The U.S. Cyber Command has awarded its potential five-year TACTICALCRUISER contract to Columbia, Maryland-based emerging technology solutions provider BigBear.ai. The company will provide a real-time data analytics capability that will allow Cybercom to track, analyze and visualize business intelligence information. BigBear.ai CEO and 2021 Wash100 winner Reggie Brothers said the solution to be delivered will […]
Armaments Research Company will develop predictive maintenance sensors for Marines’ medium-caliber weapons. The sensors will utilize machine learning algorithms to detect potential weapon component failure and whether weapon systems require maintenance. The development effort will help the Marine Corps reduce unscheduled weapons maintenance, extend the life of weapons and generate savings through supply chain optimization, […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency published its 2021 data strategy on Wednesday, outlining the organization’s action plan to maintain dominance in GEOINT delivery. The 28-page public document serves as a companion to the NGA Technology Strategy, which was issued in May 2020. The 2021 plan focuses on using data to improve GEOINT delivery accurately and quickly. […]
Alka Patel, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s first chief of responsible AI, has stepped down after holding the position for 20 months. She started serving as JAIC’s AI ethics chief after the Department of Defense adopted its AI ethics principles in February 2020. In a LinkedIn post, Patel highlighted the work she did with JAIC. […]
CGI has received the Data Transformation of Foundational Military Intelligence task order from the Defense Intelligence Agency. Work under the potential five-year task will enable the DIA to more effectively process intelligence, military and infrastructure data. The goal is to help analysts better evaluate, document and integrate the agency’s foundational military intelligence, CGI said Tuesday. […]
Palantir Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Army’s Program Manager for Intelligence Systems and Analytics to deliver the intelligence data fabric and analytics foundation for the service’s Capability Drop 2 program. The Denver, Colorado-based software company said it is now progressing into the next phase of the Army’s competitive $823 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Doug […]
The Department of Defense has appointed Jason Weiss as chief software officer, a role that will oversee the adoption of modern software development practices and application modernization. Weiss most recently served as the director of software modernization at the DOD. Weiss’ appointment comes as the Pentagon moves forward with its Joint All-Domain Command and Control […]
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Mahdi Al-Husseini, a helicopter pilot with the XVIII Airborne Corps, has developed an artificial intelligence-based solution that could change the way pilots across the military and civil aviation advance their flying skills, and could help commanders better select pilots for specific missions. Al-Husseini’s innovation involves installing a camera and pointing it […]
The Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $62 million contract to proceed with the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Precision Strike Missile program. Work under the EMS phase covers system qualification, manufacturing readiness actions and initial operational testing and evaluations, according to Darrell Ames, a spokesperson for the Program Executive Office for Missiles […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced that it has awarded five vendors spots on a new flexible contract amounting to $29 million, designed to enable best of class analytic solutions for economic-related GEOINT challenges. The awardees of the five-year operational contract are BAE Systems, Ball Aerospace, BlackSky, Continental Mapping Consultants and Royce Geospatial Consultants. The companies were […]
