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in Executive Moves, News
Industry Veteran Alan Marc Smith Joins FRC as Executive Chairman of the Board
Federal Resources Corporation has named industry veteran Alan Marc Smith, a past Wash100 awardee, as executive chairman of its board of directors. Smith’s experience in implementing growth strategies and transforming technology organizations will help further expand the company’s digital security offerings to customers in the government and private sectors, FRC said. Smith brings to the […] More
February 21, 2025, 10:45 am
in News, Technology
Microsoft Develops New Processor to Advance Utility-Scale Quantum Computing
Microsoft has developed a new quantum processing unit, or QPU, to advance its efforts to prototype utility-scale quantum computers. Called Majorana 1, the QPU brings a fault-tolerant quantum computing prototype much closer, Chetan Nayak, technical fellow and corporate vice president of quantum hardware at Microsoft, said in a blog Wednesday. Harnessing New Materials According to […] More
February 20, 2025, 11:07 am
in Government Technology, News, Space
Gilat Satellite Networks Forms Defense Division to Boost Satcom Offerings
Gilat Satellite Networks has created a defense division that will focus on the government and defense market for satellite communication, the Israel-based company announced Tuesday. Gilad Landsberg, who was appointed as the new division’s president, said the unit’s formation strengthens Gilat’s commitment to provide advanced satcom tools as defense requirements continue to evolve. “By combining […] More
February 19, 2025, 10:46 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Government Technology, News
Allocore Anti-Fraud Tool Taps AI to Secure Loans Processing
Government technology services provider Allocore has integrated artificial intelligence capabilities to its Unified Fraud Platform, or UFP, designed to secure federal lending and grant programs. Bill Webner, Allocore CEO and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, said in a statement Friday that fraud tactics have grown “more sophisticated” and government needs advanced technologies for protection and efficient […] More
February 18, 2025, 10:41 am
in National Security, News
AeroVironment to Open New Manufacturing Facility in Utah
Defense technology company AeroVironment is opening a new manufacturing facility for next-generation autonomous systems in Salt Lake City, Utah. Called FreedomWerx, the facility is expected to start operations in the second half of 2025, AV said Thursday. Wahid Nawabi, AV chairman, president and chief executive officer, described the facility’s establishment as “a critical step” in […] More
February 14, 2025, 11:04 am
in Government Technology, News
Box Sign Tool Receives FedRAMP Moderate, IL4 Authorizations
Box, a cloud storage and management company, has received new certifications for its e-signature tool designed to support government workflows, Wyn Elder, the company’s managing director for global and U.S. public sector, announced in a blog Thursday. Maintaining standards compliance is one of Box’s pillars to grow customer services, Elder noted in an earlier ExecutiveBiz […] More
February 14, 2025, 10:54 am
in Artificial Intelligence, DOD, News
Mattermost, Qrypt Partner on Quantum-Secure Communications
Mattermost is integrating into its security-focused collaboration platform the quantum entropy-based encryption of security solutions company Qrypt under a partnership to provide defense and intelligence customers with quantum-secure communication services. Bill Anderson, Mattermost principal product manager, said the two companies’ collaboration addresses the cybersecurity threat of “harvest now, decrypt later” posed by adversarial quantum computing. […] More
February 13, 2025, 11:07 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Digital Modernization, News, Technology
Sev1Tech Taps AI in New Digital Twin Platform for Better Efficiencies
Information technology service provider Sev1Tech has released Vertasyn, a new digital twin platform designed to boost production rate, employee training and problem forecasting for mission-critical tasks. Greg Porter, the company’s principal solutions architect, described Vertasyn as “the next evolution of digital twin technology,” providing industries with the capability to increase operational efficiency by up to […] More
February 12, 2025, 11:32 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News, Technology
Thor Dynamics’ Drone Defense System to Adapt NVIDIA’s AI Tools
Thor Dynamics, a drone defense technology company based in Orlando, Florida, will adapt NVIDIA artificial intelligence tools to its flagship product, Laser Armor, under a partnership between the two companies. The partnership will provide AI tools enhancing Laser Armor’s directed energy capabilities in counter-drone operations, Thor Dynamics said Monday. Simulation and AI training, one the […] More
February 12, 2025, 10:02 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News
Palantir, Enabled Intelligence Seek to Improve AI Model Accuracy
Defense technology company Palantir is further enhancing its Foundry system’s capability to automate decision making of federal customers through access to the data-labeling services of startup Enabled Intelligence under a partnership between the two companies, DefenseScoop reported Wednesday. The partnership aims to provide Foundry users with higher-quality datasets for improved accuracy in building artificial intelligence […] More
February 10, 2025, 10:59 am
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Voyager Technologies Names Chris Moore as VP and General Manager
Chris Moore announced in a LinkedIn post Thursday his appointment as vice president and general manager at Voyager Technologies. Moore joined the company in October as vice president of business execution, according to his LinkedIn profile. He assumed his new role in January during which Voyager Technologies submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a […] More
February 7, 2025, 11:37 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Government Technology, News
Lasso Security Partners With Swish Data on GenAI Security Services
Lasso Security has announced that its generative artificial intelligence security platform will be available to the U.S. public sector through a strategic partnership with Swish Data. In a statement Tuesday, Elad Schulman, Lasso’s CEO and co-founder, expressed confidence in Swish’s experience in delivering the company’s all-in-one GenAI security platform to government customers. “The decision to […] More
February 5, 2025, 11:36 am