The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is looking for companies that can deliver a scalable data sharing platform to support neuroscience research efforts such as Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development, an ongoing large-scale study tracking youths as they age over a 10-year period. The ABCD study requires a platform to facilitate in […]
The General Services Administration has determined that federal website compliance with a 1998 digital accessibility rule falls “well below expectations.” Congress has received a report indicating that less than 30 percent of commonly visited federal online content fully met the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act’s Section 508, while over 75 percent of respondent agencies scored […]
Dallas-based rocket propulsion company Firehawk Aerospace has announced a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract from the Army Applications Laboratory to create analogs for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket, FGM-148 Javelin and FIM-92 Stinger programs. The U.S. Army seeks propulsion systems resilient to supply chain issues, Firehawk said. According to a press release, the […]
Defense industrial base companies could spend roughly $4 billion over 20 years to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 program, according to new Pentagon estimates. A proposed rule published in the Federal Register Tuesday would oblige contractors and subcontractors handling federal contract information and controlled unclassified information to adopt certain cybersecurity standards depending on […]
Russian state space company Roscosmos has announced that it will keep working with the United States on crew delivery cross-flights to the International Space Station until at least 2025. Washington and Moscow have continued coordinating on space efforts after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Phys .org reported. NASA and Roscosmos are expected to maintain at […]
The U.S. Army is looking to counter rising loitering munitions threats by acquiring 6,000 Coyote Block II anti-drone interceptors and, potentially, 700 Block III variants with non-kinetic payloads. The service branch also wants to buy hundreds of launchers and radar systems, The Defense Post reported. A request for information indicates that the U.S. expects to […]
A brigade in the U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division has developed new programs of record to analyze data. Division lead Maj. Gen. David Doyle said the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade created budget, maintenance and training tools that generate clear insights to support commanders’ decision-making, Defense One reported Monday. The unit is currently validating the tools […]
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is looking into industry capacity to meet Mission Information Technology Next Generation requirements. DTRA seeks Big Data companies to enhance and operate its MIT infrastructure; deliver forward-deployed data analytics systems, training and expertise to combatant commands; enable data analytics solution development to address emerging threats and user feedback; and support […]
The U.S. Army has postponed the launch of the Army Training Information System indefinitely after a deployment readiness review. Spokesperson Ellyn Kocher said delaying the rollout of the service branch’s new online training platform would give it more time to migrate legacy training records from the existing Army Learning Management System, Military .com reported. The […]
Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division is seeking solutions for a prototype firmware bill of materials extractor software to aid in security assessments of commercial-off-the-shelf electronic systems. The government plans to award at least three other transaction agreements under the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems OTA, according to a notice posted on […]
