Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific has awarded Elbit Systems of America a prime contract for autonomous maritime target tracking. Under the contract, Elbit America will develop its prototype target-tracking solution and test it in a series of sea-based demonstrations that would span a year. The company’s envisioned solution uses autonomy, artificial intelligence, target recognition and […]
The U.K. Space Command will set up a Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell under a U.S. Space Command initiative for enhanced situational awareness capabilities. The planned JCO-UK cell will allow British authorities to work with their U.S. counterparts on efficiently using commercially furnished space domain awareness data. Specifically, JCO-UK will incorporate eight-hour operations […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded enterprise software-as-a-service company SandboxAQ the Prototype Quantum Resistant Cryptographic Public Key Infrastructure other transaction authority agreement. According to SandboxAQ CEO Jack Hidary, the company will deliver its Security Suite offering to improve national defense capabilities. The SandboxAQ Security Suite uses agile cryptography resistant to quantum-enabled decryption to protect […]
The House Armed Services Committee wants the Department of Defense to set up an oversight process for military-used artificial intelligence capabilities. The requirement, one of the approved amendments to the committee’s version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, calls on the Chief Digital and AI Office to create criteria determining if AI technologies are […]
Reston, Virginia-headquartered Leidos has added Carahsoft Technology to the Leidos Alliance Partner Network as a Corporate Alliance Partner, a tier designated for companies that excel in delivering support, supply chain resilience and business development solutions. Bob Gemmill, chief procurement officer of Leidos, said the latest addition will allow Leidos to use Carahsoft’s distribution network and […]
The Senate Armed Services Committee has added a proposal to the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act requiring the Department of Defense’s National Academy of Public Administration to study the viability of a uniformed cyber force. The amendment includes a clause banning Pentagon personnel from interfering and influencing the Academy’s study. According to the […]
The National Science Foundation has launched a $30 million funding program to help improve research and development efforts supporting the United States’ long-term competitiveness. Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the NSF, said the Assessing and Predicting Technology Outcomes program will identify investments that will accelerate critical technologies development, gain a better understanding of technology areas outlined […]
The University of Alaska at Fairbanks has secured a five-year, $70 million NASA contract for data center development and operations. The university will continue developing and operating the Synthetic Aperture Radar Distributed Active Archive Center for NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System. Deliverables include systems engineering, operations and maintenance, data and information management […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Information Innovation Office is seeking white papers for its three-year Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security Program. According to DARPA, the INGOTS program will address cybersecurity issues affecting web browsers, mobile operating systems and other complex systems. Research proposals for the program must include artificial intelligence- and program analysis-driven […]
The General Services Administration will exercise the five-year option for the Alliant 2 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract, a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle that federal agencies can use to procure IT services and products. The five-year extension allows agencies to procure solutions and services necessary to support IT infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity enhancements and operations innovation. Agencies can secure […]
