ThousandEyes, a San Francisco-based network intelligence company, has been designated Federal Risk and Authorization and Management Program ready. With its new status, ThousandEyes may now offer its Digital Experience Monitoring platform to federal agencies. The offering will help digitally transitioning agencies with citizen services, employee productivity and new WAN architectures, the company announced Tuesday. ThousandEye […]
The Army has developed new neural network performance metrics to measure the reliability of next-generation artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. The metrics will supposedly help deep neural networks apply safe techniques for command and control systems, precision fire and decision support systems. DNNs can typically only make predictions within their scope of training, becoming […]
L3Harris has been awarded a $1.2B contract from the Space Force for maintenance and modernization of the military's ground-based space sensors. The potentially 10-year contract is part of the Maintenance of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities program. L3Harris said the contract also covers space battle management command and control capabilities. The company will support space […]
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced a partnership with the National CyberWatch Center for Cybersecurity Education. The partnership signals that NCC recognizes HII's excellence in cybersecurity and education, the company said. Alan Greenberg, the chief information security officer at HII's technical solutions division, said the partnership is a chance for the company to serve as […]
Michele Evans, a 2020 Wash100 winner, serves as the executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's $20B aeronautics business. She leverages over three decades of experience in the defense and aerospace industries gained by serving commercial and international military customers. Evans held positions of increasing responsibility throughout her 34-year career in Lockheed, according to her LinkedIn profile. […]
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has landed a $4.71B Navy contract modification for 78 F-35 combat aircraft and associated aircraft red gear. The modification was made to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, firm-fixed-price contract. Work will mostly be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be finished by March 2023. Some of the other places of […]
Technology firm Octo has scored a $50M contract from the Patent and Trademark Office, which is seeking support on a range of emerging technologies for enhanced mission delivery and business processes. The USPTO awarded the contract through its Intelligent Automation Innovation Support Services blanket purchase agreement. The contractor shall help develop and deploy technologies like […]
The Center for a New American Security has recruited Marine Corps veterans Jeannette Haynie and Jyleanne Hunter to boost the group's military community efforts. Haynie and Hunter will serve as adjunct senior fellows for the organization's Military, Veterans and Society Program. The initiative is aimed at addressing social issues that military members face during their […]
The Air Force plans to increase its use of ethical hackers to bolster its preparedness for wartime attacks on its information technology networks. In its search of "white-hat" hacking services, the Air Force previously awarded cybersecurity firm Dark Wolf a $75M blanket purchase agreement for internal network penetration testing, FedScoop reported. In March 2019, the Air […]
Todd Probert serves as CAE's group president of defense and security, leveraging two decades of technical, business and international experience in defense and technology. He assumed his post in late January by succeeding Gene Colabatistto upon his retirement. Probert most previously served in Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services as vice president of C2, space and intelligence, according […]
