Paul Ingholt is an intelligence leader and partner at business consulting and services firm Guidehouse, working out of Vienna, Virginia. He brings an exceptional record of building teams and capabilities, establishing a financially sustainable delivery model, capturing new geographic and market opportunities, and enhancing brand reputation for a professional services organization, according to his LinkedIn […]
John Pereira is an intelligence leader and partner at IBM Consulting, working out of Sterling, Virginia. He is focused on helping his current and former colleagues in the Intelligence Community “meet their critical mission needs in faster, stronger and more agile ways,” according to his LinkedIn profile. Pereira says that he strives to bring the […]
Defense Undersecretary Heidi Shyu on Thursday assured lawmakers the Defense Innovation Unit enjoys “strong support” from the Pentagon and said she is pleased with what the agency has accomplished. The Department of Defense’s research and engineering leader, however, acknowledged DIU officials’ frustration with their limited budget, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Shyu’s statements came after DIU […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is set to announce the winners of an extended contest to establish new encryption standards potentially capable of withstanding attacks from quantum computers, a top agency official said. The prospect that such futuristic computers will be able to solve mathematical problems that normal computers cannot continue to be […]
The Central Intelligence Agency on Thursday named a new chief information security officer as part of efforts to align with contemporary technological innovations. Joseph Baich has been selected to lead the strategy and implementation of the agency’s cybersecurity capabilities throughout its information technology ecosystem, The Record reported Thursday. In a statement, the CIA said that […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is funding a study on how long-term exposure to zero-gravity can affect astronauts’ bone health in an effort to find ways to counteract their physical deterioration. The proposed study will be the first to assess trabecular bone microarchitecture changes in a unique model mimicking microgravity effects, NASA said Friday. Biomedical scientist Jean […]
Defense Logistics Agency officials revealed plans to depend more on robotic process automation to handle repetitive tasks and unburden the organization’s workforce. The move is being taken after a three-year experiment of deploying software-based bots produced encouraging results, FedScoop reported Friday. Rusty Wells, who leads the agency’s Procurement Process and Systems Division, told journalists that […]
The Defense Innovation Unit announced that, together with the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, it has successfully implemented machine learning solutions to resolve accounting discrepancies in the Department of Defense’s financial management enterprise. Towards this shared objective, they managed two separate pilots using two distinct ML platforms, the DIU said Thursday. In a statement, the DIU […]
The U.S. Space Force announced its intention to award one of several prospective vendors a contract to launch a small satellite into low-Earth orbit on short notice. The deal, which is expected to be awarded sometime in August, will be made under the service’s Tactically Responsive Space mission, SpaceNews reported Thursday. The Space Systems Command, […]
Dallas-headquartered engineering company Jacobs announced that it has been awarded a new Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations and Maintenance contract to continue its services for the Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. The contract value is estimated at $220 million over five years, including a one-year base period and four one-year options, Jacobs said […]
