The Predictive Analytics and Decision Assistant, an artificial intelligence platform powered by C3 AI, has been designated as the U.S. Air Force’s system of record for Condition Based Maintenance Plus and predictive maintenance. PANDA, which the Air Force co-developed with C3 AI, is a toolkit designed to prevent equipment failure and downtime by detecting maintenance […]
New Hampshire-based Albany Engineered Composites, a subsidiary of Albany International, has secured a $4 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop thermal protection systems for hypersonic vehicles. Thermal protection systems, also called heat shields, prevent hot air from entering vehicles and potential impacts from extreme environments during flight. AEC will use its near-net shape […]
Employees at several offices in the House of Representatives have been authorized to try out the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT for day-to-day tasks. The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer’s House Digital Services distributed 40 ChatGPT Plus subscriptions to these congressional offices on a first-come-first-served basis earlier this month for experimental purposes. The recipients have […]
Researchers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center have developed a new 3D-printed superalloy, called GRX-810, that has higher heat resistance compared to current 3D-printed superalloys. In a peer-reviewed paper published in the multidisciplinary science journal Nature, Tim Smith, one of the GRX-810 inventors and the paper’s lead author, said the new superalloy can make components and […]
Nauticus Robotics is now moving to the next phase of an autonomous mine countermeasure robot development effort after it passed the competitive first phase of the Defense Innovation Unit’s Amphibious Autonomous Response Vehicle program. The company is creating a robot, called Terranaut, under a contract the DIU awarded in October 2022. Terranaut is being designed […]
Raytheon Technologies will supply the U.S. Army with a Ku-band Radio Frequency System and Coyote unmanned aircraft systems under a $237 million contract to detect and counter airborne threats. KuRFS, a 360-degree radar, will be part of the Army’s low, slow, small-unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system, designed to provide better protection against enemy drones, Raytheon […]
A senior Department of Homeland Security official stressed the need to stay conscious of the risks artificial intelligence could pose as adoption of the technology increases. Dimitri Kusnezov, the undersecretary of the DHS’ science and technology directorate, told attendees of a GovCon Wire event on Tuesday that there needs to be a greater understanding of […]
Government organizations such as the National Reconnaissance Office are ramping up the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning amid the increasing proliferation of satellites. NRO Director Chris Scolese, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said during a keynote speech at the Space Symposium on Tuesday that automation and multi-intelligence processes are being implemented to free up […]
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority is inviting transitioning service members, veterans and military spouses to attend a two-day career fair that will begin on May 10 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Several public and private organizations operating in Northern Virginia, including the FBI, BAE Systems, CACI, General Dynamics Information Technology and Inova Health System, will […]
Two new groups will assess whether the Department of Veterans Affairs is practicing fairness and transparency in its use of artificial intelligence for research and clinical operations. Gil Alterovitz, VA’s director of AI, explained to FedScoop that the AI Institutional Review Board enables the agency to better understand the technology’s implications on a given research […]
