U.S Army researchers are working on two artificial intelligence programs that are seen to enhance communication between AI systems and soldiers. The AI projects, which are expected to improve a warfighter’s situational awareness in a mission, are part of the Army’s priority of modernizing combat vehicles that will operate using unmanned and AI-based platforms, C4ISRNET […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Navy focusing on unmanned maritime systems initiatives and on developing policies governing their operations. During an interview with USNI News, Charles Alexander, chief of the planning and performance management division at the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, said the […]
The General Services Administration has finished the second phase of a new schedule program to enhance federal acquisition. The GSA has started phase three of the multiple award schedule consolidation, a project consisting of three stages to modernize the procurement process. Phase two was completed on July 31, 2020, with almost all of the contractors […]
The Senate-approved Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 promises enhanced congressional oversight on the agency’s information technology projects. Specifically, the proposed legislation would mandate the VA to provide more information to Congress on IT projects worth over $25M. Language in the bill also facilitates the establishment of oversight mechanisms to monitor […]
Qumulo, a cloud service provider, has announced the availability of its file data platform on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace as part of AWS GovCloud. The offering, named Qumulo, will allow government organizations to integrate their file data with both legacy applications in private cloud and cloud-native applications in AWS GovCloud with a single file […]
Numerica has unveiled MIMIR, a new commercial software product designed to enable autonomous sensor fusion and precise target tracking technology in counter unmanned aircraft systems. The MIMR software suite allows its users to operate multiple sensors and defeat technologies using an integrated user interface, enabling faster and more effective response to threats, Numerica said. “Pairing […]
The U.S. Navy has picked PTC’s Windchill product lifecycle management software as a service to assist the service's model-based product support digital transformation programs meant to enhance operational efficiency. The initiative, which will be launched in the company’s fourth fiscal quarter, will allow the Navy to combine and harmonize legacy systems and various repositories for […]
Science Applications International Corp. has secured a $63.5M single-award task order from the Navy to provide mission engineering and integration services to Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division's Global Deterrence and Defense Department. The task requires SAIC to provide expertise, facilities, equipment and administration services in support of the Global Deterrence and Defense Department’s advanced […]
The Department of Defense has announced its goal to develop a roadmap of cybersecurity capabilities that covers the next 25 years. The Pentagon's undersecretary of research and engineering posted a request for information to identify sources that can provide cyber science and technology roadmap activities and projections in line with the 2018 National Defense Strategy, FedScoop […]
The cloud migration of the U.S. Army’s General Fund Enterprise Business System was launched seven months earlier than the scheduled release. GFEBS is the agency’s first and complete cloud-computing financial system. Col. Donald Burton, the system project manager, said the force’s biggest IT modernization effort to date will soon be followed by logistics software programs, […]
