The U.S. Special Operations Command has selected Omni Federal to develop an Amazon-like platform for training procurement. The Enterprise Training Marketplace, which will be built within Digital University, must provide a simplified and automated procurement process that offers speed, convenience and flexibility. SOCOM expects the platform to meet the training needs of Joint Special Operations […]
MetTel has secured a position on a potential 10-year, $2.67 billion Department of Defense indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of wireless mobility services. The company will compete with other businesses selected to deliver services under the Navy Spiral 4 IDIQ, including Verizon and EchoStar subsidiaries Hughes Network Systems and Boost Mobile. The contract requirements include […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has selected Micky Tripathi to serve as chief artificial intelligence officer in an acting capacity while a permanent replacement has yet to be named. Tripathi will perform the CAIO responsibilities in addition to his existing work as the agency’s national coordinator for health IT and co-chair of the […]
The United States and its allies discussed the latest developments in cyber diplomacy and cooperative efforts in cybersecurity and capacity building during the ninth annual Nordic-Baltic + U.S. Cyber Consultation on Tuesday in Estonia. Representatives from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the U.S. also explored the applications of artificial intelligence in the […]
LEOcloud has signed a cooperative agreement with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space to install a virtualized micro data center on the International Space Station. The agreement with CASIS, which manages the in-orbit lab, provides LEOcloud the opportunity to demonstrate how the first-generation Space Edge infrastructure-as-a-service offering can enable customers to reserve […]
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems has implemented the Integrated Business Planning Demand Planning software-as-a-service solution within the Logistics Modernization Program, an enterprise resource planning system that builds, sustains and generates warfighting capabilities. IBP Demand Planning, which replaces the Supply Chain Management Demand Planning system, uses historical data, statistical algorithms and machine […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected AeroVironment to support the development of a vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft system under the Advanced Aircraft Infrastructure-Less Launch and Recovery program. AeroVironment offers its Wildcat Group 3 VTOL drone, which boasts the SPOTR-Edge machine learning-enabled computer vision to minimize operational burdens and the ability to […]
The Department of the Interior has selected Accenture Federal Services, Science Applications International Corp., Smartronix and Zivaro to provide cloud license and support services under the 10-year, $2 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Foundation Cloud Hosting Services 2 IDIQ will support infrastructure, platform, software and other environments based on the cloud, according to a notice posted […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is developing physical security performance goals to address physical threats that could impact critical infrastructure operations. In an interview, David Mussington, CISA’s executive assistant director for infrastructure security, highlighted the need to address “worsening” insider threats to 16 critical infrastructure sectors. The agency plans to coordinate with industry stakeholders […]
The Marine Corps will begin testing an application programming interface connection tool designed to enhance data governance and share data within and outside the Marines’ cloud environment. In an Ask the CIO episode, Colin Crosby, the service data officer for the Marine Corps, said the trial will use dummy data to validate the API connection […]
