The Department of Defense is conducting a study on the military’s industrial base for hypersonic weapons to understand limitations tied to the large-scale production of high-speed offensive and defensive technology. Mark Lewis, DoD director of research and engineering for modernization, said in an interview that the department has established a new “hypersonic war room” to […]
Bill Kurtz has been serving as the vice president for the public sector at Tenable since April 2018. In this role, Kurtz leads the company’s growth strategy for federal and state, as well as the local government. He is a 20-year industry veteran with expertise in government information security solutions sales and a business acumen for […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded seven companies a five-year, $990M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award DORE2 contract. Companies, including Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI and General Dynamics Information Technology, will provide data science, operations, requirements, exploitation and engineering services in support of the DIA Directorate for Science and Technology missions. Work will be performed at contractor and government facilities […]
The U.S. Coast Guard is looking for contractors capable of providing intelligence data service and cloud support. Specifically, the Coast Guard indicated in its request for information notice that interested contractors must provide engineering and operations support to the following domains: on-premise, cloud unclassified and classified systems. The services listed in the RFI are intended […]
Los Angeles-based SADA Systems has entered into a $500M multi-year agreement with Google Cloud to launch new offerings and services that expand on the platform’s infrastructure and capabilities. The partnership will help SADA offer technology professionals immersed in Anthos environments with hands-on experiences and consultative training. SADA also wants to support Netezza, Teradata and Hadoop […]
Cybersecurity executive Sean McAfee has resigned from the Department of Homeland Security after serving the agency for 11 years. McAfee has moved on as chief information security officer for Ohio’s secretary of state. During his time at DHS, McAfee focused on addressing information technology security issues in the domestic and international level, G2Xchange reported. Most […]
Customs and Border Protection has concluded an interoperable blockchain proof of concept run by the Office of Trade aimed at preventing intellectual property rights theft. Blockchains used in the pilot prevent the leakage of sensitive information on U.S. imports, including personally identifiable information and trade secrets. According to Brenda Smith, executive assistant commissioner of the […]
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center within the Department of Defense has named Alka Patel as the implementation leader of the center’s new ethical principles for using artificial intelligence in warfare. While specifics of Patel’s start date remained confidential, JAIC spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Arlo Abrahamson said she is now “fully integrated into the JAIC policy team.” […]
Karl Jensen was recently appointed as executive vice president of AECOM’s national governments business. Since January, Jensen has been overseeing AECOM's federal business while the company focuses on implementing strategic measures to strengthen its professional services capabilities. Prior to joining AECOM, Jensen served as vice president of strategy and business growth at Swiss military technology […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said the Trump administration has met its objectives identified under the American Artificial Intelligence initiative a year since its inception. According to a joint letter released by Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios and Deputy CTO Lynne Parker, the administration made investments in AI research and development, advanced […]
