The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is seeking proposals for an open-source, unclassified reporting system that can identify and assess artificial intelligence supply chain risks. The NGA issued a solicitation for the system in support of Project Maven, which will become a program of record in fiscal year 2024. Project Maven aims to accelerate the adoption of […]
The Department of the Air Force’s AFWERX has awarded Albedo a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research direct-to-phase 2 contract to evaluate the company’s capability to capture high-resolution thermal infrared satellite imagery with 2-meter resolution at night. Under the contract, Albedo will demonstrate to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, the U.S. Space Force […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is currently developing rules for reporting cyber incidents and ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure entities. The agency is required to create regulations under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, which was signed into law in March 2022. Eric Goldstein, CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, said CISA […]
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command has selected BAE Systems, Serco and Scientific Research Corp. to compete for task orders under an eight-year $537 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle for procuring command, control, communications, computers and intelligence services for surface ships. C4I systems provide ships with the ability to communicate, control and coordinate fleet operations, BAE […]
The U.S. Navy’s DoD Supercomputing Resource Center has increased the number of its supercomputers to six with the addition of the high-performance computing system Nautilus. Penguin Computing TrueHPC built the supercomputer under a $68 million contract the Department of Defense awarded to the company in 2021. According to Navy DSRC Director Christine Cuicchi, Nautilus became […]
The Predictive Analytics and Decision Assistant, an artificial intelligence platform powered by C3 AI, has been designated as the U.S. Air Force’s system of record for Condition Based Maintenance Plus and predictive maintenance. PANDA, which the Air Force co-developed with C3 AI, is a toolkit designed to prevent equipment failure and downtime by detecting maintenance […]
New Hampshire-based Albany Engineered Composites, a subsidiary of Albany International, has secured a $4 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop thermal protection systems for hypersonic vehicles. Thermal protection systems, also called heat shields, prevent hot air from entering vehicles and potential impacts from extreme environments during flight. AEC will use its near-net shape […]
Hitachi Vantara Federal has announced three new hires who will support the company’s goal to increase its presence in the public sector. The company appointed Chris Garner as the director of federal systems integrator sales, Melissa Hardt as the new director of marketing, and Wendy Noker as director of channel and alliances. According to Mark […]
The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office has awarded SES Space & Defense a five-year, $27.54 million contract to provide the U.S. Army with satcom capabilities for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical training activities. SES’s satellite constellation will support the training of Army Network Enterprise Technology Command and Army Forces Command units to maintain their […]
The Federal Systems Integration and Management Center has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a potential five-year $889 million contract to support the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s One IT modernization program. One IT delivers IT infrastructure, customer support and technologies to enhance the DCSA’s IT environment. The services that will be provided under the contract […]
