President Joe Biden plans to nominate William LaPlante for undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. LaPlante is a seasoned national security executive with nearly four decades of experience in acquisition, technology, sustainment and the defense industrial base, the White House said Tuesday. He currently serves as president and CEO of Draper Laboratory, a research […]
1st Edge, a small business based in Huntsville, Alabama, has been awarded a $9.7 million deal to continue developing artificial intelligence technologies for the U.S. Army. The Small Business Innovative Research Phase III contract was issued by the Space and Missile Defense Command, 1st Edge said Tuesday. The company said that the contract advances its […]
Artificial intelligence, robots and other automation technologies are transforming workplaces in both the private and public sectors. Robotic process automation allows employees to move away from repetitive tasks like filing forms and conducting routine analyses, according to RPA software developer UiPath. According to federal officials, the Department of Defense is seeing at least a 15 percent increase […]
Ed Burrows serves as vice president of intelligent solutions at Brillient, a provider of digital transformation services in the national security, civilian and health care sectors. The company offers solutions in digital automation, intelligent business process management, information management and artificial intelligence. In his role, Burrows leads growth efforts to sell robotic process automation, intelligent […]
The defense industry needs to lower the cost of hypersonic systems as the Department of Defense moves to scale up its acquisition of the high-priority technology, a top department official said. Heidi Shyu, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, noted that the majority of the military’s hypersonic programs are in the development phase, […]
The departments of Homeland Security and Defense are developing a new methodology for assessing the security of 5G technologies. The effort is being led by the DOD’s 5G Initiative program and DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is tasked with leading 5G risk management efforts across the government, Federal News Network reported. Vincent Sritapan, […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has warned the health care sector about zero-day cyberattacks, which exploit system vulnerabilities that have not yet been discovered by the developer. HHS said that zero-day attacks can endanger patients and their data, as well as force health care organizations to heavily invest in patching vulnerabilities, Fierce Healthcare […]
The Library of Congress has issued a request for information on electronic visitor counting systems and software. The government needs a commercial off-the-shelf solution to replace the Library’s outdated electronic visitor counting camera system that is nearing its end of life, according to the RFI posted on SAM .gov. Vendors are encouraged to present solutions […]
Airports across the United States will begin deploying aircraft flight scheduling technology developed by NASA. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the technology will help personnel manage the movements of aircraft while they are at the airport. The technology comes in the form of a surface metering software product designed to prevent excessive taxi and hold […]
Shipbuilding company Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors has awarded Siemens Energy a contract to help reduce emissions on two new government ships. Siemens Energy will provide power, propulsion, control systems and battery storage technology for the Oceanographer and Discoverer vessels being acquired by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Siemens Energy said Monday. NOAA intends to use […]
