Microsoft Azure has announced several partnerships made to support the platform’s use for artificial intelligence and connectivity applications in space. Tom Keane, corporate vice president for mission engineering at Microsoft Azure, wrote in a blog post published Monday that the company partnered with NASA and Hewlett Packard Enterprise to test how AI can support astronaut […] More

Maisha Glover, senior vice president in Booz Allen’s National Security business, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding her strategic goals for the company as well as the challenges to increase transparency, diversity and innovation in the intelligence community. In addition, Glover also discussed the advantages of a hybrid cleared workforce, the challenges and opportunities of being […] More

Melissa Carson, vice president and general manager with Iron Mountain Government Solutions, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the impacts of emerging technologies that are driving business and digital modernization efforts for the company and its customers. In addition, Carson also discussed Iron Mountain’s recent growth initiatives and strategic goals for 2022 as well as new […] More

Ryan Legge, president of Analytics for BigBear.ai, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the work the company does to help its customers in areas like process improvement, enterprise management and data collection. In addition, Legge also discussed BigBear.ai’s artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to ensure data hygiene and address the major challenges and products to drive decision dominance for […] More

Ro Dhanda, vice president of Public Sector with H2O.ai, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing the latest lessons the company has learned in artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. In addition, Dhanda also discussed H2O’s Open Source and Driverless AI platform, trustworthiness in AI as well as the top […] More

Los Angeles-based technology company Mira will deliver a new augmented reality headset to Travis Air Force Base to help augment its maintenance activities with the new technology. Travis AFB said Sunday its maintainers will use Mira’s Prism Pro headset technology to communicate with subject matter experts across the globe and gain insight on how to […] More

Science Applications International Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire federal health information technology company Halfaker and Associates for approximately $250 million in cash. SAIC named King & Spalding as its legal counsel, while Halfaker tapped Robert W. Baird & Co. to serve as exclusive financial advisor and Crowell & Moring as legal […] More

The U.S. Navy has selected Lockheed Martin and enterprise applications developer IFS to build and deliver a ship and aircraft maintenance platform in support of the Naval Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul initiative. The N-MRO program seeks to advance the use of digital twins, predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to predict potential system failures to improve support of fleet management, supply logistics and maintenance functions.

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Lumen Technologies has recently won a potential 12-year, task order under the General Services Administration’s (GSA) $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program, to provide secure high-speed connectivity, WiFi, unified communications and managed network services to the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps. Lumen will operate on an initial one-year term with 11 additional one-year options available to continue work.

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George Franz and Ian Fogarty of Accenture Federal Services wrote in a guest piece published Friday on Breaking Defense that the Department of Defense should combine Agile software development with product management to speed up the development of weapons systems and help maintain U.S. edge in innovation and the country’s global preeminence. “Done correctly, Agile Product Management achieves the speed and responsiveness to evolving needs provided by agile software development, while also helping to handle the complexities associated with suppliers/providers, large and complex integrations, and a wide ecosystem of stakeholders typically seen in mission critical defense and intelligence systems,” Franz, a retired U.S. Army major general, and Fogarty wrote.

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Parsons has won a potential $20 million task order to help the Air Force Research Laboratory develop software. “We’re excited to continue partnering with the AFRL on discovering, developing and delivering innovative warfighting technologies that empower operations across the all-domain battlespace,” said Hector Cuevas, executive vice president and general manager of Parsons' missile defense and C5ISR market.

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The U.S. Air Force has selected Box to provide a cloud-based technology for the service branch's airmen education and training units to manage electronic technical data, share large files and organize workflows.

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