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Leidos is developing a magnetic navigation capability that uses quantum technology as an alternative to the Global Positioning System signal, which is susceptible to jamming. The work is under a Defense Innovation Unit contract and involves subcontractor Frequency Electronics and MIT Lincoln Lab, Leidos said Thursday. Unlike GPS, MagNav has no signal to jam, explained […] More
Eight technology companies, namely Alteryx, Atlassian, Box, Docusign, Peraton, SAIC, Salesforce and Twilio have launched the AI Integrators Council, a new coalition that represents firms embedding AI into real-world systems, platforms and applications. The coalition said Thursday its mission is to inform policymakers and key stakeholders about the evolving complexities of roles, responsibilities and relationships within the AI ecosystem. It will advocate for policies […] More
TechnoMile has forged a strategic partnership with Carahsoft to provide the public sector access to its artificial intelligence-powered market intelligence services. Carahsoft said Wednesday the collaboration designates it as TechnoMile’s value-added reseller, offering AI-driven tools for federal opportunity, market intelligence and task order management to its customers in the government contracting, aerospace and defense industries. TechnoMile’s AI-Powered […] More
Qualifying U.S. government agencies can now issue task orders to critical metal and materials provider IperionX for the supply of titanium components and parts under a Small Business Innovation Research contract from the U.S. Army that called for the research and development of low-cost domestic titanium for defense applications. Terms of the SBIR Phase III […] More
Kristin Robertson, owner and president of KBR Insights and former Boeing and RTX senior executive, has been named a member of the board of directors of Kraken Robotics. Her defense industry experience of over 30 years “will be invaluable” as Kraken Robotics pursues growth its next phase of growth, Greg Reid, company president and CEO […] More
Jacobs will work to double the size of Boeing’s St. Louis facility in Missouri, supporting efforts to enhance national security and defense infrastructure. The multi-billion-dollar project includes sustainable building development, infrastructure upgrades and environmental solutions, Jacobs said Thursday. The expanded site will house advanced assembly operations and a post-assembly center for future-generation aircraft. Construction is already underway […] More
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have tested the Highly Loaded Grain, or HLG, solid rocket motors for the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor, also known as NGSRI. The HLG propellant technology will work to increase the energy output and extend the range of NGSRI, the Army’s short-range missile that can be fired from a tripod, vehicle […] More
Three-decade technology industry vet Seth Eaton is an alumnus of Vectrus and PAE and has spent many years helping government contracting companies integrate cutting-edge tools. Eaton is currently vice president of technology innovation at Amentum. Since we last spoke with Eaton, he has been helping Amentum build a technology strategy that harnesses the collective experience, passion and creativity […] More
Leonel Garciga, U.S. Army chief information officer and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, is tackling continuous authority to operate, a.k.a. cATO, processes, for physical weapon systems and platforms as part of an overall service effort to enhance how it uses software on its networks. Centralizing cATO processes is a top priority for Garciga, who is keynoting the […] More
Cyber leaders participated in the recent Global Cyber Innovation Forum, where they discussed emerging threats, technological innovation and strategic partnerships needed to secure digital infrastructure. In an opinion piece published Wednesday, Alex Whitworth, director of sales at Carahsoft, said the event the company hosted together with Forgepoint Capital, Snowflake, Forescout and Google Cloud centered on […] More
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has granted High Level authorization to four Salesforce cloud technologies, namely Agentforce, Data Cloud, Marketing Cloud and Tableau Next. FedRAMP Certification Salesforce said Wednesday the certification allows U.S. public sector agencies to use the cloud tools with their most sensitive unclassified data, helping them enhance constituent services, improve efficiency and […] More
Rob Aalseth announced on LinkedIn Wednesday that he has been appointed senior vice president of multi-domain defense solutions at Parsons. Career History The executive most recently served as SVP of the space business unit at BlueHalo, where he managed profit and loss for the company’s defense business sector. Before that, he was the senior space technical director at Anduril […] More
