U.S Army researchers are working on two artificial intelligence programs that are seen to enhance communication between AI systems and soldiers. The AI projects, which are expected to improve a warfighter’s situational awareness in a mission, are part of the Army’s priority of modernizing combat vehicles that will operate using unmanned and AI-based platforms, C4ISRNET […]
Government officials have cautioned that the U.S. electricity system is still under attack from enemies overseas and the pandemic has highlighted the threats. During a committee hearing on cyber threats to the grid, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, energy and natural resources committee chairman, said the danger of cyberattacks coming from foreign rivals is real and rising, […]
DLT Solutions, a Virginia-based IT reseller, has forged a partnership with software developer and security provider SteelCloud to distribute the company’s compliance products. With the partnership, Steelcloud’s STIG compliance products are available through DLT, a subsidiary of Tech Data, a government technology service provider headquartered in Florida, the company said. Chris Wilkinson, DLT president said […]
Edward Parkinson serves as the chief executive officer at First Responder Network Authority, a role he has held since May 2019 after serving in an acting capacity for seven months starting in October 2018. According to board chairman Ed Horowitz, Parkinson was appointed to the position following “a comprehensive and thorough search” to spearhead the organization’s […]
Haywood Talcove has been serving as chief executive officer for government at LexisNexis Risk Solutions for more than 12 years, overseeing the product management, sales and marketing strategies for the company’s government business unit. He also heads the entire operations for LexisNexis Special Services, a subsidiary established in 2003 to provide online information retrieval services, […]
Zain Ahmed serves as vice president and general manager for civilian and law enforcement practice at CenturyLink. Since December 2018, he has been leading the unit tasked to provide cybersecurity, cloud computing, networking and IT support services to government customers. He oversees six field sales directors, four customer service managers and 46 account directors, according […]
Stacy Schwartz has been the vice president for global public safety and Firstnet solutions at AT&T since December 2013. For almost seven years now, she as headed the business group that serves the customers in the federal departments of Homeland Security, Justice and State. She is also responsible for the unit’s business expansion, financial management […]
Lisa Fowlkes serves as the chief for the public safety and homeland security bureau at the Federal Communications Commission. Since her appointment in January 2017, she has been leading the bureau in designing and executing policies, in accordance with the FCC’s authority, to provide first responders and the American population access to communications, the commission […]
Perspecta has named Damian DiPippa as senior vice president and general manager for the intelligence group. In the said role, he will run the team tasked with providing data analytics, software development and systems engineering and integration for the commercial and military intelligence markets. He will also be involved in growth strategies and management of […]
The General Services Administration has finished the second phase of a new schedule program to enhance federal acquisition. The GSA has started phase three of the multiple award schedule consolidation, a project consisting of three stages to modernize the procurement process. Phase two was completed on July 31, 2020, with almost all of the contractors […]
