The U.S. government must streamline artificial intelligence regulations, according to private sector executives. Speaking before members of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation on Thursday, John Miller, vice president of policy, trust, data and technology at the Information Technology Industry Council, said that while three administrations have promised the harmonization […]
The US Agency for International Development has introduced a new digital policy geared toward taking advantage of new technologies to improve people’s lives. In a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event on Thursday, USAID Administrator Samantha Power announced several initiatives that will ensure the agency can achieve its vision of having an open, inclusive and […]
NASA, Blue Origin and Sierra Space have completed a full-scale ultimate burst pressure test for the LIFE habitat structure, a component of the NASA-funded Orbital Reef commercial space station. The test used Marshall Space Flight Center’s capabilities to determine the capabilities of the habitat, a structure made from high-strength webbings and fabric to form a […]
The U.S. Army plans to use a balloon-like solution to protect the nation from missile attacks, according to Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, commanding general of the Space and Missile Defense Command. Speaking at a recent Hudson Institute event on Wednesday, Gainey, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said that while high-altitude platforms do not […]
The Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System Office has completed demonstrating the capabilities of prototype counter-unmanned aerial systems solutions. Clear Align, ELTA and Anduril are among the businesses that signed up their prototypes for the demonstration. The solutions featured at least four sensor types: electro-optical and infrared cameras, radars and radio-frequency scanners. The C-UAS prototypes could […]
The FBI has selected artificial intelligence, cyber and mission-focused technology solutions provider ManTech International to join the $8 billion Information Technology Supplies and Support Services second-generation blanket purchase agreement contract. Stephen Deitz, president of the federal civilian sector at ManTech, said that while the company has been supporting the FBI’s wide range of needs for […]
U.S. Space Force officials have agreed that artificial intelligence will play a significant role in current and future military operations. In the opening remarks of a recent forum hosted by the Space Command and Space Systems Command, Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of space operations, said that adding AI and machine learning to the United […]
BWXT Medical, a BWX Technologies business, will produce actinium-25 medical isotopes with NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes under a new master services agreement to advance cancer cell treatment. Under the deal, the two businesses will collaborate in processing and purifying radium-226. The MSA also covers potential target design projects and exploration of opportunities to ensure backup supplies […]
The U.S. Air Force is planning to reconstruct the LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile program to address the project’s issues, according to Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition. Northrop Grumman, the effort’s prime contractor that secured the $13.3 billion contract in 2020, will be affected by the plans, along with […]
IBM is joining the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center after it received approval from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Science Programs. Under the Fermilab-led initiative, IBM is extending its expertise and resources to develop technologies necessary for advancing quantum computing. For the past few months, SQMS has been engaged in creating a […]
