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Naomi Cooper

is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.

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  • Yext, USPTO Partner to Pilot AI-Based Searchable Knowledge Base Interface; LC Cook Quoted
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    Yext, USPTO Partner to Pilot AI-Based Searchable Knowledge Base Interface; LC Cook Quoted

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has collaborated with Yext, a New York-headquartered artificial intelligence search company, to pilot a searchable knowledge base user interface for the agency’s open data portal. Yext said Tuesday the user-friendly interface utilizes its AI-powered site search tool and natural language processing to answer users’ complex questions and bring relevant […] More

  • Lockheed, Northrop & L3Harris Book Phase 1.2 Awards for USAF Stand-in Attack Weapon Program
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    Lockheed, Northrop & L3Harris Book Phase 1.2 Awards for USAF Stand-in Attack Weapon Program

    Lockheed Martin, L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman have been awarded individual contracts worth $45 million combined to commence work on Phase 1.2 of the U.S. Air Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon program. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center awarded the contracts on a sole-source basis and expects work on SiAW initiative to be completed by […] More

  • Boeing Invests in New St. Louis Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center
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    Boeing Invests in New St. Louis Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center

    Boeing is investing in the development of a new Missouri-located regional innovation facility in an effort to establish and accelerate the advanced manufacturing sector’s growth in the region. The company said Friday the five-year, $5 million investment in the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center in St. Louis will be used to fund workforce development programs and […] More

  • Northrop, Air Force Modernizing B-2 Bomber With Radar Aided Targeting System
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    Northrop, Air Force Modernizing B-2 Bomber With Radar Aided Targeting System

    Northrop Grumman continues to collaborate with the U.S. Air Force to integrate a radar aided targeting system and other new capabilities into the defense contractor’s B-2 Spirit Stealth heavy bomber. The company said Thursday RATS is meant to enable B-2 to fully employ the B-61 mod 12 nuclear bomb, with the integration expected to conclude […] More

  • Business Development Exec Megan Mattingly Named Capture Manager at HighPoint Digital; Jay Jones Quoted
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    Business Development Exec Megan Mattingly Named Capture Manager at HighPoint Digital; Jay Jones Quoted

    Megan Mattingly, a business development professional with more than 10 years of experience in the federal civilian information technology industry, has joined HighPoint Digital as a capture manager. She will work as part of the Herndon, Virginia-headquartered company’s business development team and oversee the overall capture process across the contracts, operations and finance functions, HighPoint […] More

  • Northrop Modifying Surveillance Drones to Support DOD Hypersonic Missile Flight Tests
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    Northrop Modifying Surveillance Drones to Support DOD Hypersonic Missile Flight Tests

    Northrop Grumman is reconfiguring the Department of Defense’s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems into RQ-4 RangeHawk surveillance drones to support hypersonic missile flight tests under the SkyRange program. The company said Wednesday the previously designated Block 20 and 30 Global Hawk drones will be installed with sensors to support data collection of hypersonic missile […] More

  • Scout Space Awarded SpaceWERX Tech Development Contracts
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    Scout Space Awarded SpaceWERX Tech Development Contracts

    The U.S. Space Force’s innovation arm has awarded Scout Space two phase one contracts to collaborate with research institutions on the development of technologies envisioned to support orbital debris cleanup and other space activities. The Alexandria, Virginia-headquartered company said it will work with Stanford University’s Space Rendezvous Laboratory and the Florida Institute of Technology’s Orion […] More

  • Terran Orbital’s Lunar Infrared Imaging Satellite Integrated Into NASA’s Space Launch System
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    Terran Orbital’s Lunar Infrared Imaging Satellite Integrated Into NASA’s Space Launch System

    A Terran Orbital-built nanosatellite spacecraft has been integrated into NASA’s Space Launch System rocket to collect lunar surface images and gather data during the Artemis I mission. The Lunar Infrared Imaging spacecraft will launch from the Orion stage adapter to conduct a flyby, collect surface thermography and run deep-space operations technology demonstrations as part of […] More

  • AWS Wickr Encrypted Collaboration Tool Now Available on DOD Cloud One
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    AWS Wickr Encrypted Collaboration Tool Now Available on DOD Cloud One

    Amazon Web Services has made the Wickr recall, alert and messaging service available on a cloud hosting service and platform for the Department of Defense in an effort to enable the military services to exchange controlled unclassified information. The encrypted full suite collaboration application works to allow Cloud One users to send messages, transfer files, […] More

  • Valiant Secures $77M Navy Task Order for Training Tech Ops & Maintenance Support; Dan Corbett Quoted
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    Valiant Secures $77M Navy Task Order for Training Tech Ops & Maintenance Support; Dan Corbett Quoted

    Valiant Integrated Services has secured a five-year, $77 million task order to help the U.S. Navy maintain and operate maritime training devices located at naval air stations in Florida and Washington. The company said Monday it will ensure the operational readiness and availability of simulator and training equipment used at NAS Jacksonville and NAS Whidbey […] More

  • Lockheed Launches ‘Explore Orion’ Mobile App for NASA’s Artemis I Mission
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    Lockheed Launches ‘Explore Orion’ Mobile App for NASA’s Artemis I Mission

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new mobile application designed to provide updates on the Orion spacecraft that will facilitate NASA’s upcoming human spaceflight program. Explore Orion is a free app that features a special section for the Callisto technology demonstration that will fly on the spacecraft for the uncrewed Artemis I mission launching aboard the […] More