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Digital Transformation Office Seeks Solutions for Automating Digital Model Certification Process

The Department of the Air Force’s Digital Transformation Office is looking for technologies that can improve the ingestion, digestion and analysis of digital models in support of the U.S. Air Force Unified Certification Strategy, which aims to simplify the certification of airworthiness, cybersecurity and nuclear surety of systems and its digital architecture. The Air Force […]

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Lauren Grey

DHS S&T Collaborates With SDS to Build Outdoor Gunshot Detection System

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate has unveiled a new portable system that immediately detects outdoor shooting incidents and sends critical information to first responders. According to Dimitri Kusnezov, DHS undersecretary for S&T, the SDS Outdoor gunshot detection system can be easily relocated by at least one officer without the need for […]

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Lauren Grey

Senate Lawmaker Calls on Agencies to Fast-Track Zero Trust Implementation

Sen. Rob Portman has urged government agencies to speed up implementing a zero trust architecture, citing a lack of progress in deploying the capability. The lawmaker, set to retire on Jan. 3, led bipartisan efforts on legislation focused on emerging cybersecurity technologies. According to Portman, while the Senate has “a good bipartisan caucus of cyber-focused […]

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Lauren Grey

AFRL to Seek New Airlift Planning Algorithms in Upcoming Competition

The Air Force Research Laboratory is inviting international researchers and students to join an Airlift Challenge competition, which will be held from Jan. 23 to Feb. 27. The event aims to identify new software with algorithms that can improve airlift operations planning. According to Andre Beckus, AFRL machine learning researcher, existing planning software has difficulty […]

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Lauren Grey

NASA Stennis Space Center Upgrades Test Stand for SLS RS-25 Engine Trials

NASA’s Stennis Space Center has completed improvements to the Fred Haise Test Stand to support RS-25 engine trials for Artemis moon missions. The engine will provide power to Space Launch System rockets that will lift off Orion capsules to the moon. The test stand built in February 1967 was designed to withstand up to about […]

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Lauren Grey

Jim Reeb, President and CEO of PPT Solutions

Jim Reeb is the CEO, president and founder of Alabama-based PPT Solutions, a company that provides systems and software engineering, system and software integrity, information systems management and business process engineering services to the federal government and commercial organizations. Reeb, a Potomac Officers Club member, served as a program manager at L-3 Communications, formerly EER […]

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Lauren Grey

David Rafati, Chief Innovation and Growth Officer at Next Rev Technologies

David Rafati is the chief innovation and growth officer at Next Rev Technologies, which offers cybersecurity, big data, analytics and software development solutions for customers in the government and commercial marketplaces. Rafati, a Potomac Officers Club member, joined Next Rev in December 2021 after a six-year career at Amazon Web Services where he served as […]

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Lauren Grey

Sikorsky, Boeing Protest Army’s Selection of Bell Aircraft as Black Hawk Replacement

Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky business have filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office, questioning the U.S. Army’s selection of the tiltrotor V-280 Valor manufactured by Bell Textron over Sikorsky and Boeing’s coaxial rotor Defiant X as the future long-range assault aircraft. Doug Bush, the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and […]

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Lauren Grey

FiscalNote to Enhance Constituent Relationship Management Platform With AI-Powered Tech

Software company FiscalNote will upgrade its Fireside constituent relationship management platform with the incorporation of artificial intelligence-powered technology. The CRM software-as-a service platform is designed for federal, state and governments to enhance communications with their constituents. Updating Fireside will give press secretaries, communications directors, chiefs of staff, speechwriters and district office staff quick and direct […]

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Lauren Grey