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Rocket Lab Gets NASA Certification for Launch Vehicle; Peter Beck Quoted
Rocket Lab has received Category 1 certification from NASA for its Electron launch vehicle. The certification was awarded after Rocket Lab’s Electron vehicle delivered 13 NASA CubeSats to orbit in December 2018 as part of the ELaNa-19 mission and following the completion of a review of the company’s rocket production processes and facilities in 2019, the company said Tuesday.
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US Government, Tech Firms Eye Use of Smartphone Location Data to Fight COVID-19
The U.S. government is in discussions with health professionals and technology companies such as Google and Facebook about possible ways to obtain insights from smartphone location data to fight the new coronavirus, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
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in M&A Activity, NewsRoger Krone: Leidos Pairing Dynetics With Innovation Center
Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said the company is combining Dynetics with its Leidos Innovation Center and has not lost any of the top 50 Dynetics employees since the Reston, Va.-based technology services contractor closed the acquisition in late January, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.
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Danielle Citron Joins Axon’s AI Ethics Board; Jeff Kunins Quoted
Axon announced on Tuesday the appointment of Danielle Citron to a board that aims to guide the responsible development and use of AI-powered technologies being developed by the company.
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Raytheon’s Michael Daly, McAfee’s Tom Gann Talk Industry, Gov’t Roles in Intell Sharing
Tom Gann, chief public policy officer at McAfee, has said that senior government and industry leaders must drive collaboration in order to improve the sharing of intelligence data, policies and resources, Fifth Domain reported Monday.
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General Atomics Supports APS Fusion Energy Report
General Atomics is promoting a community report on the country’s efforts to pursue fusion-based electricity.
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L3Harris Reaches New Delivery Milestone for STORM-SLX Rangefinder
L3Harris Technologies has shipped the 3000th unit of a technology designed to help the U.S. Army detect and address targets.
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Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium Hints at Potential COVID-19 Contracts
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium, an organization partnered with the U.S. Army, has announced potential plans to seek proposals for COVID-19 deterrent prototypes.
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in NewsBooz Allen Develops Digital Replica of GPS Satellite
The U.S. Air Force tapped Booz Allen Hamilton to create a digital replica of a Lockheed Martin-built satellite to identify potential weaknesses in the global positioning system, Air Force Magazine said Sunday.
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USAF to Hold Virtual Industry Day for Air Defense Support Services IDIQ
The U.S. Air Force is slated to host a virtual industry day to discuss the details of a planned indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the provision of integration, operations and maintenance services for an airbase air defense network.