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Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed testing of a propulsion system prototype that intends to improve the delivery of solar array-derived power to the electric propulsion thruster components on board a spacecraft. The company said Thursday the PowerTrain Solar Electric Propulsion platform has a power tracking tool and power conditioning breadboard components and is designed to work […] More
An Emcor Group subsidiary has been awarded a contract of an undisclosed value to modernize and expand a wastewater treatment facility in Palm Beach County, Florida. Poole & Kent Co. of Florida will upgrade the sewage plant’s 22 structures in multiple phases in order to minimize disruption to ongoing operations at the site, Emcor said […] More
Transparency Market Research has published a report that says the worldwide video surveillance systems and services market hit almost $15 billion in value two years ago. The market’s value is forecast to reach $48.32 billion by the end of 2020 at an 18.1 percent compound annual growth rate, Transparency Market Research said Thursday. The research […] More
Boeing and its industry partners in the AH-64E Apache program are exploring business opportunities with the Polish Armaments Group as part of an initiative in support of Poland’s defense modernization program. The company said Thursday it is working with partners General Electric, Lockheed Martin, Longbow and Raytheon to engage with the consortium of Polish state-owned defense companies. “We are […] More
Deltek‘s John Slye has urged the Office of Personnel Management to work on the consistency of its information technology budget reporting as it moves to modernize its cybersecurity measures in the aftermath of data breaches at the agency. Slye, an advisory research analyst at Deltek, wrote in a blog entry posted Thursday that OPM seeks an additional […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has teamed up with Power Analytics and Siemens to conduct feasibility studies on the construction of microgrid systems across the state of New York. Booz Allen said Thursday 16 communities in the state each received an initial funding worth $100,000 for the microgrid projects under the New York State Energy Research and […] More
A new Technavio report forecasts that increased demand for data backup services will drive a 57 percent compound annual growth of the data protection-as-a-service market from 2015 to 2019. The research firm said Thursday the DPaaS platform works to help developers build mobile and web applications as well as minimize backend coding and server-side programming […] More
The U.S. Energy Department is seeking public comments on a plan to build a national reserve of large transformers intended to support the U.S.’ bulk power system. In a request for information published Thursday in the Federal Register, the department said it aims to develop strategies to avoid large-scale electric service interruptions due to a […] More
Science Applications International Corp. is opening a facility in Seattle to develop applied gaming technologies and methods for public and private sector clients. SAIC said Thursday it will employ designers, artists, engineers, animators and composers at the company’s serious game studio, scheduled to open Monday. Doug Wagoner, sector president at SAIC, said the company will […] More
The U.S. General Services Administration has conducted one-on-one meetings with information technology vendors to discuss the upcoming Alliant II and Alliant Small Business II governmentwide contract vehicles, FCW reported Thursday. Jackie Everett, Hewlett-Packard vice president of federal civilian business development, told FCW that she believes the face-to-face discussions between GSA and industry officials can help […] More
Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected to supply mission computer for a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter upgrade program. The company will deliver its FlightPro Gen III mission computers for the UH-1Y and AH‑1Z aircraft under the contract with the Naval Air Systems Command, Northrop Grumman said Thursday. Northrop is scheduled to perform the contract from October […] More
U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has said the military service could move the timeline for the expected awarding of the Long Range Strike Bomber contract from August to September, Reuters reported Wednesday. “The main thing is to do it right,” James told Reuters correspondent Andrea Shalal. William LaPlante, Air Force acquisition head, has […] More
