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The Department of Homeland Security currently explores startup-developed wearable technologies that work to support first responders through a business accelerator program of the DHS science and technology directorate. DHS said it seeks startup companies that can provide body-worn electronics, advanced sensors and gear-embedded voice and data communication technologies as part of the EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology accelerator program. The department added the […] More

Anomali and In-Q-Tel have signed a technology development agreement to build cyber analytics offerings for the intelligence sector. IQT said Tuesday it also invested in Anomali through venture funding rounds to help further develop the latter’s Enterprise and ThreatStream threat intelligence platforms. George Hoyem, investment lead for enterprise IT at In-Q-Tel, said Anomali’s framework  “offers the government a way to aggregate and rationalize […] More

Lockheed Martin has received a potential $36.4 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to integrate, test and install the Aegis Ashore platform onboard a deckhouse and support facility. MDA awarded the fixed-price-incentive contract through a competitive procurement process and will obligate the full contract amount from fiscal 2015 defense procurement funds at the time of […] More

Lockheed Martin has received a $7.1 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to perform research into optical systems. The Defense Department said Tuesday the research project is part of the Modular Optical Aperture Building Blocks program that aims to explore technologies for the development of ultra-compact light detection and ranging systems. DARPA obligated $2.0 million […] More

Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary has received a potential one-year, $8.3 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to provide spares, related equipment and other support services for the ScanEagle unmanned aerial system. The Navy awarded the firm-fixed-price delivery contract in support of Iraq’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Insitu will perform work in Bingen, Washington […] More