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  • GSA Selects MIT as Transportation Dept Volpe Center Redevelopment Partner
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    GSA Selects MIT as Transportation Dept Volpe Center Redevelopment Partner

    The General Services Administration has selected the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to assist in the redevelopment project for the Transportation Department’s John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT will act as exchange partner for the project and help GSA pick a team to design a nearly 400,000-square-foot federal facility as a […] More

  • Drone Aviation, Infor Launch UAS-Based Asset Mgmt Tech Offering; Wayne Bobby Comments
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    Drone Aviation, Infor Launch UAS-Based Asset Mgmt Tech Offering; Wayne Bobby Comments

    Infor has partnered with Drone Aviation to develop an unmanned aerial system-based enterprise platform designed to help public and private sector customers manage assets. The Drone Enterprise Asset Management Solution integrates Drone Aviation’s tethered drone technologies with Infor’s enterprise asset management system for organizations to inspect buildings, power stations, railways and other assets, Drone Aviation said Tuesday. Drone Aviation’s tethered drones […] More

  • Boeing’s Insitu Demos ScanEagle Maritime Surface Search Tech for UK Navy
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    Boeing’s Insitu Demos ScanEagle Maritime Surface Search Tech for UK Navy

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has demonstrated the new wide-area maritime surface search and identification feature of its unmanned aerial vehicle to the U.K. navy, military officials and industry representatives. Insitu said Tuesday it installed the ViDAR payload in a ScanEagle UAV that was used to conduct various maritime missions during the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior demonstration held in Benbecula, Scotland. […] More

  • Qualys’ Cloud Platform Receives FedRAMP Authority-to-Operate From HHS
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    Qualys’ Cloud Platform Receives FedRAMP Authority-to-Operate From HHS

    Qualys‘ cloud platform has received an authority-to-operate from the Department of Health and Human Services under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program as the company seeks to expand its footprint in federal civilian agencies. The company said Thursday the Qualys Cloud Platform provides more than 9,200 organizations an integrated suite to support asset discovery, compliance monitoring, network security, […] More

  • Mitre, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Open Joint In-Campus Collaboration Space; Alex Wyglinski Comments
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    Mitre, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Open Joint In-Campus Collaboration Space; Alex Wyglinski Comments

    Mitre Corp. and Worcester Polytechnic Institute have launched a joint collaboration space inside WPI’s campus as part of a partnership that aims to help students, faculty and Mitre employees perform collaborative projects. WPI’s Julia Quinn-Szcesuil wrote in a blog post published Wednesday the Mitre-WPI Collaboratory will provide resources to students that conduct major qualifying project […] More

  • Ace Technology Partners Secures Air Force Renewal Under NETCENTS-2 IT Products Vehicle
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    Ace Technology Partners Secures Air Force Renewal Under NETCENTS-2 IT Products Vehicle

    Ace Technology Partners has secured its first one-year renewal on a U.S. Air Force contract vehicle that covers standardized networking equipment, supplies and related services. The Air Force’s decision to renew Ace Technology’s position on the NETCENTS-2 contract was partially based on the company’s record of performance of work with government and military customers over the past three decades, the company said […] More

  • USPS Deploys Honeywell-Built Handheld Computers to Track Parcels
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    USPS Deploys Honeywell-Built Handheld Computers to Track Parcels

    The U.S. Postal Service has begun to use more than 5,000 Honeywell-built handheld computers in efforts to expand the agency’s parcel tracking network. Honeywell said Wednesday its CN51 rugged handheld computers will support USPS’ Surface Visibility program and help postal workers internally track packages from pickup to delivery. “As consumers continue to expect fast, accurate delivery, the Postal […] More

  • DoD Taps Parabon NanoLabs for Forensic DNA Analysis Software Devt Contract
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    DoD Taps Parabon NanoLabs for Forensic DNA Analysis Software Devt Contract

    Parabon NanoLabs will develop a DNA analysis platform under a two-year contract with the Defense Department in an effort to help DoD analyze forensic data through open architecture. The company said Wednesday it will build the Keystone platform software plugins that combine analytical tools and methods to examine bioinformatic evidence from forensic science instruments, Parabon said Wednesday. Keystone […] More

  • SEC to Implement Markov Research & Reporting Software for Investor Protection Mission
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    SEC to Implement Markov Research & Reporting Software for Investor Protection Mission

    Markov Processes International has been chosen by the Securities and Exchange Commission to supply a research and reporting platform to aid in SEC’s mutual funds surveillance and investor protection efforts. SEC will implement the Stylus Pro software that MPI developed in response to global interest on asset management regulators for data-driven technology systems that update legacy systems through the application of quantitative analytics, […] More

  • Cubic Subsidiary, Microsoft Partner for Global Smart City Tech Initiative
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    Cubic Subsidiary, Microsoft Partner for Global Smart City Tech Initiative

    Cubic‘s transportation systems business supports a Microsoft-led global campaign to help government agencies, businesses and citizens build “vibrant” communities with technology. The CityNext program aims to combine technologies and other systems in efforts to connect the public sector, industry and people through services intended to facilitate development of sustainable environment for communities, Cubic said Thursday. “Cubic and Microsoft have […] More

  • Octo Consulting to Help Modernize Army’s Electronic Medical Records System
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    Octo Consulting to Help Modernize Army’s Electronic Medical Records System

    Octo Consulting Group has secured a potential three-year, $5 million contract from the U.S. Army‘s medical communications for combat casualty care product management office to support the service branch’s military health records system modernization project. The company said Thursday it will develop a medical information system for the Army to manage electronic medical records of service […] More

  • Calibre Secures NIDA Clinical Informatics Program Support Contract
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    Calibre Secures NIDA Clinical Informatics Program Support Contract

    The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded Calibre Systems a contract of an undisclosed value to provide clinical informatics and document management services to NDIA’s therapeutics and medical consequences division. Calibre said Wednesday it will develop and maintain information and document management tools for NIDA DTMC to compile, examine and disseminate the division’s  research findings on potential substance use treatments. The […] More