Group to develop smart grid standards

The Institute of Electrical and El0ectronics Engineers is launching an effort to develop common and interoperable standards for smart electricity grid technologies.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Fingerprint identification matures to higher level

Crime scene investigators may be able to accelerate latent fingerprint identification with new automated identification technology.

  • By Kathleen Hickey

White House official stresses collaborative approach

White House official Beth Noveck says the collaborative model used for open-source software should be adopted by the federal government.

  • By Doug Beizer

ITT to support Navy simulation research

ITT Corp. will help the Naval Research Laboratory develop simulation technologies under a new contract.

  • By William Welsh

L-1 to produce Michigan driver's licenses and ID cards

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. will provide secure driver’s licenses for Michigan under a nine-year contract valued at $39.8 million.

  • By David Hubler

Lockheed team to develop surveillance radar

Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a prime contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design, build and flight test a model of a high-altitude, autonomous airship featuring advanced radar for theaterwide surveillance and tracking.

  • By William Welsh

Northrop, SAIC win DARPA contracts to develop military technology

Northrop Grumman and SAIC to develop terahertz power amplifier technology for military applications.

  • By Doug Beizer

Raytheon to help DOD detect land mines and tunnels

Raytheon will assist the Defense Department detect land mines and tunnels under a $19 million contract from DARPA.

  • By David Hubler

Raytheon wins Army radio deal

Raytheon Co. will supply high-speed radios that deliver video and data to the Army under a new contract.

  • By Doug Beizer

Stanley to support Army biometrics initiative

Stanley Inc. will provide biometrics identification support to the Army under a new contract.

  • By David Hubler

L-1 builds driver's license system for South Dakota

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. will create a secure driver’s license system for South Dakota under a seven-year contract.

  • By David Hubler

CSC to upgrade U.K. passport and ID services

Computer Sciences Corp. will upgrade Britain’s passport and identification services under a 10-year contract worth $570 million.

  • By David Hubler

Alion helps Army develop future combat systems

Alion Science and Technology will help the Army develop future combat systems under a task order valued at $4.35 million.

  • By David Hubler

Boeing wins SBInet work on northern border

Boeing Co. will build video surveillance systems along the U.S.-Canada border under a new contract.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Five security lessons from the natural world

Nature can teach new ways of thinking about security.

SRA to assist Navy with systems engineering

SRA International Inc. will provide systems engineering services to the service under a task order that could be worth as much as $40 million.

  • By David Hubler

DataPath to supply Army with satellite equipment

DataPath Inc. will help upgrade Army satellite communications systems under a $12 million delivery order.

  • By David Hubler

Cloud computing needs standards to mature, experts say

Federal agencies should develop and deploy cloud computing technology, and standards will follow, speakers say.

  • By Doug Beizer

Alion to improve management of DOD technical information

Alion Science and Technology Inc. will provide management and information support to the Defense Department under a $3.2 million task order.

  • By David Hubler

SBA unveils social-networking site

Business.gov Community is a place where small-business owners can collaborate on questions and ideas, the SBA says.

  • By Doug Beizer
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