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  • VA Seeks Clinical Psychology Support Sources for Mobile Application Devt Project
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    VA Seeks Clinical Psychology Support Sources for Mobile Application Devt Project

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun its search for potential industry sources of clinical psychology services to support the development of mobile applications. VA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Aug. 9 the sources sought notice is part of the agency’s market research effort for a potential one-year contract for the Clinical Research Psychologist […] More

  • AT&T Lands Labor Dept Mobile Service Support Contract; Mike Leff Comments
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    AT&T Lands Labor Dept Mobile Service Support Contract; Mike Leff Comments

    AT&T has been awarded a five-year contract to provide mobile devices and related services to the Labor Department. The contract covers smartphones, tethering support and Enhanced Push-to-Talk service in support of the department’s wage and hour division employees, AT&T said Tuesday. Mike Leff, vice president for civilian agencies at AT&T’s government solutions business, said AT&T will […] More

  • Air Force Wraps Up Weapons Delivery Tests on Lockheed’s F-35; Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan Comments
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    Air Force Wraps Up Weapons Delivery Tests on Lockheed’s F-35; Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan Comments

    An integrated test team within the U.S. Air Force has completed 25 weapons delivery and separation tests of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter jet. The F-35 ITF at Edwards Air Force Base in California dropped and fired a total of 30 weapons that include the AIM-120 medium-range air-to-air missile, Joint Direct Attack Munition, AIM-9X Sidewinder and the […] More

  • Speedcast to Offer Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Broadband Service to International Govt Agencies; Andy Start Comments
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    Speedcast to Offer Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Broadband Service to International Govt Agencies; Andy Start Comments

    Speedcast International has agreed to offer Inmarsat’s Global Xpress mobile broadband service to public sector clients worldwide. SpeedCast will act as a value-added reseller to support the deployment of Inmarsat’s GX service to emerging government markets across the world, Inmarsat said Monday. The agreement comes two months after Speedcast agreed to field Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress […] More

  • Charles River Analytics to Help Update MDA’s Missile Defense Sensor Fusion System; Brian Ruttenberg Comments
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    Charles River Analytics to Help Update MDA’s Missile Defense Sensor Fusion System; Brian Ruttenberg Comments

    The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Charles River Analytics a potential two-year, $1 million follow-on contract to update the sensor fusion systems on MDA’s ballistic missile defense platforms. Brian Ruttenberg, a senior scientist at Charles River Analytics, said in a statement released Monday the company will work to assess at the architectural level the “impact of uncertainty” on sensor […] More

  • Boeing, Huckworthy Partner Under DoD Mentor-Protege Program
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    Boeing, Huckworthy Partner Under DoD Mentor-Protege Program

    Boeing and Huckworthy have forged a partnership through the Defense Department’s Mentor-Protege Program. Boeing’s commercial satellite services business will mentor Huckworthy on how to further commercialize the latter’s Traveller line of tactical communications and technology platforms to the government sector as well as compete for prime and subcontracts under a three-year agreement, Huckworthy said Monday. […] More

  • Metova Federal to Provide Cyber Range Tools Suite for Navy Training Simulator Program
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    Metova Federal to Provide Cyber Range Tools Suite for Navy Training Simulator Program

    Metova Federal has received a potential $2.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide a suite of cyber range platforms in support of the service branch’s Cyber Operations Training Simulator program. The company said Thursday it will support the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command and network operations center through its suite of Cyberoperations Enhanced Network and […] More

  • Army Seeks Info on Counter-UAS Detection Platform Sources for AN/TPQ-53 Radar System
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    Army Seeks Info on Counter-UAS Detection Platform Sources for AN/TPQ-53 Radar System

    The U.S. Army has sought information on potential industry sources that can equip the service branch’s AN/TPQ-53 radar system with a platform that works to detect, monitor and counter unmanned aircraft systems. The Army Contracting Command said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday it wants interested vendors to modify the radar platform’s existing software to detect and track […] More

  • DARPA to Brief Proposers on Microelectronic Tech Programs
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    DARPA to Brief Proposers on Microelectronic Tech Programs

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a Proposers Day on Sept. 20 in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss the microsystems technology office’s mission and three technical areas that MTO aims to address in the field of microelectronics. DARPA said Friday those areas of interest include the need to control and exploit the electromagnetic spectrum, development […] More

  • CTC Affiliate Lands Subcontract to Support Air Force Materiel Command’s Logistics Directorate; David Schario Comments
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    CTC Affiliate Lands Subcontract to Support Air Force Materiel Command’s Logistics Directorate; David Schario Comments

    A Concurrent Technologies Corp. affiliate has received a potential $1.2 million subcontract from Dakota Consulting to provide acquisition and technical services for the Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command’s directorate of logistics, civil engineering and force protection. Enterprise Ventures Corp. will also work to help Dakota Consulting provide research, engineering, administrative and financial services in support of HQ […] More

  • Inventor David Findley Gets US Patent for 3D Printing-Based Diamond Formation Process
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    Inventor David Findley Gets US Patent for 3D Printing-Based Diamond Formation Process

    Inventor David Findley has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a three-dimensional printing method that works to produce a diamond object through the use of a pre-ceramic polymer with a nanoparticle filler. USPTO said Lockheed Martin serves as the patent’s assignee. The method involves the placement of alternating layers of […] More

  • Accela Unveils Mobile App for Construction Project Management
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    Accela Unveils Mobile App for Construction Project Management

    San Ramon, California-based cloud-based civic engagement platforms provider Accela has launched a mobile application that works to help contractors manage construction projects across various agencies and locations. The Accela Contractor Central is available on the Accela Civic Platform as a free Android and iOS mobile app designed to help construction personnel request, schedule and monitor […] More