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Microsoft and the Agriculture Department have selected seven winners of a competition for the development of online applications that aim to help improve the U.S. food system’s resiliency to climate change. The USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge required participants to design new tools that work to analyze the agency’s open data on food production available on Microsoft’s […] More
Grant Thornton has been authorized to assess cloud vendors that work with the federal government under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation administered the FedRAMP accreditation process for Grant Thornton, the company said Wednesday. As a third-party assessment organization, Grant Thornton will assist companies as they comply with FedRAMP […] More
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has received a potential $17 million task order to provide software development and technical support to the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review. The company said Wednesday it will work on the maintenance of web-based, desktop and mobile-based applications, technical support for premise and remote access as well as hardware and software […] More
DigitalGlobe plans to begin commercial operation of its WorldView-4 satellite next year to deliver high-resolution Earth imagery products and services to customers worldwide. The company said Wednesday it has received $335 million in commitments from international defense and intelligence agencies since last year’s third quarter for direct access capacity on WorldView-3 and WorldView-4. WorldView-4 is scheduled for a September […] More
Steven Sund, a former commander for the Washington, D.C. city police department, has been named director of business development for national security and intelligence at Noblis. Sund will hold the title of subject matter expert for NSI-related missions such as intelligence-based emergency response plan development, event security planning, incident command and critical infrastructure protection, Noblis said Wednesday. […] More
AECOM has won several awards from two publications in recognition of the company’s work on various environmental remediation and climate adaptation projects globally. The Climate Change Business Journal recognized AECOM with Climate Adaptation and Resilience industry leadership and project merit awards for its support of domestic and international 35 projects, including an effort to protect Florida’s Miami Beach from flood and rising […] More
SpaceX has tapped AECOM to design and develop a Hyperloop test track for a SpaceX-hosted competition that aims to promote innovation among university students and speed up the development of Hyperloop prototypes. Hyperloop is a type of transport system that would travel up to 760 miles per hour through a network of air-cushioned pods and […] More
Vazata has received an authorization from the Joint Authorization Board to provide a Virtual Federal Image cloud platform to government agencies. The infrastructure-as-a-service and cloud managed service provider received provisional authority to operate cloud services for federal clients under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, Vazata said Wednesday. The FedRAMP authorization means Vazata’s IaaS […] More
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded eGlobalTech a three-year contract to provide systems engineering and acquisition support services to the service branch’s command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance program. Contract work covers financial and project management, field engineering and software quality assurance services in support of USCG’s C4ISR initiative, eGlobalTech said Tuesday. The company […] More
BAE Systems PLC has secured a potential $4.3 million contract from the U.K. defense ministry to continue to provide a service that aims to reduce collision risk in the country’s uncontrolled airspace. BAE said Tuesday its Centralized Aviation Data Service works to help pilots plan flight routes in order to prevent flight path crashes. The CADS […] More
Jacobs Engineering has been selected to advise on the Welsh government’s plan to upgrade the transport link between Dowlais Top and Hirwaun in South Wales, U.K. The company will work to design and perform environmental impact assessment for the expansion of sections 5 and 6 of the A465 transport network, Jacobs said Tuesday. The Welsh […] More
Boeing and ASRC Federal have won separate contracts to perform research work on rocket engine technology for the U.S. Air Force, Space News reported Tuesday. Mike Gruss writes Boeing’s network and space systems unit received a $6.1 million contract and ASRC Federal secured a $3.6 million contract as part of the Air Force’s efforts to replace the Russian-made RD–180 engine for launching national security […] More
