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The USS Zumwalt’s key functions and Raytheon-made systems underwent performance tests as the ship sailed through acceptance and builder’s trials. The company’s Total Ship Computing Environment integrated mission system and all other systems, including DDG 1000’s engineering control systems, integrated bridge, navigation and electro-optic surveillance systems, passed the performance test during the trials trials, Raytheon said Friday. Pat […] More

CACI International has secured a multi-million task order contract under the U.S. Army‘s Rapid Response 3rd Generation contract vehicle for continued counter narco-terrorism support for Central Command forces in Afghanistan and other combatant commands. CACI said Monday it will seek to help protect U.S. soldiers, as well as establish and support CNT networks and infrastructure in areas including program management, advisement, […] More

Massachusetts-based medical technology developer Hologic has received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for a device the company developed to help clinicians detect Zika virus infections. Hologic said Friday its Aptima molecular diagnostic assay is designed for qualitative detection of ribonucleic acid from the mosquito-borne virus in human blood samples. The assay is based on the company’s Panther system that works to […] More

Calibre has partnered with Information Innovators Inc. to offer a range of information technology and project management services under the Department of Veteran Affairs‘ Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation contract vehicle. Alexandria, Virginia-based Calibre said Friday it will work to support Triple-i’s position as a prime contractor for the VA’s T4NG vehicle that covers work in areas […] More

OGSystems conducted a mind mapping data collection exercise with a focus on the evolution of geospatial intelligence to unveil its new Immersive Engineering service at the May 2016 GEOINT Symposium in Orlando, Florida. Immersive Engineering works to integrate integrate commercial sector techniques with the attributes of Lean Startup, Visioneering, Scaled Agile Framework enterprise (SAFe) and human-centered design approaches, OGSystems said Friday. Omar […] More

The Office of Personnel Management seeks a small business that can help federal agencies  to recruit people with disabilities for government job opportunities. In a FedBizOpps solicitation posted Wednesday, OPM said it plans to award a potential three-year blanket purchase agreement for support services to the agency’s Disability Recruitment Initiative. The selected contractor will use government’s Schedule A Hiring Authority to find eligible disabled individuals for […] More

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has transitioned a web-based electronic safety, health and wellness tool to the National Park Service in an effort to help assess the wellness of NPS employees. CTC and NPS jointly developed the e-Tool to measure progress across national parks, historic sites, battlefields and programs in conjunction to the implementation of the NPS […] More

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Drone World Expo organizers have jointly created a contest meant to foster research into unmanned aerial systems. The Innovative Drone Exploration and Application competition seeks to encourage  partnership between UAS end-user and aerospace communities as well as inform drone users of emerging concepts and technologies, AIAA said Thursday. “I look forward to seeing the dynamic and […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a solicitation to gather research proposals for a potential five-year, $26 million program that aims to build miniaturized magnetic components for integration with electromagnetic systems used by the Defense Department. DARPA’s Magnetic Miniaturized and Monolithically Integrated Components program will focus on three technical areas, according to a broad agency announcement posted Thursday on FedBizOpps. Those […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has entered agreements with Turkey’s government and aerospace companies in the country to license production of 109 T70 utility helicopters based on Black Hawk aircraft. Sikorsky said Thursday Turkish Aerospace Industries will build and deliver T70 aircraft within the next 10 years as prime contractor for the $3.5 billion Turkish Utility Helicopter Program. Sikorsky will provide engineering data […] More

Xerox’s PARC subsidiary and DZYNE Technologies have been awarded separate contracts under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program aimed at developing a “vanishing” air delivery platform. DARPA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted June 10 DZYNE Technologies will receive $2.9 million under the initial phase of the Inbound, Controlled, Air-Releasable, Unrecoverable Systems program and $3.2 million under […] More