forecasts the worldwide market for targeting pods will experience a 6.61 percent compound annual growth rate in the next five years as military agencies increase aircraft procurement and modernization efforts. The targeting pods market’s value is projected to increase from $3.3 billion in 2017 to $4.5 billion by 2022, Research Markets said Thursday. Lockheed Martin, L3 […] More
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Accenture Opens New Innovation Hub in Boston, Massachusetts; Kathleen O’Reilly Comments
Accenture has opened a new innovation hub in Boston, Massachusetts built to help partners grow and transform their organizations within the digital economy. The company said Tuesday the hub located in Boston’s Back Bay is the second of 10 new innovation hubs to be developed as part of Accenture’s $1.4 billion investment to train and […] More
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Battelle to Conduct Microelectronics Security Research Under Air Force Contracts
Battelle has received a pair of contracts worth a combined $23 million to help the Air Force Research Laboratory conduct research on microelectronics security methods. The company said Wednesday both contracts build on Battelle’s previous experience in exploring technologies designed to help address the proliferation of fake integrated circuits and embedded systems in the U.S. military supply […] More