The NIH and National Science Foundation have recently released a joint solicitation encouraging proposals at the intersection of biology and the physical sciences and engineering, in areas such as biological computing and biologically-inspired materials.

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Some industry insiders think what the Army is really trying to do in its revised solicitation is make the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program so unappealing that only commercial truck companies like Navistar and Oshkosh will bid for it.

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On October 3, the Army and Marine Corps issued a revised solicitation aimed at saving their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle from extinction at the hands of Congress.

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