The $6.8 trillion fiscal year 2024 budget request submitted to Congress Thursday by President Joe Biden is aimed at increasing domestic capacity for developing and producing emerging technologies, modernizing digital services and strengthening cybersecurity. Biden wrote in the proposal’s cover letter that the investments are meant to help the United States “outcompete China” and regain […]
The U.S. Space Force is planning to create a new strategy to guide its IT modernization goals and become a digital service. Speaking at a Nextgov event, Lisa Costa, the U.S. Space Force chief technology and innovation officer, said the military service aims to rebuild its IT infrastructure to maximize the use of artificial intelligence […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded ThirdEye Gen a contract to enhance the service’s operations using augmented reality. The Navy will use ThirdEye’s smart glasses and custom AR software to improve training abilities and reduce machine downtime. The solution will be used to improve and streamline maintenance aviation activities for the Navy and the Marine Corps […]
The 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base led collaborative efforts on Feb. 28 as part of the Autonomy Data and Artificial Intelligence Experimentation proving ground, a joint venture between AFWERX and the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and AI Office. Col. Tucker Hamilton, commander of the 96th Operations Group, said that ADAx could […]
Planview, a portfolio and work management solutions provider, has achieved impact level 4 authorization, allowing it to deliver its Tasktop Viz value stream management solution to the Department of Defense and intelligence agencies. The VSM offering will provide the agencies with streamlined data and visibility into their digital transformation efforts to help them make informed […]
Orbital Insight has entered into a partnership with Carahsoft to offer artificial intelligence-powered geospatial data analytics products to the public sector through the latter’s reseller partners and government contracts. The geospatial intelligence solutions provide enhanced maritime domain awareness; enable monitoring of international airports, supply chain disruptions, and land use and land cover change; and allow […]
Amazon Web Services published a blog post on Friday laying out four approaches organizations can take to provide users with access to standard and GovCloud (US) accounts using IAM Identity Center, a solution meant to streamline identity and access management processes. According to AWS, customers frequently ask how to best leverage the tool to cut […]
Government agencies must consider security in their efforts to migrate technologies to the cloud. Speaking at GovCIO Media & Research’s “CyberScape: Insider Threats” event on Thursday, Stacy Bostjanick, defense industrial base cyber chief at the Department of Defense, said helping companies improve their cybersecurity capabilities would give warfighters confidence that their solutions will be protected. […]
Guy Cavallo, the Office of Personnel Management’s chief information officer, said his counterparts at other agencies should not wait for a budget allocation from Congress before embarking on cloud migration efforts. Speaking at a recent Partnership for Public Service event, he shared that he found success by initiating internal negotiations with chief financial officers during […]
Ernst & Young has launched a new center that would support the U.S. government’s modernization efforts. The EY Center for Government Modernization will organize and produce thought leadership in the areas of government operational optimization, community equity and well-being and constituent experience transformation. For government operational optimization, the center will focus on cyber preparedness, automation, […]
