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  • CMS Agrees to Use GSA’s OASIS Professional Services Contract Vehicles
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    CMS Agrees to Use GSA’s OASIS Professional Services Contract Vehicles

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Services Administration to use the latter agency’s contract vehicles for professional services. GSA said Thursday CMS agreed to procure services through the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services and the OASIS Small Business indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts. The OASIS and OASIS […] More

  • Engility Launches AI Platform for Federal Civilian, Military Customers; Lynn Dugle Comments
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    Engility Launches AI Platform for Federal Civilian, Military Customers; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has unveiled an artificial intelligence platform that company designed to help military and federal civilian agencies use data to make decisions. The company said Monday its Synthetic Analyst tool works to support decision-making across various operations such as threat detection and analysis; course of action planning; training support; and headquarters operations. Engility CEO Lynn Dugle, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s […] More

  • Raytheon Aims to Help Address Army Readiness Objectives With Tech; Kim Ernzen Comments
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    Raytheon Aims to Help Address Army Readiness Objectives With Tech; Kim Ernzen Comments

    Raytheon has updated and tested multiple technology platforms in a bid to help the U.S. Army prepare soldiers for battlefield operations. The company said Friday it aims to help the service branch increase warfighter readiness through the development of sensor, cyber, weapons and training platforms. Kim Ernzen, vice president of Raytheon’s land warfare systems business, said that […] More

  • Leonardo to Supply Info Mgmt Software for Australian Navy Submarines
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    Leonardo to Supply Info Mgmt Software for Australian Navy Submarines

    Leonardo has received a contract of an undisclosed value to provide data management software for integration into six Collins-class submarines of the Australian navy. The company said Thursday it will provide the SmartIDMS platform under the Submarine Communication Information Exchange Management program that seeks to help the service branch transfer data from and to underwater vessels. Australia’s defense department […] More

  • NASA Tests QueSST X-Plane Model at Langley Research Center’s Wind Tunnel
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    NASA Tests QueSST X-Plane Model at Langley Research Center’s Wind Tunnel

    NASA has started to perform wind-tunnel tests on a small-scale model of a supersonic passenger jet at the space agency’s Langley Research Center in Virginia, the Daily Press reported Thursday. Langley researchers have begun to subject the 15-percent-scale model of the Quiet Supersonic Technology X-plane to slower wind speeds at Langley’s subsonic wind tunnel in order […] More

  • Smiths Detection Unveils New Security Checkpoint Scanner Tech
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    Smiths Detection Unveils New Security Checkpoint Scanner Tech

    Smiths Detection has introduced a checkpoint scanner technology built to help increase security and operational efficiency in facilities. The company said Friday that the HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX checkpoint scanner, which features Smiths Detection proprietary computed tomography scanning technology, was demonstrated at the Inter Airport Europe exhibition. HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX removes the need to take out electronic […] More

  • NOAA-NASA Team to Launch 1st Joint Polar Satellite System in November
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    NOAA-NASA Team to Launch 1st Joint Polar Satellite System in November

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA have set a November launch date for the first of four polar-orbiting satellites designed to boost weather forecast accuracy. NASA said Saturday the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 is scheduled to lift off Nov. 10 at 4:47 a.m. Eastern time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a […] More

  • General Dynamics Releases Wireless Comms Gateway Platform; Mike Guzelian Comments
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    General Dynamics Releases Wireless Comms Gateway Platform; Mike Guzelian Comments

    General Dynamics has introduced a communications gateway designed to increase wireless network coverage for military, public safety and industrial customers. The Fortress Wireless Gateway works to connect mobile devices to Wi-Fi and LTE networks as well as facilitate roaming and mesh networking services in licensed and unlicensed spectrum, General Dynamics said Friday. Mike Guzelian, a vice president at General Dynamics’ mission […] More

  • AirTronic Receives Grenade Launcher Orders From DLA, Int’l Defense Customers
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    AirTronic Receives Grenade Launcher Orders From DLA, Int’l Defense Customers

    AirTronic USA has received contracts from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency and undisclosed international defense clients to supply 40-millimeter grenade launcher systems. The company said Thursday it will provide M203 grenade launcher barrels under a multiyear contract with DLA and grenade launcher systems under a pair of foreign contracts. Richard Vandiver, AirTronic president and chief operating officer, said the company […] More

  • Army to Test Apache Manned-Unmanned Teaming System
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    Army to Test Apache Manned-Unmanned Teaming System

    The U.S. Army plans to implement a new technology designed to help the service branch’s AH-64 Apache helicopter operators communicate with up to two unmanned aerial vehicles, Defense News reported Sunday. The report said Manned-Unmanned Teaming X system will work to help AH-64E crews to operate the sensors and flight paths of Textron‘s RQ-7 Shadow and General […] More

  • Siemens Donates $246M Software Grant to Florida Institute of Technology
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    Siemens Donates $246M Software Grant to Florida Institute of Technology

    Siemens has provided an in-kind software grant worth more than $246 million to the Florida Institute of Technology to help students prepare for science, technology engineering and math careers. Florida Tech said Thursday it will incorporate Siemens’ product lifecycle management platform into students’ coursework and projects related to computer-aided design, engineering simulation, industrial design, digital manufacturing and […] More

  • SPA Appoints Brad Williamson as Strategic Initiatives Director; William Vantine Comments
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    SPA Appoints Brad Williamson as Strategic Initiatives Director; William Vantine Comments

    Brad Williamson, former founder and CEO of consulting firm MVSEA, has joined professional services company Systems Planning and Analysis as director of strategic initiatives. SPA said Williamson will work to expand the company’s customer base and teaming opportunities in his new role. “Williamson’s leadership, as well as his understanding of the Department of Defense’ acquisition process will provide […] More