The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is conducting market research to identify vendors that can support its plan to deploy artificial intelligence to improve systems for prior art searches. In a request for information posted on SAM .gov, the USPTO stated that prior art searches play a crucial role in patent examination processes to issue […]
Venice Goodwine, the chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, said recruiting talented individuals to join the Cyber Excepted Service is a priority for her organization. Speaking at the annual DAF Information Technology and Cyberpower conference, Goodwine shared that the department started offering salaries similar to what the private sector provides to […]
Science Applications International Corp. has secured a $574.5 million ground-based radar maintenance and sustainment contract from the U.S. Space Force. The space military branch is operating a network of early warning radar sensors for missile threat and space object surveillance and detection. The radar sites are at various locations, including Alaska, California, Greenland and the […]
The Department of Defense will deploy an artificial intelligence-powered airspace monitoring system in Washington, D.C., in the coming months to better defend the controlled airspace around the area. The monitoring solution, which will be part of the National Capital Region-Integrated Air Defense System, has already undergone an 18-month prototype demonstration led by the Defense Innovation […]
Thomas Bell, CEO of Leidos and a 4×24 member, will participate in a question-and-answer fireside chat during the Jefferies Industrials Conference. The Q&A portion will be held on Sept. 6 in New York, Leidos said. Bell became CEO on May 3, succeeding Roger Krone, who retired after a nine-year tenure as chief executive. Prior to joining […]
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $190 million contract modification to supply additional Bradley A4 vehicles. Under the modification, the company will deliver over 70 more M2A4 Infantry Fighting Vehicles and M7A4 Fire Support Team Vehicles. Dan Furber, director of ground vehicle production for BAE Systems, described the Bradley A4s as crucial vehicles […]
A new House bill is seeking to establish a pilot program that would test using machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms in computing monthly basic allowance for housing given by the Department of Defense to military members. The Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023, introduced by Rep. Don Bacon, would require the […]
The Defense Innovation Unit, in partnership with the Space Force’s Space Safari acquisition program office, is soliciting proposals to prototype and demonstrate on-orbit tactically responsive space systems. According to the solicitation, the DIU is interested in TacRS capabilities that can enable satellite launch within 24 hours of notice; characterization of on-orbit threats within 48 hours […]
The Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has warned maritime stakeholders of the cyber risks posed by a logistics management platform backed by the Chinese government to maritime port equipment and networks. According to a new maritime security advisory, the National Public Information Platform for Transportation and Logistics platform, subsidized and promoted by China’s Ministry of […]
The U.S. Space Force Commercial Satellite Communications Office has awarded PAR Government Systems a position on a new contract vehicle for procuring proliferated low-Earth orbit satellite services. The company is thus eligible to compete for task orders under the potential 10-year, $900 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The IDIQ spot was secured in partnership with space-based radar […]
