Steve Escaravage, executive vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton’s global defense business, has encouraged the American industry to address data-sharing challenges in support of defense missions. According to Escaravage, a 2024 Wash100 awardee, a 4×24 member and a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, tech innovators should refer to the latest National Defense Strategy to determine […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division has tested a single-block rocket-engine thrust chamber built using an additive manufacturing process called laser powder directed energy deposition. Javier Urzay, chief of the Combustion Devices Branch within the division, said the DED can produce 7 ft tall parts as it provides “the largest build box volume […]
Studies at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s newly established Center for AI Security Research are focused on underresearched cybersecurity challenges tied to artificial intelligence that impact humanity and national security. Since its founding in 2023, CAISER has been researching the influence of AI in cybersecurity amid the increasing usage of generative AI tools and language-learning models. […]
The U.S. Air Force is soliciting industry feedback on its plan to award a potential 10-year, follow-on contract for operation and maintenance services delivery to the Eglin Air Force Base beginning in April 2026. The Eglin Operation and Maintenance Services II program would require supporting research and development, test and evaluation, and training missions related […]
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has deployed a new tool that eliminates the need for civil engineer field technicians to return to military installations to upload civil engineering data on the NexGen IT system. The custom-designed mobile tab within the system allows the technicians to record data from real property, facility space management, operations, […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected AeroVironment’s latest version of the Switchblade 300 loitering munition system to support the first phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light program of record under an $8.9 million task order. The Switchblade 300 Block 20 unmanned aerial vehicle offers precision-guided fires capability to hit beyond-line-of-sight targets. User assessments, combat deployments […]
The Internal Revenue Service is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to enhance taxpayer services as part of its modernization efforts. Speaking at the UiPath public sector event on Wednesday, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said the technology can simplify how taxpayers seek answers to tax-related questions or challenges and enable automated operations to reduce mistakes […]
The Department of Commerce is inviting industry experts, researchers, civil society organizations and other members of the public to respond to a request for information seeking to inform the development of artificial intelligence-ready open data assets and data dissemination standards. The agency plans to use generative AI and other advanced AI applications to enhance how […]
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has demonstrated a fully virtualized satellite communications ground system for the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command in partnership with SES. The event showcased Kratos’ software-defined OpenSpace vStar satellite ground system, which enabled connecting a terminal in Port St. Lucie in the United States and a gateway in Lima, Peru, […]
Dignari announced that it has secured a position on a potential five-year, $450 million Customs and Border Protection multi-award blanket purchase agreement to provide enterprise services in support of agency mission requirements. With the BPA, the CBP can access a professional services suite for enhanced decision-making, including portfolio, program and project management; business intelligence and […]
