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NGA Awards Seven GEOINT Foundation, Characterization Contracts
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded contracts to four companies, one university and one nonprofit research institute for GEOINT research support services. According to a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday, the foundation program covers data, tools and services designed to describe geophysical and geocultural phenomenon such topography, elevation, precise imagery, geomatics, geographical databases, human geography and […] More
by Nichols Martin September 7, 2018, 9:14 am
in Government Technology, News
Aerial Alchemy, Navy Partner to Study UAS Applications for Ship Maintenance
Aerial Alchemy is working with the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Port Hueneme Division to study how to bolster the U.S. Navy‘s maintenance and fleet readiness through the use of unmanned aerial systems. NSWC said Thursday that UAS-gathered imagery of naval ships’ exterior surfaces may serve as basis to generate 3D models for identifying damage, rust […] More
by Nichols Martin September 7, 2018, 5:19 am
in News, Space News
Northrop Propels First Motor Segment of New Heavy-Lift Rocket
Northrop Grumman has casted the first live motor segment of a new rocket designed for intermediate- and heavy-lift launches. The company said Wednesday it developed theÂ CASTOR 600 segment under the Common Boost Segment program that aims to address requirements of the new OmegA rocket. The rocket is intended to comply with the U.S. Air Force […] More
by Nichols Martin September 7, 2018, 4:45 am
in Industry News, News
NASA Wants Input on Service-Based Air Traffic Mgmt Plan
NASAÂ wants input from the aviation industry and related sectors on the agency’s plan to formulate aÂ service-basedÂ air traffic management system meant to support autonomous and collaborative flight operations. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says NASA looksÂ to levearage fast-time and human-in-the-loop simulations that will focus on the National Airspace System’s northeast regionÂ as part of theÂ eXploration initiative’s increasing […] More
by Monica Jackson September 7, 2018, 4:38 am
in Government Cloud, News
AWS Public Dataset Program Publicizes Hubble Space Telescope Imagery for Scientific Research
A recently-developedÂ Amazon Web Services data storage program has helped researchers and the general public access and process images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in the past 28 years. The Space Telescope Science Institute archived and publicized Hubble observation data through the AWS Public Dataset program, which supports the development of alternatives that can process […] More
by Monica Jackson September 7, 2018, 4:35 am
in C4ISR News, News
Lockheed Aims to Facilitate GPS III Satellite Testing Through Ground Control System Updates
Lockheed Martin has been working on two updates to the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s existing GPS ground control system designed to facilitate command and control of GPS III satellites for testing and operations. The company said Thursday those upgrades to the Architecture Evolution Plan Operational Control System are being carried out through the M-Code Early Use […] More
by Jane Edwards September 7, 2018, 3:03 am
in Government Technology, News
Northrop, 2 Universities Partner to Develop Antenna Tech for Military Aircraft
Northrop Grumman and Duke University have partnered to develop metamaterial-based antennas specifically for use in military aircraft platforms. The project is funded through theÂ Defense Department‘s Defense Enterprise Science Initiative, which aims to accelerate defense technology development efforts, Duke said Thursday. According to the university, majority of metamaterials consist of repeating cells that are tunable to […] More
by Nichols Martin September 6, 2018, 12:33 pm
in Industry News, News
DHS Issues RFI for Training Management System Procurement Effort
The Department of Homeland Security has sought information on potential contractors that can provide the Immigration and Customs Enforcement with an enterprise training management platform. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says ICE wants a training management system designed to handle various training formats, course curriculums, accreditation requirements, evaluation, analytical and reporting tools in support of […] More
by Jane Edwards September 6, 2018, 9:22 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News
Cubic Books $55M in Army Satcom, Networking System Orders; Mike Twyman Quoted
CubicÂ has received orders worth more thanÂ $55M to supply the U.S. Army with inflatable satellite communication and networking systems for the service branch’s expeditionary operations. The company said Thursday it will provideÂ GATR antennas, spare parts, training and sustainment support services. Mike Twyman, president ofÂ Cubic’s mission solutions business, said the company’s satcom and networking platforms work to […] More
by Nichols Martin September 6, 2018, 9:20 am
in Industry News, News
Report Pegs Federal Civilian, Defense IT Spending at $13.3B for September
The Defense DepartmentÂ and federal civilian agencies have obligatedÂ $46.7B on information technology contracts during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year and have $13.3B in remaining funds to spend on IT through the end of this month, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday. BGOV estimates that DoD’s IT contract obligations for September will reach $7.1B. The […] More
by Monica Jackson September 6, 2018, 9:18 am
in Biometrics News, News
Ideal Innovations to Continue IT Support for Army Biometrics Division
Ideal Innovations Inc. has secured a potential five-year, $54M contract to continue to support information technology operations at the U.S. Armyâ€™s biometrics operations division. The contract includes four option years and covers network and database administration, cybersecurity, configuration and program management, help desk and system engineering services to DFBAâ€™s biometrics operations division, I3 said. I3 […] More
by Brenda Marie Rivers September 6, 2018, 8:10 am
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Altamira Secures Contract to Upgrade Intelligence Community’s Mission-Critical Enterprise System
Altamira Technologies is set to modernize a critical system for the U.S. Intelligence Community in line with a $25M multi-year contract designed to support the organizationâ€™s national security efforts. The company will facilitate enterprise system upgrades to develop the resilience of technological platforms following the release of recent IC regulations, Altamira said Thursday. Altamira President […] More
by Brenda Marie Rivers September 6, 2018, 8:00 am