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GSA, HUD Issue RFIs for Cloud, Data Analytics Services
The General Services Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development are seeking information from the industry on how to enhance their cloud adoption, contact center, customer experience, and data analytics functions.
Rigaku Handheld Chemical Analyzer Approved for U.S. Military Field Kits
Rigaku’s handheld chemical analyzer has been approved for U.S. soldiers’ dismounted reconnaissance kits and will soon be utilized worldwide, National Defense said Friday. Capable of scanning dangerous liquids and powders in sealed containers, Rigaku Progeny ResQ can identify up to 13K chemical warfare agents, toxic chemicals and other compounds.
Virtustream Expands Cloud Application Migration Services Suite
Virtustream, a business unit of Dell Technologies, has expanded a set of professional and managed service offerings intended to help enterprise customers migrate information technology applications to cloud computing infrastructure. The xStreamCare suite is part of Virtustream’s suite of offerings made to help users plan, manage and conduct cloud migration activities, the company said Friday.
DARPA Opens Solicitation for Robot-Based Satellite Servicing Project
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a formal solicitation for an other transaction agreement with the goal to develop and demonstrate a robotic servicing vehicle for government and commercial geosynchronous satellites.
Checkmarx Software Security Tool Deployed on FedRAMP-Certified PaaS; Rich Wajsgras Quoted
Checkmarx has deployed a source code analysis tool on a platform-as-a-service offering that was certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Project Hosts' Federal Private Cloud now includes the CxSAST analyzer designed to help users identify security vulnerabilities in custom and open-source codes, Checkmarx said Thursday.
Sikorsky Conducts Maiden Flight of HH-60W Rescue Helicopter for U.S. Air Force
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary completed the first flight of its HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter this Friday, where the search and rescue aircraft’s capabilities were assessed at the company’s site in West Palm Beach, Fla. Sikorsky said Friday the flight test comes as part of an Air Force program that seeks to acquire 113 new HH-60Ws. Compared to the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters that currently support the military branches’ personnel recovery operations, the new HH-60W model can hold almost twice as much fuel as the HH-60G, in addition to being designed for improved defense.
CACI Eyes Astronaut Training Opportunities for ‘Gateway’ Lunar Space Station; Ken Asbury Quoted
CACI International explores how their current virtual training methods, already utilized by the International Space Station’s training program, could also help prepare astronauts slated for Gateway, a proposed space station that will operate in the lunar orbit, Politico reported Friday.
Navy Requests Info From Potential Jamming Pod Contractors
The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command seeks market information regarding a low-band jamming technology for integration with the EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft. NAVAIR said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice it plans to replace the ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System used to conduct airborne electronic attack missions.
NASA, Virgin Orbit Collaborate to Create, Test 3D-Printed Combustion Chamber
NASA collaborated with small-satellite launch services provider Virgin Orbit to produce a rocket combustion chamber using the additive manufacturing method.
Booz Allen Execs: Health Agencies Should Learn From IC to Harness the Power of Big Data
Booz Allen Hamilton executives wrote in an article published Thursday on The New England Journal of Medicine that federal health care agencies should leverage data science tools and lessons from the intelligence community to optimize big data in order to improve care quality and reduce costs. Steve Escaravage, a senior vice president and head of Booz Allen’s digital, analytics and strategy practice, co-wrote the piece with Kevin Vigilante, an executive VP and a health business leader at the company; and Mike McConnell, a senior executive adviser at Booz Allen.
Albers Group, Sodius Form Aerospace & Defense Systems Engineering Partnership
The Albers Group and Sodius have partnered with the goal to help defense and aerospace organizations implement a model-based engineering approach by combining systems and unified modeling languages.