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Reuters has unveiled a new tool that works to determine the likelihood of a candidate to win or lose the U.S. presidential election through analysis of voting patterns based on demographics and candidates’ levels of support in an online survey. The “States of the Nation” tool is backed by an online poll by Reuters and […] More
NASA has awarded grants to eight faculty researchers to perform research and development work on novel space technology platforms for up to three years. The space agency said Thursday the faculty members will receive up to $200,000 in annual funds as part of NASA’s Space Technology Research Grants program. NASA selected research proposals that seek […] More
Dragos has obtained $1.2 million in a seed funding round backed by cybersecurity startup accelerator DataTribe. Dragos will use the funds to establish a threat operations facility that will work to provide cyber threat detection services for industrial control systems and supervisory control and data acquisition platforms as well as develop technologies intended for ICS networks, the […] More
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Aptima two contracts worth $667,000 combined to expand the functionality of an information fusion platform designed to integrate data from various sources. Aptima and the Air Force Research Laboratory will collaborate to equip the TID-BIT system with additional functions that will work to help intelligence analysts determine the source […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has conducted a demonstration to test a network of more than 100 mobile tools designed to detect radioactive materials as part of the SIGMA program. DARPA said Tuesday the pocket-sized detectors developed through the SIGMA program worked to detect the intensity and location of radiation sources during the one-month […] More
Rockwell Collins and the U.S. Air Force have conducted a live flight test to demonstrate the data transfer functionality of a wideband high-frequency communications system. The company said Tuesday its WBHF system worked to relay data from a C-17 aircraft to a land-based station over a distance of at least 1,500 miles for a period of […] More
The Defense Department has given Battelle and an Astrotech subsidiary the go-ahead to develop the final prototype of a chemical detection tool as part of the third phase of DoD’s Next Generation Chemical Detector Multi-Sample Identifier Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction Program. DoD awarded a phase 3 contract to the team of Astrotech’s 1st Detect and Battelle after […] More
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 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
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 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
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
