The Department of Defense's Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) and National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) have agreed to create a joint annual program meant to encourage smaller contractors to participate more
Texas-based Southwest Research Institute has received a six-year-and-three-month, $12.8M contract from NASA to design and build a magnetometer that will support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Follow-On Lagrange 1
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A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station conducted a power beaming test with a light-emitting rectifying antenna developed by the Naval Research Laboratory. ISS crew member Jessica Meir demonstrated the potential of NRL's LEctenna technology
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Reps. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Andy Kim, D-N.J., have introduced legislation meant to develop the workforce for science, technology, engineering, math and computing jobs at the Department of Defense and the industry
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has urged the general public to report through its hotline any fraudulent, wasteful or abusive activities regarding the use of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has earmarked $50M in coronavirus-recovery grants for small and medium-sized manufacturers that are part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership network.
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A cargo helicopter Sikorsky built for the U.S. Marine Corps completed an aerial refueling test with a KC-130J tanker aircraft last week.
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Bruce Jette, acquisition chief at the U.S. Army and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, has instructed a military program team to seek approaches to mass produce ventilators amid the COVID-19 pandemic through a prize competition.
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The U.S. Air Force has received a patent for an approach that extends the shelf life of biological materials including vaccines and antibodies without refrigeration.
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The Department of Defense and the Small Business Administration have partnered to engage industry partners and address their questions in a webinar.
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The Department of Energy has awarded $32M in total funds to 15 projects that aim to develop and commercialize fusion power generation systems as part of the Breakthroughs Enabling THermonuclear-fusion Energy program.
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