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  • Draper Conducts Flight Test of Celestial Navigation System on Air Force Aircraft
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    Draper Conducts Flight Test of Celestial Navigation System on Air Force Aircraft

    Draper, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, has integrated its celestial navigation system into AFRL’s position, navigation and timing systems. The Massachusetts-based company said Tuesday a flight test over California in February involved the Stellar Celestial Alternative Navigation System on a U.S. Air Force twin-turboprop aircraft at altitudes of 3,000 to 18,000 feet. The […] More

  • Guidehouse Secures IT Service ISO Recertification; Scott McIntyre Quoted
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    Guidehouse Secures IT Service ISO Recertification; Scott McIntyre Quoted

    Business consulting firm Guidehouse has continued its compliance with the information technology service management system standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization. The Virginia-based company said Tuesday the ISO 20000 recertification acknowledges its implementation of a robust IT service management system including comprehensive policies and procedures for problem, change, service level and service continuity management processes. […] More

  • Oracle Cloud Service Offers Palantir Platforms to Private and Public Customers; Josh Harris Quoted
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    Oracle Cloud Service Offers Palantir Platforms to Private and Public Customers; Josh Harris Quoted

    Oracle now offers Palantir Technologies’ Foundry and Artificial Intelligence platforms through its distributed cloud options to boost AI initiatives in the government and commercial sectors. The platforms are certified on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and available in OCI Dedicated Regions, Oracle Alloy, Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud, Oracle Government Cloud, Oracle Roving Edge and Oracle’s air-gapped regions for defense […] More

  • Thylacine Biotherapeutics Platform Wins TechConnect World’s Innovation Challenge; ATI’s Mike Stebbins Quoted
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    Thylacine Biotherapeutics Platform Wins TechConnect World’s Innovation Challenge; ATI’s Mike Stebbins Quoted

    Thylacine Biotherapeutics clinched first place in the Medical Threat Reduction Challenge at the TechConnect World conference and expo in Washington, D.C., for its antiviral therapy platform. The Florida-based developer of advanced treatments said Tuesday its THY-01 platform stood out among over 300 submissions at the exhibition sponsored by Advanced Technology International and the Medical CBRN Defense […] More

  • SandboxAQ to Help Advance Artificial Intelligence Safety Through NIST Initiative
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    SandboxAQ to Help Advance Artificial Intelligence Safety Through NIST Initiative

    SandboxAQ will develop robust safety guidelines, standards and best practices to ensure the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence technologies as it joins the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s AI Safety Institute Consortium. The Palo Alto, California-based company said Tuesday it is joining over 200 AISIC stakeholders who are building a framework to shape the future […] More

  • IPTA Awarded FAA Contract for IT Support
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    IPTA Awarded FAA Contract for IT Support

    Interactive Process Technology Associates will provide information technology support services for the Federal Aviation Administration’s small business contracting program under a five-year, $10 million contract. IPTA said on LinkedIn Tuesday the award covers delivery of extensive technical assistance, including data analysis, SharePoint administration and end-user support for the Electronic FAA Accelerated and Simplified Tasks contracting vehicle. […] More

  • HawkEye 360 Launches Satellite Constellation for Radio Frequency Data and Analytics; Alex Fox Quoted
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    HawkEye 360 Launches Satellite Constellation for Radio Frequency Data and Analytics; Alex Fox Quoted

    HawkEye 360 has launched nine satellites designed to enable better radio frequency data collection, broader bandwidths and multi-band signal capture capabilities for enhanced geospatial analysis and monitoring. The company said Tuesday the Cluster 8 satellites, deployed into a mid-inclination orbit in April, have entered initial operating status. Alex Fox, chief growth officer at HawkEye 360, […] More

  • Tracy Smith Promoted to Vice President at KBR
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    Tracy Smith Promoted to Vice President at KBR

    Tracy Smith announced on LinkedIn Tuesday that he has transitioned to vice president of Navy and strategic programs, readiness and sustainment from his previous role as director of operations overseeing Navy Facilities Command base operations support contracts at KBR. In his new role, Smith will lead all Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command programs, as well as current […] More

  • Phoenix Air Books $166M Navy IDIQ for Airborne Threat Training
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    Phoenix Air Books $166M Navy IDIQ for Airborne Threat Training

    Phoenix Air has received a $165.7 million firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to simulate airborne threats for training, testing and evaluating shipboard and aircraft squadron weapon systems operators and aircrew on fleet air defense and electronic warfare. Under the contract, Phoenix Air will provide basic air intercept control training as well as large multinational […] More

  • Sarah Bedsaul Hiza Named Engineering and Technology VP at Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems
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    Sarah Bedsaul Hiza Named Engineering and Technology VP at Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems

    Sarah Bedsaul Hiza has assumed the role of vice president of engineering and technology for Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission systems business, transitioning from her previous position as VP and general manager of strategic and missile defense systems at the company. In a LinkedIn post on Monday, Hiza said she will lead a team dedicated to advancing […] More

  • Govini Software Attains DOD Impact Level 5 Provisional Authorization
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    Govini Software Attains DOD Impact Level 5 Provisional Authorization

    Govini, an Arlington, Virginia-based software company, has secured the Department of Defense’s Impact Level 5 provisional authorization for its data analytics platform, Ark. Company CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty said in a statement Thursday, “This IL5 provisional authorization means that the DoD can securely integrate critical data from their systems with market-leading acquisition data in Ark, and make […] More

  • Interos to Offer Supply Chain Tech to Federal Agencies Under GSA Contract; Carahsoft’s Alex Whitworth Quoted
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    Interos to Offer Supply Chain Tech to Federal Agencies Under GSA Contract; Carahsoft’s Alex Whitworth Quoted

    Interos has secured a five-year contract from the General Services Administration to enable the Department of Defense and civilian agencies to access its supply chain risk management platform. Carahsoft Technology said Wednesday it facilitates public sector access to Interos’ artificial intelligence-based technology through its own GSA Schedule and other contracts. The platform allows federal agencies to […] More