GovernmentCIO has appointed Jennifer Stone as the firm's new vice president of growth for veterans and defense health. Stone previously served as senior manager for veterans and defense health strategy at Accenture, where she was responsible for developing strategies in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Health Agency. In the said role, […]
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a potential $90M firm-fixed-price contract for facilities maintenance, repair and operations items. The 18-month bridge contract has no option periods and will serve multiple military services. It will be performed in the Southwest Region Zone 2 of the U.S. and is expected to be completed […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with Verizon, Microsoft and Medivis to identify clinical uses for technology that combine health innovations with 5G wireless communications capabilities. Project Convergence is part of VA's initiative to deliver the agency’s "first advanced, 5G-enabled" clinical care system at its Palo Alto hospital in Livermore, California. According to VA, the […]
Peraton has secured a spot on a potential 10-year, maximum $982M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract supporting the U.S. Navy's unmanned surface vehicle family of systems. The defense contractor was selected to compete for individual delivery orders in all six categories of the contract, namely payloads, non-payload sensors, mission support systems, autonomy and vehicle control systems, ashore […]
Gil Alterovitz, director of the newly formed National Artificial Intelligence Institute in the Department of Veterans Affairs, said the institute is having difficulty retaining its workforce, working with external partners, and bringing people from different organizations together. Speaking at an ACT-IAC Emerging Tech Community of Interest meeting, Alterovitz explained that finding, attracting and retaining AI […]
The Pentagon will soon adopt a detailed set of principles for using artificial intelligence, officials familiar with the matter said. According to the sources, the policy will closely follow the draft set of rules released by the Defense Innovation Board in October. By implementing the principles now, the Department of Defense hopes that good practices […]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for the creation of a Data Protection Agency that will be dedicated to protecting online privacy. According to her proposal, the agency would be tasked with creating new rules around how tech companies are allowed to collect and use personal information about their users. The proposed legislation would also allow the […]
Leidos has appointed James Moos as its Civil Group segment’s president. He will report directly to Leidos CEO Roger Krone and will be responsible for all Civil Group activities, including new business growth, technology development and thought leadership. Moos most recently served as the group’s chief operating officer and deputy group president, where he led […]
Enview will deploy its artificial intelligence analytics capabilities for use by the 60th Air Mobility Wing to support their national defense-related mission need in the area of natural disaster relief. The company's partnership with the U.S. Air Force is eyed to increase disaster response effectiveness by providing clear, current, and actionable mapping intelligence. Enview also […]
Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, wants to automate detection systems and move humans further out in the decision-making loop. Speaking at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, the official said humans being "on the loop" would still give humans oversight of an automated system, but […]
