The Department of Defense has appointed Diane Staheli as its new chief for responsible artificial intelligence, a role focused on mitigating the unintended effects of the emerging technology. She is now responsible for the development of standards for ensuring that the department’s AI algorithms are trustworthy and accountable, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Staheli leads the responsible […]
The Army has awarded Intellisense Systems a contract to continue its development of a tablet-like data display system for aircraft pilots. Intellisense said it will mature its Secure Modular Architecture for Reusable Transfer of Display Data technology under its new Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract. SMART-2D is designed to allow pilots to upload […]
President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Milancy Harris for the role of deputy undersecretary for security and intelligence at the Department of Defense. If confirmed by the Senate, she would help lead an office in charge of DOD programs and components working in defense intelligence, counterintelligence and security. Harris currently serves as […]
SPEE3D, a manufacturer of metal 3D printers, announced that it has been selected by the United States Navy to provide printers that can be operated inside bases and aboard ships. The selection was made as part of the service’s Maintenance Technology Engagement exercise, which seeks to harness metal 3D printing technology to address supply chain […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray has appointed Tonya Ugoretz as the assistant director of the bureau’s Directorate of Intelligence. As assistant director, she will be responsible and will have authority over all of the FBI’s intelligence functions. She was the deputy assistant director in the bureau’s Cyber Division before assuming her current position. She joined the […]
Oceus Networks has secured Phase II and Phase III 5G to Next G contracts from the Department of Defense to continue supporting advanced application prototypes and full-scale implementations to advance 5G-enabled projects. The follow-on contracts were awarded after Oceus completed Phase I of the program at Fort Hood, Texas. As part of the Fort Hood […]
KBR, a global technology and engineering company, has secured two task orders under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center multiple-award contract. The 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron awards task orders under the IAC MAC to expand the Defense Technical Information Center repository and support the scientific community, the company said. The two new task orders […]
Salt Lake City-headquartered Sarcos Defense announced that it has been awarded a contract by Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a collaborative sensing platform for the detection, tracking and classification of suspicious objects in areas controlled by adversaries. It will focus its research on the development of collaborative sensing algorithms designed to enable autonomous and […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Liteye Systems a $12.1 million contract to provide integrated multi-domain, multi-mission airbase surface and ground defense systems and counter-unmanned aerial systems solutions. Under the contract, the company will develop and integrate its suite of C-UAS and ground surveillance products that are designed to spot and stop drone threats. The […]
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin have successfully conducted a hypersonic-boosted test flight of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon. The AGM-183A ARRW was deployed from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber. The flight demonstrated the platform’s ability to reach and withstand operational hypersonic speeds and validated safe separation from the aircraft. AGM-183-A ARRW was also […]
