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  • Stanford University Researchers Help DARPA Create Mathematical Framework for Network Pattern Discovery
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    Stanford University Researchers Help DARPA Create Mathematical Framework for Network Pattern Discovery

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has demonstrated a new mathematical framework that works to help researchers discover patterns in complex scientific and engineering systems. DARPA said Thursday researchers at Stanford University created algorithms designed to explore patterns in data in order to gain insights into network structure and function under the Simplifying Complexity in Scientific Discovery […] More

  • Ama Romaine Named General Counsel of Johns Hopkins APL
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    Ama Romaine Named General Counsel of Johns Hopkins APL

    Ama Romaine, formerly a vice president and senior counsel at Hilton Worldwide, has been appointed general counsel and supervisor of the office of counsel at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Throughout her career, she has provided legal advisory services in the hospitality, financial services, energy and project finance industries, JHUAPL said Friday. “I am excited to be a part […] More

  • Norb Ryan Becomes Member of Spectrum Group; Jim Hinkle Comments
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    Norb Ryan Becomes Member of Spectrum Group; Jim Hinkle Comments

    Norb Ryan, former president and CEO of Ryan and Associates, has joined The Spectrum Group as a team member at the Alexandria, Virginia-based consulting firm. TSG said Monday the retired U.S. Navy vice admiral has extensive knowledge of key issues facing the Defense Department and military veterans as well as gained experience on Capitol Hill. “We are confident he […] More

  • Federal Acquisition Vet Stephen Yuter Joins Red Team Consulting as Director of Capture Strategy
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    Federal Acquisition Vet Stephen Yuter Joins Red Team Consulting as Director of Capture Strategy

    Stephen Yuter, formerly director of acquisition management and head of the contracting activity at the Department of Health and Human Services’ Indian Health Service, has joined Red Team Consulting as the director of capture strategy. Yuter will manage Red Team’s strategic capture projects and advise customers on the government contract evaluation process and on capture […] More

  • Textron Airborne Solutions Eyes Tactical Live Air Training Market; Russ Bartlett Comments
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    Textron Airborne Solutions Eyes Tactical Live Air Training Market; Russ Bartlett Comments

    Textron has changed the name of its aviation training business in an effort to focus on live tactical airborne training services for U.S. and allied military forces. Textron Advanced Aviation Training rebranded as Textron Airborne Solutions following the parent company’s acquisition of Airborne Tactical Advantage Co., Textron said Friday. Textron Airborne Solutions will integrate ATAC, […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Deliver Black Hawk Simulator to Mexico’s Navy; Alan Prowse Comments
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    Rockwell Collins to Deliver Black Hawk Simulator to Mexico’s Navy; Alan Prowse Comments

    Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide a UH-60M Black Hawk simulator to the Mexican navy as part of an effort to help train the nation’s aviators in the operations of the helicopter built by Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary. The Mexican navy will use the Transportable Blackhawk Operations Simulator to help equip Black Hawk pilots with the skills […] More

  • ThreatTrack Security Unveils Managed Protection Service Offering via SecurView
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    ThreatTrack Security Unveils Managed Protection Service Offering via SecurView

    ThreatTrack Security has introduced a managed security service offering through its partnership with SecurView in an effort to help customers monitor and counter threats. The ThreatSecure Network as a Service offering works to identify and disrupt cyber attacks through real-time analysis of threats and irregular network activity, ThreatTrack said June 30. “Organizations are struggling to defend […] More

  • Mitre, University of Maryland Select 5 Recipients for Cybersecurity Research Grants
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    Mitre, University of Maryland Select 5 Recipients for Cybersecurity Research Grants

    The Mitre-operated National Cybersecurity Federally Funded Research and Development Center and the University System of Maryland have awarded $293,00 in total seed grants to five U.S. academic researchers to examine cybersecurity challenges. The grantees are George Karabatis and Adam Porter of the University of Maryland, Jim Jones of George Mason University, Ravi Sandhu of the University of Texas and Jeff Walker of the University of Alabama, Mitre […] More

  • Ceres Nanosciences Gets Funds From DARPA to Test Methods for Immune Function Markers Detection
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    Ceres Nanosciences Gets Funds From DARPA to Test Methods for Immune Function Markers Detection

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $980,000 in funds to Virginia-based Ceres Nanosciences to assess methods for the detection of immune system markers with the use of the company’s sample processing technology. Ceres will work with Tufts University and George Mason University to adapt the Nanotrap sample processing technology for the capture of immune system […] More

  • General Motors, Bioservo Enter Robotic Glove Tech Licensing Agreement
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    General Motors, Bioservo Enter Robotic Glove Tech Licensing Agreement

    Bioservo Technologies has licensed a robotic glove technology built by General Motors and NASA with the intent to repurpose the device for healthcare and manufacturing applications. The licensing deal between the two companies allows Bioservo to integrate its Soft Extra Muscle technology to the battery-powered wearable RoboGlove in an effort to build a grasp assist device that will work to help address human operator […] More

  • 5 Veteran-Owned Firms Win Spots on Navy Construction IDIQ
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    5 Veteran-Owned Firms Win Spots on Navy Construction IDIQ

    The U.S. Navy has awarded five service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses positions on a potential five-year, $30 million contract to perform construction work in Guam. Global Engineering Services, M-80 Systems, Pacific Industrial Coatings, Pearl Construction Environmental Service and Relyant Global will compete for task orders under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Navy said Wednesday. The multiple-award contract […] More

  • ICF Awarded 2 California DOT Environmental Services Contracts
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    ICF Awarded 2 California DOT Environmental Services Contracts

    California’s Transportation Department has awarded ICF International a pair of three-year contracts worth $13.6 million combined to provide environmental and biological support services for department’s district projects in the state. ICF said Friday it will perform on-call environmental services to support Caltrans’ transportation infrastructure development, construction and maintenance projects in District 8 as well as on-call biological services to the District 1 Willits Bypass project. […] More