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Members Offer Updates on COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium’s Work
A consortium launched in March to advance research into the novel coronavirus using supercomputers has approved 78 COVID-19 research proposals and has been running 68 projects as of July 1, Nextgov reported Wednesday.
in Executive Moves, NewsFBI Vet Timothy Groh Named Paradyme Strategic Programs VP
Timothy Groh, a 24-year FBI veteran, has joined information technology contractor Paradyme Management as vice president of strategic programs. He most recently served as deputy director of the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center and is a recipient of the 2011 Human Capital Leadership Award from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
in Contract Awards, News4 Small Businesses to Receive Follow-On NASA Funds for Lunar Tech Maturation
Four companies have been selected to receive $17M in Small Business Innovation Research Phase II funds to further develop systems for potential use on NASA's lunar exploration mission beginning in 2024.
Sagewind Capital Invests in Gov’t Tech Engineering Services Provider QuantiTech
Sagewind Capital has made an investment in QuantiTech, a Huntsville, Ala.-based provider of technical engineering and management services to defense and federal agencies.
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Space Force Shortlists Two Raytheon Technologies Units, Technology Advancement Group for Handheld GPS Tech Project
Technology Advancement Group and two Raytheon Technologies business units have been shortlisted by the U.S. Space Force for a rapid prototyping program to develop global positioning system devices. TAG and Raytheon's Collins Aerospace business and intelligence and space unit secured firm-fixed-price contracts worth $41.1M combined to submit basic working prototypes of the Joint Modernized Global GPS Handheld technology, the Space and Missile Systems Center said Wednesday.
in NewsJacobs to Integrate Northrop-Built Boosters for NASA’s SLS Rocket; Steve Arnette Quoted
Northrop Grumman has delivered the motor segments for the Space Launch System’s boosters to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida where Jacobs and NASA will perform integration work for the SLS core stage rocket.
in Contract Awards, NewsCubic to Produce Datalink System for Navy Aircraft Carriers; Mike Twyman Quoted
The U.S. Navy has awarded Cubic a potential five-year, $9M contract to build a surface data terminal for integration onto two Nimitz-class supercarriers. Cubic said Wednesday it will provide the Sharklink SDT as part of the military service's Communication Data Link System–Technical Refresh program.
in NewsNGA Seeks to Accelerate GEOINT Research via New BAA; Cindy Daniell Quoted
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has launched an effort to help researchers pursue studies related to GEOINT technology. A recently published broad agency announcement, titled Boosting Innovative GEOINT Research or BIG-R, creates a new mechanism designed to accelerate and bolster geospatial research activities, NGA said Wednesday.
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Orolia to Provide Frequency Tech for Missile Defense Radar Program; Hironori Sasaki Quoted
Orolia has been selected by Raytheon Technologies to support the U.S. Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar program with its low size, weight and power, rugged time and frequency system, Oriola said Wednesday.
in Contract Awards, NewsFluor Holds Spot on $3B DOE Environmental Mgmt Office Contract; Tom D’Agostino Quoted
The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has awarded Fluor a position on a potential 10-year, $3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide nationwide deactivation, decommissioning and removal of facilities, waste management and program support, the company announced Wednesday.