The Department of Defense wants to create a single ecosystem that would connect all its 29 software factories and deliver software at a rapid pace. The plan is one of three main objectives cited in the Pentagon’s new software modernization strategy, which was approved by Deputy Defense Secretary and 2022 Wash100 winner Kathleen Hicks. According […]
The Naval Postgraduate School has updated its Harnessing Artificial Intelligence educational video series, designed to dispel misconceptions about what the emerging technology is and is not capable of. HAI was developed as part of a course for NPS students and is used by the Department of Defense’s Joint AI Center for its own education programs. […]
The Department of Defense’s Software Modernization Strategy has received approval. The DOD Software Modernization Strategy sets the groundwork for technology and process transformation and allows for the delivery of resilient software capability “at the speed of relevance.” The tech guidance has three goals: accelerating the Pentagon’s enterprise cloud environment, establishing a department-wide software factory ecosystem […]
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center at the U.S. Geological Survey wants to establish a database designed to help tribal leaders and natural resource managers better cope with the effects of climate change. In a solicitation on Wednesday, the center told potential contractors that its envisioned Tribal Resilience Action Database would be a “culturally sensitive, […]
Unqork, a cloud computing company, announced that its enterprise no-code offering has achieved the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program “In Process” designation. The Virtual Government Services platform is designed to help government agencies digitize licenses, permits and other documents, Unqork said Wednesday. According to its product page, Virtual Government Services was created to accelerate […]
Immersion Consulting has received a formal “Authorized” designation from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its Immersion Cloud offering. Immersion Cloud is a software-as-a-service tool that enables data sharing, analysis and reporting in a secure cloud environment. The offering was tested at the Veterans Benefits Administration and became the first SaaS solution in […]
Sanjay Gupta, the Small Business Administration’s chief technology officer, said the Technology Modernization Fund will not be sufficient to help every federal agency achieve their modernization objectives despite a $1 billion increment included in the American Rescue Plan Act. Gupta’s statement echoed sentiments expressed in an annual survey of federal chief information officers conducted by […]
The Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has awarded Scale AI a $249 million blanket purchase agreement to make its technology readily available to federal government agencies. Under the terms of the deal, Scale AI will deliver test and evaluation capabilities in areas such as machine learning, deep learning and neural networks. The award’s […]
UiPath, a developer of automation software, said that the Department of Revenue Service’s Internal Revenue Service is using the company’s software robots. The robotic process automation solutions are helping the IRS better manage its finance and procurement functions, UiPath said Tuesday. Shanna Webbers, assistant deputy commissioner for operations and support and former chief procurement officer […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded software-as-a-service platform provider Valid Eval a task order to implement large-scale evaluation services in support of the Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research program. The Denver-based company will provide tools and support services to help AFRL officials pick the best defense technologies and solutions for the DETER program, […]
