The Department of Energy will provide Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II funding worth over $68 million to 53 small businesses working on projects focused on advanced scientific computing research, basic energy sciences, biological and environmental research and nuclear physics. Some of the projects involve the development of tools for […]
The National Security Agency has awarded Telos a five-year follow-on contract to extend the agency’s licenses for using the Xacta 360 and Xacta .io enterprise cyber risk management applications. In addition to software licenses, Telos will provide product maintenance and replace legacy extract, transform, load database warehouses with a Xacta 360 solution. The Xacta product […]
Booz Allen Ventures, the $100 million corporate venture capital arm of Booz Allen Hamilton, has made an investment in Hidden Level, which develops sensing technology for unmanned aerial systems. Steve Escaravage, executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and a 4×24 member, recognized the value of Hidden Level’s offerings in light of Russia’s military aggression […]
The U.S. Navy has started a study focused on the creation of a hybrid fleet comprising manned and unmanned systems that can deploy various drone types. At the National Defense Industrial Association Expeditionary Warfare Conference, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said the service branch is assessing the potential of existing vessels […]
The U.S. Army has exercised the second option year under a Shadow RQ-7B Block I and II tactical unmanned aircraft systems modernization and support contract it awarded to Textron Systems in 2020. Under a potential $76.1 million contract option, the Shadow TUAS manufacturer will upgrade the aircraft to Block III configuration and continue providing Shadow […]
The Social Security Administration, the Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Agency for Global Media have been selected to receive Technology Modernization Fund investments to modernize their cybersecurity capabilities and digital services. According to TMF Executive Director Raylene Yung, the investments will help protect critical systems and sensitive data. The TMF has provided funds […]
New Frontier Aerospace has received a $1.5 million award from the Department of Defense’s National Security Innovation Capital for accelerating the development of the 3D-printed Mjolnir rocket engine. NSIC invests in domestic start-ups developing dual-use products. In August 2021, NFA secured a $750,000 contract from NSIC to build Mjolnir’s key component. With the latest award, […]
ICF has secured a recompete contract from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water to continue supporting the agency’s effort to protect people from contaminants in U.S. drinking and recreational waters. Under a five-year, $31 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the EPA will be provided with data analytics, visualization and systematic literature review services and advanced technology […]
NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope into geostationary orbit in 2026 under an agreement with the Israel Space Agency. The Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite’s mission is to investigate supernovas and mergers of neutron stars, among other short-term events in space, to help scientists better understand astronomical phenomena. ISA will deliver Ultrasat to Kennedy Space […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has rolled out the Thunderdome zero trust security and network architecture program to various locations, including in the Pacific and the Pentagon. Booz Allen Hamilton developed the prototype under a $6.8 million contract awarded in January 2022. Speaking at a recent FCW and Nextgov workshop, DISA Deputy Director Chris Barnhurst […]
