Eclypsium has announced its membership in the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, an initiative founded by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in 2021. The membership offers opportunities for collaboration with CISA and other JCDC members in strengthening the U.S. and its international partners’ cyber defenses, Eclypsium said. Yuriy Bulygin, Eclypsium’s CEO and co-founder, noted the […]
Plus3 IT Systems has announced its role as Parson’s subcontractor on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Traffic Coordination System for Space program. The contract entails providing system integration and cloud management services as well as implementing a secure and scalable cloud-based system for TraCSS, Plus3 IT said. The system will be responsible for ingesting, […]
The General Services Administration will now allow upfront payments for software licenses to save taxpayer dollars and support small businesses. A recent update to the Multiple Award Schedule program is expected to align government and commercial practices for software licenses delivered as software as a service under the Information Technology Category Special Item Numbers, the […]
The Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Defense has set up the Cyber Academic Engagement Office as a central hub for collaboration on cyber initiatives between the DOD and academic institutions. The office’s establishment comes in response to Section 1531 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Defense .gov reported. Mark Gorak […]
The Air Force Global Strike Command’s STRIKEWERX has partnered with Specular Theory to develop a training solution for B-25 pilots focused on air-to-air refueling. The initiative comes as existing simulators fall short in effectively training pilots on critical fine motor skills and visual perception that AAR warrants, STRIKEWERX said. The collaborative effort is meant to […]
The Veterans Health Administration has established the Digital Health Office to consolidate and optimize its digital health initiatives, according to a spokesperson from the Department of Veterans Affairs. First announced in early June, the DHO integrates various VHA components, including connected care, population health, strategic initiatives laboratory and artificial intelligence programs, Nextgov/FCW reported. The office […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos a $738 million follow-on contract to continue providing information technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity services. The single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will benefit the Air Force and Space Force headquarters, the Air Force District of Washington, the National Military Command Center and other Air Force components and operations in the national […]
NASA has awarded Raytheon a contract valued at up to $506.7 million to develop instruments for the Landsat Next mission. The contract tasks Raytheon to provide three instruments, with an option for a fourth, along with related services, NASA said. Raytheon’s responsibilities span the entire lifecycle of the Landsat Next devices – from design and […]
Leidos and Google are developing a health care application that uses a specialized generative artificial intelligence model to improve accuracy and efficiency in the medical field. The application is built on Google’s Medical Pathways Language Model 2, which is trained on extensive medical data, Leidos said. Srini Iyer, Leidos Health & Civil Sector’s senior vice […]
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded flight automation developer Merlin Labs a $105 million contract to develop reduced aircrew capabilities for the C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft. Based on Small Business Innovation Research provisions, the contract entails integrating Merlin’s automation systems into the C130-J aircraft, with the potential to expand the technology across the […]
