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Jan. 2, 2024, contracts
ARMY A$ 49, 300,000 firm-fixed-price contract for interactive multimedia instruction products and services, desktop trainer products, and organic trainers was awarded to Hatalom, Orlando, Florida. Six bids were received after being solicited online. Each order’s work locations and funding will be chosen, and the estimated completion date is January 1, 2029. The contracting activity is…
Defense Face: From the Field of Battle to the Classroom
The United States was the target of a devastating terrorist attack on its own soil more than 20 years ago. It was a day marked by tragedy and confusion that marred the country. However, it was also a pivotal time that gave rise to new service members, such as 1st Lt. Air Force Mr. Troy…
Exploratory Digital Twins Study is introduced by NIST
Credit: CTL A growing global market with over$ 8.6 billion in 2022 and an estimated$ 138 billion by 2030 is represented by digital twins. In order to conduct a research study to find the problems and opportunities in measurement science, trustworthiness, innovation, and standards required to support Digital Twin ecosystems, the NIST internal Strategic and…
Researchers from the University and NIST develop residential building models to assess the fairness of electricity rates.
Credit: CTL Electricity pricing plans have increased as a result of the increased use of energy technologies like smart meters, solar panels, and battery storage. These plans ‘ prices change depending on the time of day or energy consumption. Simult software can be used to assess the effects of these pricing plans on the customer…
Autonomous Vehicles Colloquium Speaker at NIST
Credit: CTL Autonomous Vehicles: The World’s Most Complexed Technical Problem was the subject of a NIST Colloquium presentation given on January 18, 2024, by Dr. Paul Perrone, founder and CEO of Perlone Robotics, Inc. David Wollman, Ed Griffor, Tom Roth, and Prem Rachakonda, as well as Laurie Locascio, the NIST Director and Under Secretary of…
The NIST Cyber-Physical Systems
The NIST Cyber-Physical Systems (IoT) Framework is Applied to AI Communications for Business by the National Research Leader Credit: CTL The significance of the NIST Cyber-Physical Systems ( IoT ) Framework for Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) in communications is discussed by Dr. Edward Griffor, a researcher for NIS, and academic collaborators in the recently…
Monday’s Medal of Honor: Army Tech. Sgt. MacGillivary, Charles
Army Tech. survived the final bitter winter of World War II. Sgt. Germans had Charles Andrew MacGillivary and his group under siege for several weeks. Despite suffering serious wounds, MacGillivary took out several enemy positions on his own to escape the grim situation. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery and leadership…
Contracts for December 29, 2023
AIR FORCE Raytheon, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a$ 344, 619, 301 modification ( P00004 ) to previously awarded contract FA8681- 23- C- B001 for StormBreaker ® ( SDBII, GBU- 53/B ) Production Lot 10, for additional all up rounds, containers and trainers. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be…
Contracts for December 28, 2023
NAVY A not-to-excuse$ 107, 475, 142, undefinitized, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification ( P00006 ) to order N00021F0849 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement ( N0001919G0008 ) has been granted to Lockheed Martin Corp. in Fort Worth, Texas. For the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Foreign Military Sales customers, and non-U. S. Department of Defense ( DOD…
One of the Country’s Timekeepers Makes Sure We Ring in 2024 at Just the Right Second in” Time” by Auld Lang
It’s a good idea to reflect on the passage of time during the new year. We at NIST are constantly keeping an eye on the time. We maintain official time for the United States, which is represented by Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ), a component of the global average. Credit: Shutterstock/Photohunter I’ll be keeping…