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New US forces for Middle East may aid evacuation, if needed – Reuters

At the time of the Pentagon announcement, the U.S. Defense Department declined to offer a number of forces deploying or to specify their mission.

Virginia-Based Defense Contractor To Pay $2.25 Million Fine for Bribery Conspiracy

“With a fine of over $2 million, the court sent a message to government contractors,” said U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath. “Cheating the system doesn’t …

To Build Better Robots, UMD Researchers Are Making Them Think More Like Us

Goldstein said the DARPA-funded project emphasizes the need for autonomous robotic systems that not only understand their surroundings in theory— …

DARPA wraps up another artificial intelligence challenge – Federal News Network

“Inside that synthetic version of the code, we inserted vulnerabilities for the competitors to find,” AI Cyber Challenge program manager Andrew …

Project Pele, DOD’s HTGR Mobile Nuclear Microreactor, Breaks Ground

Project Pele, a groundbreaking nuclear microreactor, has broken ground at INL. The innovative technology offers a carbon-free, resilient energy …

Congressman Urges Pentagon to Address China’s Dominance in Global Display Market …

Moolenaar’s letter highlights the expanding role of display technologies in advanced US military systems, including weapons like Javelin missiles …

NJ Manufacturing Extension Program awarded $2M to strengthen supply chains – NJBIZ

The NJMEP received $2 million in federal funding toward strengthening supply chains in the defense and green energy sectors.

Piersica, Inc. Secures $1 Million Phase II Grant from National Science Foundation to …

… (SBIR/STTR) Programs Phase II award for $1 million. The NSF grant is designed to support the research and development of a new class of highly …

House Republican urges Small Business Administration to enhance rural outreach

The Rural Innovation and Small Business Support Act will force the government to include rural Americans in key SBIR and STTR programs.” This is …

Most Agencies Did Not Implement Required Commercialization Pilot | U.S. GAO

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program provides federal funding to small businesses to help them develop and commercialize innovative …