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RadiaBeam, Lumitron Begin to Develop Gamma Ray Sources Under DARPA Program
RadiaBeam Technologies and Lumitron Technologies are exploring gamma ray radiation sources for the first phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiative to develop a nondestructive inspection system for potential use in health care, industrial and national security efforts.
Charles River Analytics to Update Concussion Assessment Tech for Army Medical Responders
Charles River Analytics has secured Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity funds to advance a virtual reality technology designed to help military first responders examine brain injury cases on the battlefield. The company said Monday it will equip the ADVISOR-Tethered Forward Deployable platform with a ruggedized screening kit comprised of a head-mounted display and a graphics and data processing unit.
Centauri-Kana Systems Team Develops Personnel Status Reporting Tool for Air Force
Centauri and Kana Systems have jointly launched a web application for U.S. Air Force leaders to view the status of attached and assigned forces in real time. The Rapid Event Employee Evaluation of Posture Reporting Tool is built to increase military personnel situational awareness amid the coronavirus pandemic, Centauri said Wednesday.
Carahsoft to Offer Strategic Maintenance Solutions’ Connectivity Platforms via Gov’t Contracts
Carahsoft has agreed to be the master government aggregator of Strategic Maintenance Solutions-built connectivity offerings for enterprise asset and computerized maintenance management systems. The SMS Splunk Apps for EAM and CMMS are now available to public sector organizations through NASA's Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V vehicle and the National Association of State Procurement Officials's ValuePoint cooperative purchasing agreement, Carahsoft said Wednesday.
NASA, SpaceX Reschedule Demo-2 Crewed Mission Launch to Saturday
NASA and SpaceX have pushed back to Saturday, May 30, the launch of the manned Demo-2 test flight mission due to unfavorable weather conditions.
DARPA Picks Two Research Teams for ‘Automatic Implementation of Secure Silicon’ Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected two research teams to develop technologies for a program that seeks to automate the process of integrating scalable defense mechanisms into integrated circuit chip designs and help improve the security of the semiconductor supply chain.
Northrop’s Kathy Warden: Air Force’s Urgency to Replace ICBM Keeps GBSD Program on Pace
Kathy Warden, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said she believes future budget pressures as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will not have an impact on the schedule of the U.S. Air Force’s $85B Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile program, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday.