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The Herndon, Va.-based subsidiary of Airbus Group has received a contract of an undisclosed value to develop a satellite bus intended for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency demonstration program.
Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) has announced plans to launch a local consortium that aims to connect small and large defense and aerospace companies to educational institutions to address workforce shortages and other challenges facing the defense sector. The Maryland Defense and Aerospace Consortium is scheduled to hold its first meeting on Tuesday at Capitol Hill, Brown’s office said in a news release published Monday.
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Harris has secured a $75M task order to update a tactical radio platform for the U.S. Marine Corps to access an ultra-high frequency satellite communications system.
Christopher Sharpley, a former acting inspector general of the CIA, has been named managing director of federal practice at Next Phase Solutions.
IBM and its subsidiary The Weather Co. plan to launch this year a weather forecasting model that could have potential applications in the federal government, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. The Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting system is designed to generate short-term weather predictions worldwide by analyzing data from smartphones, aircraft-based sensors and other data sources using POWER9 processors.
Several industry experts have cited technology platforms and trends they expect to play a role in the federal government in 2019, Federal News Network reported Monday. Dave McClure, director of CIO advisory at Accenture Federal Services, said he expects a shift towards the adoption of hybrid cloud architectures and proactive cybersecurity measures and that agencies will improve their contact center strategies driven by artificial intelligence and increasing citizen expectations.
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Dave Reichert, a former congressman who represented Washington's eighth district and a 33-year law enforcement veteran, has been appointed a vice president at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs.
General Atomics executives have said previous acquisitions of two small satellite manufacturers are helping the company build up its presence in the smallsat market, SpaceNews reported Monday.
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has opened a laboratory in Huntsville, Ala., for research and development of artificial intelligence-based technology platforms for the military sector.
Managed mobility services contractor WidePoint has moved its headquarters from McLean, Va., to a Fairfax site as part of the company's long-term strategy.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled a funding opportunity for industry proposals to build an autonomous undersea robotic platform that would transit large distances and handle objects on the ocean floor without human intervention or use of communications technology.
