Atlas Space Operations Expands Global Ground Station Network
Atlas Space Operations has added nine new ground stations to its satellite communications network, providing a total of 13 ground stations.
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VA, DeepMind Create AI-Based Disease Prediction Model
Google's DeepMind business and the Department of Veterans Affairs have developed a machine learning-based application that works to predict early symptoms of kidney failure. A study published in the journal Nature found that the AI model could help clinicians spot acute kidney injury in patients up to two days in advance and could potentially mitigate the need for serious medical procedures like dialysis or a kidney transplant, VA said Wednesday.
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Leonardo DRS Unveils New San Diego Site; Timothy Day Quoted
Leonardo DRS’ DRS Daylight Solutions business opened a new facility in San Diego that will work to accommodate the development of laser-based offerings.
Iridium, AWS to Launch IoT Satellite Service; Matt Desch Quoted
Iridium Communications and Amazon Web Services are set to deploy a satellite cloud-based offering for internet-of-things users in September, Capacity Media reported Monday.
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LMI’s Tovey Bachman, Pat Kumashiro: DoD Should Use Hedging Models to Address F-35 Parts Availability Issues
Tovey Bachman and Pat Kumashiro of LMI wrote in an opinion piece published Wednesday on Defense News that implementing hedging models could help the Department of Defense address sustainment issues with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
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Liberty IT Selects Prodigo, Atlas Research to Update VHA Supply Chain Processes
Liberty IT Solutions has tapped Prodigo Solutions and Atlas Research to help the Veterans Health Administration achieve data requirements and contract compliance through the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Transformation Twenty-One Technology Next Generation contract vehicle.
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Block MEMS to Help SRI Build Chemical, Bio Threat Sensor for DARPA
Block MEMS has received a $3.5M contract to help SRI International develop a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive detection system for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
IARPA Funds Charles River Analytics to Support Multi-Path Reasoning Program
Charles River Analytics has received funds in the amount of $4.5M to support a reasoning testing project in support of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.
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Fortinet’s Bob Fortna: Software-Defined Wide Area Network is Key to Strengthening Cybersecurity
Bob Fortna, president of Fortinet’s federal business, has said that software-defined wide-area network capabilities can help agencies handle high-bandwidth applications and mitigate potential cyber attacks that result from network vulnerabilities.