Industry News

RFID Journal will host an event focused on radio-frequency identification technologies for the aerospace and defense sector on Oct. 20 at the Long Beach Convention Center in California. The media company said Thursday the U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman and Delta Air Lines will participate in the event to share how they apply RFID technology in operations. RFID Journal added the forum will feature discussions on customer […] More

NeoSystems has launched a government contractor online resource center for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services‘ potential 10-year, $25 billion Strategic Partner Acquisition Readiness Contract vehicle for information technology services. The company said Thursday its online resource center and lineup of jump-start events will work to prepare SPARC awardees execute and comply with the contract requirements. “Being […] More

The U.S. Agency for International Development plans to award $3.3 million to five additional winners of a challenge started in search of ideas to help mitigate the spread of Zika virus and address future infectious disease outbreaks. USAID said Wednesday new Combating Zika and Future Threats Grand Challenge selections include Vayu, whose team will use unmanned aerial vehicles to send medical supplies to remote villages […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Canada-based arm will continue and expand its ongoing partnership with the Joint Economic Development Initiative group on the latter’s training and mentorship program. Lockheed said Wednesday the JEDI Aboriginal Business Accelerator program will work to help participating entrepreneurs in New Brunswick export and create new intellectual property that can be useful to the […] More

Cubic‘s transportation systems business and the University of Melbourne in Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a national connected multimodal transport test bed. The NCMT platform will use the company’s surface transport management system and support large-scale tests of emerging technology in complex urban environments, Cubic said Thursday. Cubic and the University of Melbourne also seek to explore ways to […] More

Lockheed Martin has submitted its proposal for the U.S. Air Force’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile replacement program and named the companies that will work as subcontractors on the program, the National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Vivienne Machi writes John Karas, a vice president and ground-based strategic deterrent program manager at Lockheed, said in a media call that […] More

A new study by Wynyard Group has found that 55 percent of U.S. law enforcement professionals have begun to adopt case management software platforms in their investigations. Wynyard said Thursday it conducted an online poll of 271 law enforcement personnel from federal, state, county and municipal policies agencies in August for the study and found that nearly […] More

The Agriculture Department’s Forest Service has started its search for potential industry sources of professional services in the areas of geographic information systems, GPS, cartography, remote sensing and other geospatial activities. The Forest Service said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday the sources sought notice is part of the agency’s market research effort for a potential […] More

Boeing and Lockheed Martin‘s joint venture United Launch Alliance has updated the aerodynamic configuration of a rocket designed to launch a crew capsule Boeing is building for NASA‘s Commercial Crew Program. ULA said Thursday the new Atlas V configuration will incorporate an aeroskirt aft of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in efforts to extend the vehicle’s service module cylindrical surface and help manage loads margins to maintain acceptable flight levels. […] More

A report from research firm Visiongain estimates that global revenue for military land vehicle electronics will reach $3.3 billion this year. The company’s “Military Land Vehicle Electronics Market Report 2016-2026” report also predicts that technology development efforts will help drive sales growth for the sector over the next 10 years, ReportBuyer said Monday. Vistronics also forecasts China will experience a significant increase […] More

Louis Berger will work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers‘ Institute for Water Research to identify strategies to address water resources management challenges in the country under a potential $47 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The company said Thursday that contract covers most aspects of USACE’s Civil Works missions and extends Louis Berger’s support for the USACE IWR to more than 15 years. […] More

Ultimate Software has received certification from the Commerce Department that verifies the company’s compliance with a joint U.S.-European Union framework for data privacy protection. The company said Wednesday the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework is intended to replace the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor and requires companies to protect the personal data of Europeans. Ultimate Software also obtained the TRUSTe privacy certification that validates the company’s compliance […] More