The Department of Defense is looking for information on technologies ready for deployment over the next 25 years and beyond as part of the Pentagon’s efforts to develop a Cyber Science and Technology Roadmap.
Read More »LMI’s John David on Counter-WMD Mission Space
John David, director of national security science and technology practice at LMI, discussed in an interview published Thursday about the company’s efforts to help government clients keep pace with the changing threat landscape for weapons of mass destruction.
Read More »NNSA Eyes Logistics, Mgmt Services Contract Award to Mitre in Support of ‘Jason’ Scientific Panel
The National Nuclear Security Administration issued a FedBizOpps notice Thursday to announce its plan to award a contract to Mitre to provide logistics and management support to a scientific advisory panel called Jason, Defense News reported Thursday.
Read More »DHS Announces Planned Pre-Solicitation Topics for Small Business Innovation Research Effort
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the topics for the 19.1 pre-solicitation under the department’s Small Business Innovation Research program. The pre-solicitation covers eight planned topics for DHS Science and Technology Directorate projects and two subject areas that support the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office’s missions, DHS S&T …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Gets Army Contract to Commence Development of Small Artillery Interceptor
Lockheed Martin will proceed with the development of an artillery, mortar and rocket threat interceptor under a $2.6 million contract from the U.S. Army. The company said Wednesday it has completed the science and technology phase of the Extended Mission Area Missile Program by the Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office. …
Read More »Progeny to Help DHS Create Mobile App Development Security Framework
Progeny Systems has received a $749,928 grant from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to craft a framework to secure mobile application development and deployment processes. DHS said Wednesday Progeny will collaborate with Microsoft‘s Xamarin subsidiary to produce the framework for enterprise organizations to safeguard iOS, Windows and Android mobile …
Read More »Applied Visions to Develop Unified Threat Mgmt System for DHS
Applied Visions has secured a $16.3 million contract to help the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate create a unified threat management system for developers to detect potential cyber vulnerabilities in software codes. DHS said that Applied Visions and its partners will develop and integrate UTM system components such as application threat modeling, attack …
Read More »DHS S&T Opens Tech Testing Opportunity for GPS Equipment Manufacturers
The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has issued a request for information participation for global positioning system equipment manufacturers to offer an opportunity for product testing against jamming and spoofing threats. DHS said Monday it will host a GPS Testing for Critical Infrastructure event April 17-April 21 at the …
Read More »DHS, Israel’s Public Security Agency Seek First Responder Tech Grant Applications
The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate and the Israeli ministry of public security have announced a potential $1 million grant opportunity for developers of first responder technologies. DHS said Wednesday the NextGen First Responder Technologies program seeks new protective clothing, situational awareness and wearable platforms that can work to help …
Read More »ONR Seeks Sci-Tech Approaches for Multi-Domain Unmanned Systems in Amphibious Operations
The Office of Naval Research looks to explore science and technology approaches on how to utilize multi-domain unmanned systems in support of amphibious operations. A presolicitation notice issued Thursday on the FedBizOpps website says ONR looks to develop autonomous amphibians with a capacity to maneuver through the surf zone, emerge and navigate …
Read More »Natl Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine Lands NASA Space Research Contract
The Washington-based National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has secured a potential five-year, $34 million contract from NASA to conduct studies within the domain of the space agency’s science and technology programs. NASA said Saturday the Space Studies Board indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers research designed to address various questions regarding space science, …
Read More »MapR Creates Federal Advisory Board to Aid Govt Clients in IT Modernization Efforts
San Jose, California-based converged data platform developer MapR Technologies has established a federal advisory board that aims to help familiarize U.S. government customers with big data management technologies. MapR said Wednesday the advisory board comprises former government leaders who previously worked at the Defense Department, intelligence community and federal civilian agencies and have knowledge of various issues that affect the government’s information …
Read More »10 Startup Companies to Participate in DHS Wearable Tech R&D Project
The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has chosen 10 startup companies to join a new research-and-development program that seeks to build wearable devices for first responders. DHS said Thursday the EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology program offers startups the opportunity to equip emergency response personnel with body-worn electronics, sensors and integrated voice and …
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Marvin Young Joins Air Force Scientific Advisory Board
Aerojet Rocketdyne Engineering Vice President Marvin Young has been appointed to the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. Young said in a statement published Wednesday he will leverage his technical knowledge to help the Air Force further the development and application of technologies for the service. The U.S. Air Force …
Read More »Lou Von Thaer Keynotes K-12 Intro to STEM Event
Lou Von Thaer, president of the national security sector business at Leidos, will be a co-keynote speaker at a company-sponsored symposium on how parents can best engage kids in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Von Thaer, a Wash100 inductee, headlines the WashingtonExec 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium on March 7 with …
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