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The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity is accepting industry proposals that intend to research methods and tools for IARPA to gather data from multiple sources. According to a broad agency announcement posted Monday on FedBizOpps, IARPA’s Office of Smart Collection looks to develop sensor and data transmission systems as well as multisource intelligence gathering techniques. […] More
A new KPMG International report has found a rising trend in global mergers and acquisitions driven by the increase in M&A deals among high-growth market acquirers and targets for two semesters in a row from December 2013 to December 2014. KPMG said Tuesday the High Growth Markets International Acquisition Tracker found an 11 percent increase […] More
Northrop Grumman has designed a Venus mission aircraft technology as the company aims to compete for an upcoming $1 billion NASA planetary science program, Space News reported Tuesday. Dan Leone writes that Northrop wants to propose its Venus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform to the space agency’s next New Frontiers competition in fiscal 2016. “I think we […] More
DigitalGlobe has expressed its support for a commercial remote sensing bill authored by Reps. Jim Bridenstine (R-Ok) and Ed Perlmutter (D-Co). The Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015 mandates the examination of the Commerce Department’s regulatory workload and the submission of reports on commercial remote sensing license applications to Congress, DigitalGlobe said Wednesday. That bill would require the […] More
Parsons has been awarded a potential $16 million contract with Canada’s public works and government services agency to manage the construction of infrastructure upgrade and repair work for the Giant Mine in Yellowknife. The company will oversee work to demolish the mine shaft, build the pit buttress and upgrade sitewide power, Parsons said Wednesday. The contract […] More
A new report by International Data Corp. states that investments in notebook computers and corporate networks are likely to spur U.S. higher education organizations to spend about $6.6 billion on information technology this year. IDC said Monday the “Pivot Table: U.S. Education IT Spending Guide†forecasts K-12 schools to post $4.7 billion in IT spending this […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has launched a program to help the company create and deploy Internet of Things technologies in the areas of security, analytics and mobile devices under the mantra of “build and field.” The company said Tuesday it will work to deliver end-to-end services to address cyber risk and other challenges with the emergence of IoT platforms. “The proliferation of IoT […] More
MarkLogic has raised $102 million in funds to support its efforts to expand the reach of its Enterprise NoSQL database platform throughout Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The company said Tuesday it secured the investments from Wellington Management Company, Arrowpoint Partners, Northgate Capital, Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital. Gary Bloom, president and CEO of MarkLogic, said investors believe there is market opportunity for […] More
Jacobs Engineering Group has been selected to supply project management resources for EDF Energy’s work to maintain nuclear power stations across the U.K. The maintenance and life extension projects cover 15 nuclear reactors located at Dungeness, Hartlepool, Heysham 1 and 2, Hinkley Point, Hunterston, Sizewell and Torness power stations, East Kilbride and Gloucester technical centers, Jacobs […] More
BAE Systems has demonstrated a precision guidance kit built for standard 155-millimeter artillery shell. The Rokar Silver Bullet precision guidance kit went through a live fire test in Israel as part of a series of demonstrations with clients, BAEs said Monday. The kits hit the target within 10.9 yards during those tests, according to the company. […] More
Tiffany Sargent, Internet of Things senior solutions architect and principal engineer at Intel Federal LLC, has recommended steps for agencies to start the adoption of complete IoT technologies. Sargent wrote in an opinion article for GCN published Monday that both government agency information technology and operations managers are working piecemeal to add IoT sensors and gateways […] More
CGI has been selected to refresh the information technology infrastructure of Highways England as the U.K. Transport Department’s agency transitions to a government-owned company. The company will supply laptops and tablets to Highways England under the three-year information and communications technology services contract, CGI said Monday. “We are delighted to have been awarded this strategic […] More
