Customer experience has become a core metric for companies that need to compete with each other for people’s attention. This is especially true for companies providing products and services to the government, which frowns upon wasted tax dollars and anything less than the best-in-class. In the public sector, some government agencies have caught on to the […]
The Department of Energy’s commercialization executive has called for more public-private partnerships in quantum information science. Quantum information science is the convergence of classical information science and the principles of quantum mechanics. Rima Kasia Oueid, from DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions, said the emerging interdisciplinary field has the potential to enhance the U.S. power grid, […]
The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking an artificial intelligence solution that can coordinate a network of unmanned aerial systems in flight. DIU said it is exclusively looking for networking and decision-making algorithms and not computer vision or autopilot systems. The solution should also allow DIU to test the networked air platforms in a digital engineering […]
The Coast Guard plans to upgrade its cybersecurity blue team branch to a dedicated Cyber Operational Assessments Branch that also includes a red team. Blue and red teams are made up of defensive and offensive cybersecurity professionals, respectively, tasked with simulating cyber attacks to identify gaps in security. Starting later in the summer, the CoastGuard […]
Palantir Technologies has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to deploy its data-as-a-service platform for the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Cross-Mission Ground and Communications Enterprise. The $32.5 million contract converges SMC/ECX’s Space Command and Control program, the Air Force’s Project Brown Heron and a NORAD-NORTHCOM mission area, Palantir said Monday. As part of the work […]
The strict regulation of cryptocurrencies will do little to prevent cybercriminals from laundering the proceeds of ransomware, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official. Nitin Natarajan, deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said criminals have always found innovative ways to circumvent protections and continue their attack, Nextgov reported Tuesday. “If […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency wants to enhance its satellite observation capabilities by partnering with other meteorological government organizations, including foreign ones. According to one official, European and Asian satellite constellations can benefit the new portfolio approach of NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. NESDIS Assistant Administrator Stephen Volz […]
Iridium Communications has announced an investment in DDK Positioning, a satellite navigation service provider based in Scotland. DDK uses Iridium technology to provide global precision positioning services that can improve the accuracy of global navigation satellite systems, Iridium said Monday. Iridium CEO Matt Desch, a member of the Potomac Officers Club and seven-time Wash100 winner, […]
The General Services Administration has launched a revamped version of the SAM .gov government contracting website, consolidating the functions and content of six acquisition websites. On May 24, GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service informally took SAM .gov out of beta by taking out the “beta” in the website’s address, Federal News Network reported. “One of the […]
Jason Nichols is the operating group president for defense and intelligence at ASRC Federal, which offers a range of technology services to the Department of Defense. According to ASRC Federal, the defense and intelligence business unit provides products and services in software engineering, advanced analytics, digital operations, information technology modernization, high-performance computing and infrastructure support. […]
