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in NewsReport: Trade Group Seeks $37B Federal Support for Chip Tech Research, Production
The Semiconductor Industry Association has drafted a set of proposals seeking $37B in federal aid to establish a chip factory, incentivize manufacturers and support research projects, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. “Our plan has a big number, but the cost of inaction would be far bigger to our economy, our national security and our leadership in critical technologies of the future,†said John Neuffer, president and CEO of SIA.
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IARPA Solicits Technical Approaches to Pandemic Response
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has asked industry to provide seedling concepts across five technology areas to aid in the fight against COVID-19.
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.
in Contract Awards, NewsNASA Selects Eight US Companies to Manufacture High-Pressure Ventilator Systems
Eight U.S. companies have been selected by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to produce machines that are based on a high-pressure ventilator technology to aid in the fight against COVID-19. The manufacturers will receive free licenses for the Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally prototype, which JPL engineers created over a 37-day period.
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5N Plus, SolAero Receive DoD Contracts to Sustain Semiconductor, Satellite Tech Manufacturing Processes
The Department of Defense has awarded 5N Plus' semiconductors business and satellite solar power company SolAero Technologies separate contracts worth $18.45M combined to help both manufacturers sustain production operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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USMC Reserve Squadron Receives Lockheed-Built Super Hercules Tanker Variant
Lockheed Martin has handed the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452's first KC-130J tanker aircraft, one of the company's nine Super Hercules production models.
in Executive Moves, NewsDynCorp CEO George Krivo Elected to Cornell College Board of Trustees
George Krivo, CEO of DynCorp International and two-time Wash100 awardee, has joined the board of trustees at Cornell College. The board elected Krivo along with Marissa Czapla, a financial analyst at Mutual of Omaha; Stephanie Froehlich, associate vice president of marketing at Nasdaq; and Frances Kao, a former partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Cornell College said Wednesday.
in NewsHII CEO Mike Petters Talks Operational Changes Amid COVID-19
Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries and former Wash100 Award recipient, has said that the company transitioned over 11K employees to telework settings due to the ongoing pandemic, Inside Defense reported Friday.
