The U.S. Army and the Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said teams from both organizations have made infrastructure improvements that would enhance data replication pipelines between the department and the military branch. According to Army finance data steward Chase Levinson, the service’s Business Mission Area and CDAO worked to integrate pipelines […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory showcased the Robust Information Provisioning Layer during the Air and Space Force’s Air, Space and Cyber conference from Sept. 11 to 13. RIPL is a cybersecurity tool that manages information across a network and allows seamless and secure access to content despite limited or intermittent connectivity in contested environments. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published new challenges for individuals looking to enter into the cybersecurity sector or enhance their existing skills. CISA’s micro-challenges consist of 14 experiences that allow users to complete core cybersecurity workforce tasks while exploring various skill sets. Users will also be led through an interactive learning environment to […]
The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded ICF a potential five-year, $30 million blanket purchase agreement to enhance the National Wildfire Coordination Group‘s training systems. Under the BPA, ICF will use its expertise, technologies and advanced analytics to develop a performance-based training system that improves the readiness of the United States’ wildland firefighting force. […]
Red Cat Holdings has announced that Customs and Border Protection awarded its Teal Drones subsidiary a $1.8 million contract for Teal 2 unmanned aerial systems. Teal Drones will provide 106 Teal 2 units, spare parts and training services to U.S. Border Patrol officials using the UAS for supplemental reconnaissance, surveillance and tracking missions. The single-source […]
The U.S. Army’s acquisition chief said recent tests of the Next Generation Squad Weapon prototypes showed improvements related to problems that contributed to a fielding delay. Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, shared that NGSW contractor Sig Sauer applied changes to the weapons to […]
Leidos announced that it has secured the U.S. Army’s potential 10-year, $7.9 billion Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation contract. Under the CHS-6 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity deal, the contractor will use the Leidos Intelligent Logistics Platform to enhance the Army’s decision-making across the command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and mission IT lifecycle. Gerry Fasano, […]
Spire Global Subsidiary has received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s one-year, three-phase contract for Commercial Weather Data Pilot studies. The contract was awarded under the NOAA Commercial Data Program. Under the CWDP contract, Spire Global Subsidiary will help NOAA assess the quality and impact of available commercial global navigation satellite system reflectometry observations for […]
Auxon, an automated verification and validation solutions provider, announced that it has secured a $1.25 million Direct-to-Phase II contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop artificial intelligence fault prediction technology. The company offers products that help customers optimize system performance. Conform is a continuous verification solution that uses trace-based testing to isolate problems automatically […]
Blackwatch International Corp. announced that it has secured a potential five-year, $96.9 million contract from the Defense Microelectronics Activity, the Department of Defense’s center for microelectronics technology, acquisition, and transformation, to support the Advanced Reconfigurable Manufacturing for Semiconductors foundry and Integrated Circuits Manufacturing Support Labs. David Wolf, senior vice president of operations at Blackwatch, said […]
