The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command recently held a weeklong exercise with the United Arab Emirates Navy, during which they employed artificial intelligence-powered platforms to detect, identify and classify data from images and videos of vessels captured using cameras and sensors onboard five unmanned surface vessels. According to Lt. Jay Faylo, NAVCENT Task Force 59’s […]
Iridium CEO Matt Desch, a 4×24 member and a nine-time Wash100 winner, recently announced his company’s partnership with Qualcomm with a focus on enabling space-based connectivity on new consumer smartphones. According to Desch, the partnership will position Iridium as a “big player in the emerging satellite direct-to-device market.” In Iridium’s fourth quarter and full year […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has migrated to the RelativityOne Government software-as-a-service platform to speed up the processing of Freedom of Information Act requests and support litigation and investigations. Legal technology company Relativity and litigation support and e-discovery services Deloitte worked together in facilitating the migration process. RelativityOne Government is a Federal Risk and Authorization Management […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected 10 winners of its $20 million Mission Daybreak grand challenge, focused on developing solutions for bringing down the military and veteran suicide rate. According to Shereef Elnahal, VA’s undersecretary for health, the chosen suicide prevention solutions were built to address various needs of veterans instead of “taking a […]
Cobham Satcom will supply up to 170 multiorbit terminals to Inmarsat in support of work under a potential 10-year, $578 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity follow-on contract Inmarsat Government secured in 2022 to provide worldwide end-to-end commercial satellite communications services to the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command. According to Cobham, its Sailor XTR terminals are designed for maritime […]
The U.S. Navy is planning to create cyber-specific roles in response to a fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act provision requiring the service to establish new positions focused on cyber operations. Speaking at WEST 2023, a conference co-hosted by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, commander of Naval Information Forces, […]
Lockheed Martin has completed an order for 10 GPS 3 satellites from the U.S. Space Force. The company recently delivered the last spacecraft, which will be launched in the future as part of the GPS constellation modernization. Six GPS 3 satellites have already been deployed since 2018. The latest launch was conducted in January using […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is looking into whether artificial intelligence can be named as an inventor on a patent. According to USPTO, it previously denied applications identifying AI as the inventor, citing current law stating that inventorship is limited to real people. The agency, however, acknowledged the increasing role of AI in […]
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is evaluating big data analytics tools to determine the best way to use the technologies in support of spy-thwarting and personnel security missions. While progress was made in assessing the tools, DCSA Director William Lietzau, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker and a 2023 Wash100 winner, said the agency’s […]
Maxar has entered into an agreement with Umbra to offer a multisource geospatial intelligence solution to government and commercial entities. According to Maxar President and CEO Daniel Jablonsky, a 4×24 member and a two-time Wash100 awardee, dedicated capacity from Umbra’s synthetic aperture radar satellites will be integrated into Maxar’s ground infrastructure and combined with its […]
