Gen. Chance Saltzman, the U.S. Space Force‘s chief of space operations, said in an interview on Tuesday that a $600 million reduction in his organization’s fiscal year 2025 budget will not hinder spending on resilient architectures to deliver missile warning, satellite communications and precise navigation capabilities. Saltzman, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and […]
Science and technology not-for-profit Noblis has appointed Mark Lay to serve as vice president and chief information officer, replacing the retiring Gail Hogan. Currently the deputy CIO, Lay will report directly to Chief Financial Officer Gary Sladic and join the Executive Council, Noblis said. Mile Corrigan, the company’s president and CEO, said she and the […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is ramping up its artificial intelligence usage to improve patient care and employee satisfaction. Kimberly McManus, VA’s deputy chief technology officer of AI, specified that the technology could improve radiology services for veterans, with new use cases emerging for dermatology and pathology, Federal News Network reported. The agency has managed […]
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health and the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health are planning to improve access to medical imaging data by setting up a new commercial platform. Intended for entities seeking to train artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, the medical imaging data marketplace could make it […]
McLean, Virginia-based Booz Allen Hamilton has announced a 10-year, $550 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to support emission reduction and power grid resilience efforts. Work will involve providing ARPA-E grant recipients with full lifecycle support, including reducing emerging technology risks, Booz Allen said. The company is also expected to identify climate and […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is seeking $116 million to finance staffing and technology upgrade efforts for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal year 2025 budget request. CISA plans to implement ticketing and customer relationship management systems and onboard 122 employees to aid in […]
Doug Bush, the U.S. Army’s assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology, has warned against a multiyear procurement strategy for unmanned systems, citing the technology’s rapid development pace. Typically utilized to acquire munitions, such an approach would allow defense suppliers to ramp up production based on longer-term demand, C4ISRNET reported. Bush, a past Potomac Officers […]
President Joe Biden’s $7.3 trillion fiscal year 2025 budget request would allocate $3 billion for federal artificial intelligence development, testing, acquisition and integration. The request also includes $300 million in mandatory funding to aid agencies in reducing the technology’s risks and advancing use cases for public benefit, FedScoop reported. An email shared by an Office […]
Aleut Management Services has announced its inclusion in the General Services Administration Multiple-Award Schedule for Information Technology Professional Services. The government uses the contract vehicle to gain long-term access to tailored IT services and solutions from a diverse industry pool, Aleut said Friday. Corey Chambliss, Aleut’s managing director of growth and strategy, said his company’s […]
Jane Rathbun, the Department of the Navy’s chief information officer, shared at a recent GovCIO Media & Research event that her organization is securing tactical edge communications by modernizing its infrastructure, training its workforce and utilizing emerging technology. Rathbun, a 2024 Wash100 winner, said she wants to ensure that warfighters receive trustworthy and useful data […]
