The Universities Space Research Association, a nonprofit organization under the National Academy of Sciences, has launched the second phase of its quantum computing project with the Department of Defense. Under the terms of a new award, USRA will continue working on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Optimization with Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum devices program. […]
The General Services Administration plans to modernize the tool that the federal government uses to provide transparency in its federal information technology investments. Launched in 2009, the IT Dashboard is an online platform that agencies, the private sector and the public can use to view information from federal IT portfolios and business case reports. According […]
Zignal Labs has announced the expanded availability of its narrative intelligence products and services for government clients. The offerings may be procured through TextOre’s new Multiple Award Schedule contract with the General Services Administration, Zignal Labs said Thursday. According to its website, Zignal Labs’ Narrative Intelligence Cloud platform is a software solution designed to counter […]
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has released a memorandum requiring government agencies to meet certain cybersecurity goals by fiscal year 2024. The federal zero trust architecture strategy was developed in response to the increasing sophistication of the cyber threats faced by the government, OMB acting Director Shalanda Young said in the memo […]
The California Institute of Technology has named Laurie Leshin as director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, effective May 16. She will also serve as vice president of Caltech. JPL is a federally funded research and development center in La Canada Flintridge owned by NASA and managed by Caltech. The laboratory specializes in developing robotic spacecraft […]
Bob Kolasky, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, will step down from his post as head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s National Risk Management Center. Established in 2018, the NRMC is an organization that provides planning and analysis support to private-sector organizations that own or operate U.S. critical infrastructure. As […]
Parsons has announced that its president and CEO, Carey Smith, was elected as its board of directors’ next chairperson, effective April 14. Smith, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, will succeed Executive Chairman Charles Harrington, who will retire on the same date after serving at the company for 40 years, Parsons said Monday. Steven […]
The Department of Labor has awarded Tetra Tech a task order for various information technology services under a $169 million multiple-award contract. The new $16.9 million task order calls for support in application development, modernization, enhancement services and other technical support, Tetra Tech said Tuesday. The company said that its federal IT services group will […]
Bluescape announced that its online whiteboard software offering has achieved the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program “In Process” designation at the Moderate Baseline level. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to assessing the security of cloud-based products and services. Bluescape said that the FedRAMP authorization clears it to offer the […]
Researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory have turned to artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve the airplane manufacturing process. The researchers are specifically applying AI to friction stir welding, the process of softening two workpieces without reaching the materials’ melting point, according to friction stir welding tool maker Mazak MegaStir. The use of machine […]
