Databricks has secured a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program High authority to operate, validating Azure Databricks security and compliance for data analytics and artificial intelligence meant for the commercial and public sector markets. The FedRAMP government initiative is meant to unify the method of security assessment, authorization and monitoring for cloud services as indicated […]
The U.S. Air Force has been using the latest technologies such as data analytics, virtual reality and artificial intelligence to enhance the training of undergraduate pilots and address pilot shortage. Through the Pilot Training Next program, Air Force Education and Training Command reinvents pilot instructions and adopts innovative methods that can be customized for each […]
Bruce Crawford, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has joined Jacobs as senior vice president for strategic development at the company’s critical mission solutions. In the current role, the former service chief information officer will be responsible for strategic leadership and vision to support expansion efforts of the […]
Andrew Moore, general manager for artificial intelligence and industry solutions at Google Cloud, said AI is more challenging to manage and monitor than to build the technology. During the virtual FedTalks 2020 event, he told federal agency leaders that an organization will need a bigger group to enhance, run and check than to design and […]
BWX Technologies and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed new additive manufacturing technologies meant for advanced nuclear reactor components. Built from alloys and refractory metals, the advanced reactors operate at high temperatures. The technology used to produce the parts, also known as 3D printing, from the special materials can accelerate the development, the BWXT […]
Gen. John Raymond, the U.S. Space Command’s chief of space operations and commander, a 2020 Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said young people are looking forward to joining the service. During a virtual event at the Halifax International Security Forum held on Nov. 21, the general said the organization is […]
The Senate Appropriations Committee has proposed an additional $58M budget to help the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to decrease the current requests backlog for the organization’s cybersecurity agencies to offer vulnerability evaluations to state and local authorities. In a statement, the committee said the funding is meant to reduce the year-long backlog in vulnerability […]
BAE Systems has secured a $197.4M contract from the U.S. Navy to support its efforts to drydock and maintain the USS Wasp. The contract is the company's second for the amphibious assault ship. The deal, which would bring the total value of the effort to $237.7M if all options are exercised, calls for the U.K. […]
Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, director for command, control, communications and computers on the Department of Defense’s Joint Staff, said the comprehensive strategy for the Joint All-Domain Command and Control is almost 80 percent complete. The plan is the Department of Defense’s vision to connect all of the military’s sensors and weapons systems together. The document […]
Dennis Nihiser, as vice president program manager at Science Applications International Corporation, is responsible for the delivery of products and support across engineering, architecture and large-scale systems integration. A seasoned senior systems engineer, he provides technical advice and guidance to various systems engineering and architecture efforts and leads the planning and coordination to integrate support […]
