SiO2 Material Science, a biotechnology company, has been awarded a $143M government contract to accelerate the production upscaling of its platform for storing coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics. The contract was awarded by the Department of Defense's Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense in partnership with the Department of Health and […]
The Department of Energy is exploring how to best leverage artificial intelligence capabilities for driving future innovations and discoveries. The department's new Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office issued its first request for information, asking experts from national laboratories, academia and industry for insights on how to pursue breakthroughs in AI technology, Nextgov reported Thursday. “In […]
Intelsat General Communications has partnered with the Army to assess the company's ability to advance the service's satellite communications systems capabilities. The company entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center, Intelligence Community News reported Wednesday. "We look forward […]
Will Roper, the Air Force's assistant secretary for acquisition and a Potomac Officers Club member, said he plans to transfer the Department of Defense's artificial intelligence experiment over to the Air Force. Called Project Maven, the experiment was launched in 2017 to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques for managing large chunks of intelligence, surveillance […]
Parsons, a defense technology company, has landed a $950M contract to mature technological platforms and capabilities in support of the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System, the company announced Wednesday. "We look forward to improving connectivity in support of the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System mission. Our agile software development and innovative joint-domain solutions deliver […]
The Department of Defense needs modern information technology systems to handle the logistics of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the department's top acquisition official. Ellen Lord, the Pentagon's undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, said the DOD needs to upgrade its network to track critical supply chains […]
The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to infuse additional funding in fiscal year 2021 into the Hypersonic Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, which received $108M in fiscal year 2020. The committee has not announced how much will be provided. In December, Congress selected the Missile Defense Agency to lead the HBTSS' development, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. However, […]
David Pekoske serves as the Transportation Security Administration's seventh administrator. He leads a workforce of about 60K employees and is responsible for security operations at nearly 450 U.S. airports. Under Pekoske's leadership, the TSA also shares security responsibilities for highways, railroads, ports, mass transit systems and pipelines, the agency said. Before he was confirmed into […]
Daniel Morgan serves as the Department of Transportation's chief data officer and assistant chief information officer for data services. He is responsible for improving data quality, data sharing and new data product development. As CDO, Morgan is also in charge of the department's data program and compliance, FedScoop reported. The data he works with spans flight, […]
Rena Barta serves as Parsons' vice president of transportation infrastructure, responsible for leading the company's mobility solutions business development team in New York City. She leverages over 25 years of experience in developing strategic alliances with organization leaders and clients, according to her LinkedIn profile. Anne Darnall, Parsons' business development leader, said Barta brought into […]
