James Villa serves as the chief legal officer of Aleut Federal, an Alaskan Native-owned business providing technology, environmental, construction and infrastructure services to government clients. Villa is the leader of a 15-person legal, compliance and government contracts team. He offers guidance to officers and managers on corporate and business matters and ensures that all business […]
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command has selected BigBear .ai as the winner of its Artificial Intelligence and Networks Advanced Naval Technology Exercise AI Prize Challenge. AINetANTX AI highlighted how AI technologies can support Project Overmatch, a U.S. Navy initiative aimed at modernizing naval weapons to support the Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept. According to […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence with its enterprise-wide AI strategy. The strategy, released in September, outlines workforce improvement initiatives to help address a growing demand for AI expertise. It ensures that VA personnel are equipped with the knowledge and skills to take on various AI-related tasks, including acquisitions, […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is soliciting proposals for its Defender program. NGA is seeking a prime contractor that will help its chief information security officer mitigate the instances and severity of agency attacks. The planned acquisition will provide the NGA with state-of-the-art cybersecurity capabilities and services for protecting GEOINT data, including cybersecurity risk management, automation […]
General Dynamics Information Technology beat out five other companies to secure an $829 million information technology helpdesk task order with the Defense Intelligence Agency. The fixed-price, award-fee task requires GDIT to provide all IT help desk services for the DIA until Jan. 27, 2032. About $20 million had been obligated at the time of award […]
The issuance of a second continuing resolution is expected to delay the Space Force’s absorption of military satellite communications units. Lawmakers are looking to announce a new stopgap bill as the continuing resolution issued on Sept. 30 is set to expire on Friday. The second CR will extend the funding deadline to the end of […]
Kerim Akgonul is a long-time executive of Pegasystems, currently serving as its chief product officer. Pegasystems is a Massachusetts-based computer software company that helps clients overcome business complexities through real-time artificial intelligence and automation. As CPO, Akgonul delivers the full suite of company products built on the Pega Infinity platform. He is responsible for building […]
The 18th Airborne Corps has signed agreements with six universities to achieve its goal of becoming an artificial intelligence-ready unit. Students from partner institutions, namely Vanderbilt University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Duke University, Syracuse University, Middle Tennessee State University and the University of North Carolina System, will have the opportunity to work on Army projects. […]
The Department of Defense is looking to incentivize network security improvement efforts among contractors to ensure that their cyber defenses are up to snuff even before the revamped Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program takes effect. CMMC 2.0 implementation could take between nine and 24 months in observance of the rulemaking process, according to officials, so until […]
Government and industry experts at AIAA’s ASCEND conference said artificial intelligence will be critical to fulfilling the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control concept. According to Brig. Gen. John Olson, mobilization assistant to the Space Force chief, AI and machine learning will enable the military to understand and react to battlefield information […]
