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  • Boeing Subsidiary Introduces New Solar-Powered, Long-Endurance Drone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Subsidiary Introduces New Solar-Powered, Long-Endurance Drone

    Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary, has unveiled a new autonomous aircraft that utilizes solar energy to perform long, high-altitude flights. The Manassas, Va.-based company said Wednesday its new Odysseus unmanned aerial system can support climate change and atmospheric research as well as missions focused on communication, connectivity and intelligence. Odysseus is designed to monitor storm movement and measure […] More

  • Northrop Preps Antares Rocket for ISS Resupply Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Preps Antares Rocket for ISS Resupply Mission

    A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is now positioned at the launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia for a scheduled launch Thursday, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. The launch vehicle will carry the company’s Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station for a resupply mission. Cygnus will deliver food supplies, crew provisions and multiple payloads to […] More

  • DOE to Help Fund 11 Industry-Led Nuclear Tech Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE to Help Fund 11 Industry-Led Nuclear Tech Projects

    The Energy Department has chosen 11 industry-led projects across six states to receive $18M in federal grants to advance commercial nuclear technology platforms. DOE said Tuesday the funding awards are part of the third round of its funding opportunity announcement, titled “U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development.” The cost-shared projects have a total value […] More

  • Intel, Microsoft, Cray Enter Cloud Supercomputing Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel, Microsoft, Cray Enter Cloud Supercomputing Partnership

    Cray has partnered with Intel and Microsoft to help customers manage workloads on a high-performance computing system hosted in a cloud environment. The partnership will allow clients to leverage Cray’s Sentinel supercomputer alongside a suite of Azure cloud services and tools such as those designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning, storage, archiving, remote visualization and internet-of-things applications, the company said Tuesday. […] More

  • Intel Unveils Processor, Memory Platforms at 2018 Supercomputing Event; Rajeeb Hazra Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel Unveils Processor, Memory Platforms at 2018 Supercomputing Event; Rajeeb Hazra Quoted

    Intel has offered a preview of its new computer processor technology designed to help organizations manage high-performance computing and artificial intelligence workloads. The company said Sunday it showcased the Cascade Lake processor and demonstrated the use of its Optane DC Persistent Memory in next-generation machines last week during the Supercomputing 2018 event. Rajeeb Hazra, corporate vice president and general […] More

  • Former SecAF Deborah Lee James Joins Firefly Aerospace Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former SecAF Deborah Lee James Joins Firefly Aerospace Advisory Board

    Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force, has been named an advisory board member at satellite launch vehicle developer Firefly Aerospace. Firefly said Monday James has gained knowledge of national security efforts during her three-decade career in the public and private sectors. “I look forward to helping Firefly revolutionize small launch as we enter […] More

  • Brad Smith: Microsoft Seeks Cybersecurity Partnership With White House, Congress - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brad Smith: Microsoft Seeks Cybersecurity Partnership With White House, Congress

    Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, has said the company hopes to collaborate with the Trump administration and Congress to safeguard the U.S. population against cyber threats, CNBC reported Wednesday. Smith told CNBC in an interview at the 2018 Web Summit held in Portugal he believes the results of midterm elections will not affect the federal government’s […] More

  • Frost & Sullivan: Military Tech Security Efforts to Drive DoD Cyber Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frost & Sullivan: Military Tech Security Efforts to Drive DoD Cyber Market Growth

    Brad Curran, an analyst at Frost & Sullivan, has projected that the market for Defense Department cybersecurity products will reach $4.3B by 2023 as he expects DoD to significantly invest in platforms that can help secure military systems, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday. A new Frost & Sullivan study indicated that sophisticated cyber threats compel the Pentagon to […] More

  • Air Force Eyes Terma for A-10 Jet Audio Warning Tech Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Eyes Terma for A-10 Jet Audio Warning Tech Contract

    The U.S. Air Force wants to buy 3D audio warning devices from Terma‘s North American arm in an effort to increase situational awareness of pilots who operate A-10C Thunderbolt II attack jets, FlightGlobal reported Tuesday. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday states the service looks to procure 150 to 200 units of Terma-made audio system through a sole-source, […] More