Teal Drones, a subsidiary of military technology company Red Cat, has partnered with Doodle Labs to develop a small unmanned aerial system prototype that will compete with two other sUAS offerings under the second and final tranche of the U.S. Army‘s Short Range Reconnaissance program. As part of the partnership, Doodle Labs will provide its […]
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office within the Department of Defense has relaunched a series of tests under the Global Information Dominance Experiments program to identify data integration and artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies that can enable the Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept. CDAO hosted the fifth iteration of GIDE in January, […]
The U.S. Marine Corps is requesting to include over $13 million in its fiscal year 2024 budget to purchase 41 additional tactical resupply unmanned aircraft systems designed to autonomously carry and transport up to 150 lb of cargo over 9 miles. According to the Corps’ FY 2024 budget justification documents, Survice Engineering, which sells Malloy […]
The General Services Administration gathered industry representatives, academics and senior government leaders in a virtual summit to discuss opportunities that high-performance computing brings to various industries. Over 400 individuals participated in the April 20 event co-hosted with the CIO Council and the Information Technology Industry Council to share and learn how HPC benefits federal organizations […]
The Department of the Army’s science board is conducting market research to identify available products, science and technology research, operational concepts and other innovations that can support the evaluation of datasets for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. The Army is interested in methodologies and techniques that should be used for data set protection and […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has made improvements in ensuring the security of U.S. critical infrastructure since a ransomware attack hit Colonial Pipeline. CISA Director Jen Easterly, a two-time Wash100 awardee, said that, following the incident, the agency recognized the need for organizations to have easy access to actionable and timely cybersecurity information and […]
Rocket Lab deployed two NASA tropical cyclone-monitoring spacecraft on Sunday aboard an Electron rocket from New Zealand. The 3U cubesats were launched under the space agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats mission. Two more TROPICS satellites are planned for launch on board another Electron rocket in two […]
NASA has awarded five organizations contracts to conduct research and development in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Next Lagrange 1 Series Coronagraph Phase A Study. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, EO Vista, the University of Colorado’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Southwest Research Institute […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Verizon Public Sector a nine-year, $448.3 million contract to procure mobile devices and mission-critical communications support for the agency’s missions such as disaster recovery. According to Verizon Public Sector Senior Vice President Maggie Hallbach, a 4×24 member and a 2023 Wash100 winner, her company has a long-standing partnership […]
The Air Force aims to begin the production of the classified AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile later in 2023. During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, a 2023 Wash100 winner and an upcoming Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the department will seek funding to increase production line size and capacity. […]
