General Dynamics Information Technology has appointed Kamal Narang as senior vice president for federal health. Narang will lead the strategy and execution aspects of GDIT’s federal health business and will join the company’s executive leadership team. Amy Gilliland, president of GDIT, a 2024 Wash100 awardee and a 4×24 member, said Narang’s experience in the federal […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate evaluated counter-unmanned aerial system technologies during two live demonstrations held in the summer of 2023. The first demonstration, held in July at Camp Grafton South in North Dakota, focused on drones that can be taken down using kinetic mitigation systems, which include lasers, projectiles, nets and […]
The U.S. Naval Warfare Information Systems Command has launched a new offering designed to speed up application creation and improve automation. The OneNAVWAR Digital Innovation Nexus is built on the Microsoft Power Platform suite of business development tools and supports the next generation of the Navy Information Superiority Vision. The offering is designed to provide […]
ASRC Federal subsidiary ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics has secured the Defense Logistics Agency’s potential 10-year, $500 million Navy Industrial Prime Vendor Generation IV contract to provide supply chain management and logistics support for the U.S. Navy. Chris Frye, senior vice president of supply chain management and logistics at ASRC, said the subsidiary will use an […]
The National Security Agency, in partnership with the UK National Cyber Security Centre and other organizations, has issued a cybersecurity advisory about Russian actors targeting cloud-hosted infrastructure to gain access to data. According to the “SVR Cyber Actors Adapt Tactics for Initial Cloud Access” CSA, the Russian hacking group APT29 uses automated system accounts and […]
The commander of the U.S. Space Operations Command said the U.S. Space Force will rely more on the private sector for space domain awareness support. According to Lt. Gen. David Miller, commercially operated satellites can provide critical capabilities such as delivering space tracking data and analytics and transforming raw data into actionable intelligence. He noted, […]
General Dynamics Information Technology’s vice president for artificial intelligence and data insights said agencies are using data lakes and data mesh architecture to manage large volumes of data associated with the increased use of AI. Dave Vennergrund, a 4×24 member, wrote in a blog post that data lakes help agencies store and analyze data and […]
Lily Zeleke has announced that she was no longer the Department of Defense’s deputy chief information officer for enterprise IT as of Thursday. According to an email sent to the DOD Chief Information Officer team, Zeleke, who became the deputy CIO in December 2022, will serve in a new role and will be succeeded by […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs said 40 artificial intelligence use cases are in an operational phase within the agency to ensure that customers receive optimal health care benefits. Speaking before the House VA Committee on Feb. 15, Charles Worthington, the department’s chief technology officer, said AI can help VA employees provide better health care and […]
The Federal Aviation Administration will set up an agency that would establish a new spaceflight licensing process. According to Kelvin Coleman, associate administrator for commercial space transportation at the FAA, the agency would create an aerospace rulemaking committee that would identify ways to streamline licensing processes identified in the “Part 450” regulation set. Coleman said […]
