The General Services Administration has selected Washington-based company Guidehouse to support federal offices and agencies in switching to zero-emission vehicles. Guidehouse will deploy mobility experts and management consultants to help the GSA Office of Fleet Management in supporting vehicle electrification efforts for various government entities. The team of experts will use in-house datasets, frameworks and […]
The Office of Management and Budget has ordered government agencies to work with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on endpoint security efforts. The goal of the directive is to improve early detection, response and remediation of cybersecurity incidents. According to an OMB memorandum, CISA was given a three-month deadline to access agencies’ endpoint detection […]
Dallas-based artificial intelligence and predictive analytics provider Lone Star Analysis has secured a $22 million contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division for analytics services that focus on aircraft operations, sustainment and staffing. The company will use its OptUp solution suite and its TruNavigator platform to assess the service’s aircraft and staff. Work […]
The U.S. Space Force Space Operations Command has awarded U.K.-based company Serco a potential $33 million contract for Space Fence system support services. The contract has a five-month base performance period and five one-year option years. As the prime contractor, Serco will perform space domain awareness-related operations, logistics and organizational level maintenance. Work will also […]
Kim Howard is the vice president of F-35 production operations at Lockheed Martin. She oversees all aspects of planning, execution and production for all F-35 Lightning II variants that are being deployed in the U.S. and other partner countries. Howard has over 28 years of experience with Lockheed, having served as the director of production […]
Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and a former Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said AI deployment across the military should be done slowly and incrementally to ensure that products can be used across combatant commands. The goal is to ensure that AI products are of top quality and can […]
The U.S. Cyber Command has awarded its potential five-year TACTICALCRUISER contract to Columbia, Maryland-based emerging technology solutions provider BigBear.ai. The company will provide a real-time data analytics capability that will allow Cybercom to track, analyze and visualize business intelligence information. BigBear.ai CEO and 2021 Wash100 winner Reggie Brothers said the solution to be delivered will […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency published its 2021 data strategy on Wednesday, outlining the organization’s action plan to maintain dominance in GEOINT delivery. The 28-page public document serves as a companion to the NGA Technology Strategy, which was issued in May 2020. The 2021 plan focuses on using data to improve GEOINT delivery accurately and quickly. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded analytics company Palantir a four-year, $90 million contract to enhance the agency’s Common Operating Platform. The award expands the company’s work in the health and defense sector and is the first major contract the analytics provider secured from the VA. Under the contract, Palantir will provide new tools […]
Launch services and space systems provider Rocket Lab USA has been tasked with launching NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System using the company’s Electron launch vehicle. ACS3 will launch as part of a rideshare mission that is slated for mid-2022 in New Zealand. The Long Beach, California-based company’s Electron rocket is known for its ability […]
