The Air Force has awarded Falkonry additional funding to help the company deliver operational artificial intelligence technology for Department of Defense customers. Falkonry was one of the 21 companies selected for funding by the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer. They received a combined total of $550M in Strategic Financing contracts, Falkonry announced […]
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center within the Department of Defense has issued a request for information in search of tech testing tools that can assess the limits of the department’s full spectrum of emerging AI technologies. Jane Pinelis, chief of test, evaluation and assessment at the JAIC, said in a statement that the RFI was […]
James “Hondo” Geurts, the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, has affirmed that the service is working to accelerate research and development initiatives by amending some of its business processes and switching to a distributed research model. Speaking at the Navy’s League’s Sea-Air-Space conference, the 2020 Wash100 winner said the Navy […]
The Department of Homeland Security has tapped BlueRISC to develop software to improve the cybersecurity of mobile devices used by the agency's employees. With support from DHS Science and Technology Directorate, BlueRISC is using cloud-based, root-of-trust technology to help secure personal emails connected to government equipment. The tool, which is based on the company's EPRIVO, […]
The Department of Defense has awarded D2iQ a contract for DevSecOps solutions and services under the agency's Enterprise Software Initiative contract vehicle. DOD's chief information officer sponsored the ESI initiative to manage enterprise commercial, off-the-shelf information technology agreements, assets and policies. Under the terms of the ESI contract, D2iQ shall provide access to its range […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to use some of its 3D printing resources, which it shares with the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, to produce ventilator parts. In an interview with Nextgov, Beth Ripley, VA’s representative for the 3D-printing partnership with the NIH and the FDA, said the shift […]
The Coast Guard has floated creating its own version of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure to implement its cloud modernization strategy, according to Adm. Karl Schultz. He said officials have been closely observing and learning from the Department of Defense's handling of the JEDI contract. The Coast Guard serves under the Department of Homeland Security during […]
The Department of Defense plans to retain many of its new teleworking capabilities even after the coronavirus pandemic to establish a digitally connected workforce. DOD Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy touted the effectiveness of the Pentagon's expanded bandwidth and network access and additional devices. Bradford Shwedo, CIO for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the […]
Pulse Secure has announced that its Pulse Connect Secure remote access solution can now be accessed by federal, state and local agencies on the Amazon Web Services GovCloud. According to Prakash Mana, chief portfolio officer at Pulse Secure, the offering’s availability in AWS GovCloud will allow all government agencies to fortify public service and ensure […]
Gen. Timothy Ray, chief of the Air Force Global Strike Command, has confirmed that the air-launched rapid response weapon is the preferred near-term hypersonic weapon for the B-1 bomber. During a recent interview, Ray said the AFGSC will incorporate external pylons to the B-1 to enable it to mount six ARRW missiles, in addition to […]
