The National Reconnaissance Office has asked commercial providers of satellite imagery in the United States to submit their bids under a new program called the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer. In its request for proposals, the agency said it is ushering in a new model involving multiple domestic satellite imagery suppliers to replace the current single-vendor model, SpaceNews […]
Yevgenia Pinelis is the chief of test and evaluation at the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. Her professional specialties include statistics, applied statistics, statistical consulting, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, machine translation, observational studies, design of experiments, quasi-experiments, and operational testing and evaluation. Pinelis is the inaugural T&E chief of JAIC, helping […]
Joe Cozza is the director of satellite systems testing and evaluation at the Boeing Company, working out of El Segundo, California. He has over 25 years of experience in engineering and operations, project and program management, technical risk management, and financial management associated with the production of satellite systems. During his over two decades with […]
The U.S. Marine Corps is using artificial intelligence and data analytics tools to implement a paradigm shift in the kind of Marines it recruits and eventually retains in the service. On Wednesday, Gen. David Berger, the USMC’s commandant, released the Talent Management 2030 report, which outlines new ideas on staffing the service to better meet […]
Applied Dynamics International announced the award of a contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to upgrade to contemporary standards the agency’s aging satellite systems. By applying new hardware and the ADEPT industrial computing platform, the technological overhaul will add cybersecurity hardening and extend the serviceable life of these systems by well over a […]
Major technology companies denied allegations that they intend to use the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource to advance their own commercial interests. The denial came after AI research groups appealed to the NAIRR Task Force to postpone work until alternative AI research investments are explored and controls ensuring accountable, ethical use of government data are […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is expanding the makeup of its leadership and merging departments as part of efforts to support the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities and focus on space strategy. As part of the efforts to strengthen its organization, the Office of Strategic Engagements and Assessments and the Office of the Chief Technologist are […]
Ryan Smith is the president and chief executive officer of Fincantieri Marine Systems North America, working out of Atlantic Beach, Florida. He has been the head of the Fincantieri Group’s American operations for less than two years, pursuing turnkey projects with the U.S. Department of Defense, according to his LinkedIn profile. Upon joining the company […]
Peter Legnos is the founder and president of LBI, working out of Gorton, Connecticut. During his over 50-year career, he has taken part in the development of some of the U.S. Navy’s more notable technologies, including acoustically accurate simulators of enemy seas mines, which are now being used to detect and neutralize live mines. Legnos […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate announced that two inventors working at its National Urban Security Technology Laboratory were awarded a patent for a new device that makes a distinct and audible alarm when it detects dangerous levels of radioactivity. Electronics engineer Norman Chiu and physicist Paul Goldhagen jointly received U.S. Patent 11,140,476 […]
