General Atomics Demos Underwater Vehicle Power System
General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business has demonstrated an aluminum power system designed to support at-sea “refueling stations†for underwater remotely operated vehicles.
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Army Invites Parties to AI, Robotics Systems Demo for Autonomous Vehicles
The U.S. Army is seeking participants for a technological demonstration in September 2020 at Fort Benning that aims to develop air, water and ground-based virtual platforms for infantry units, Military. com reported Friday.
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MD Helicopters to Enter Army Reconnaissance Aircraft Program
MD Helicopters intends to propose an entry for the U.S. Army’s program for next generation attack reconnaissance aircraft, AIN Online reported Thursday. CEO Lynn Tilton said the company will offer its eight-seater MD969 armed helicopter as a proposal for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program.
IARPA Selects Four Industry Teams for Sorbent-Based Chemical Sampling, Filtering Program
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen four industry teams to develop sorbent-based systems to collect and filter chemicals.
Lockheed Completes Deep Space Habitat Prototype
Lockheed Martin has completed the final version of a 13-foot-wide habitat prototype designed to support NASA’s deep space missions, Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday. The company developed the habitat at Kennedy Space Center in Florida based on the refurbished Donatello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and as part of NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships contract.
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GSA Adds Professional Services to IT Schedule 70 Program’s Cloud Special Item Number
The General Services Administration has added cloud computing-related information technology professional services to a special item number under the IT Schedule 70 procurement vehicle.
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Ken Asbury: CACI Shifts Focus to Tech-Centered Work
Ken Asbury, president and CEO of CACI International, told The Washington Post in an interview published Friday that the company has begun to shift its focus from "staff augmentation" work to technology and products as the U.S. military transitions its resources toward dealing with near-peer competitors such as Russia and China. “I would prefer that my team select that they’re going to be in outcome-based things where we’re helping the mission,†said Asbury, a 2019 Wash100 winner.
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Naval Research Lab Taps SRI International for Satellite Calibration R&D Services
SRI International has secured a potential five-year, $63.5MÂ from the U.S. Navy's Naval Research Laboratory to conduct low-frequency, high-power satellite calibration experiments.
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Stan Black: Citrix Launches Forensic Investigation Into Internal Network Breach
Stan Black, chief security and information officer at Citrix, has said the company was informed by the FBI on Wednesday that international cyber hackers may have accessed and downloaded documents through a tactic that uses weak passwords called password spraying. Black wrote in a blog post published Friday that Citrix has launched a forensic investigation, sought the help of a cybersecurity firm and initiated actions to protect its internal network in response to the incident.
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