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The Space Development Agency is soliciting information on approaches that could be used to develop a warfighting payload capability as part of the second tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture's transport layer. SDA plans to deploy the Warlock capability as part of the PWSA T2TL Gamma satellites, according to a request for information posted Monday on SAM.gov.
Professional services firm cBEYONData has received a five-year contract from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to develop and field a software-as-a-service platform in support of EEOC’s event management system. The company said Tuesday the event registration and management system is meant to support EEOC’s training workshops and conferences and will provide information for EEO managers in the federal government and private sector, human resources professionals, alternative dispute resolution experts and attorneys.
The Assets Net has changed its name to Tracklynk as part of a rebranding effort that seeks to reflect its changing business focus aligned with the current needs of customers in the industrial internet of things sector. The rebranded Radiant Digital affiliate will focus on providing technology platforms in the areas of health and safety engineering and asset management meant to help enterprises improve security and safety, gain insights and enhance operational capability.
A team of researchers at IBM Research's laboratory in Almaden, California, has developed a brain-inspired chip, called NorthPole, that could pave the way for the development of more energy-efficient and faster artificial intelligence hardware systems. Dharmendra Modha and his colleagues from IBM Research used a 12-nanometer node processing technology to develop the chip prototype, which has 22 billion transistors and 256 cores with the capability to carry out 2,048 operations for each core per cycle at 8-bit precision, according to an IBM Research blog post published Friday.
A Leidos-led team will help the Department of Defense develop and integrate climate resilience strategies into its core functions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions under a potential five-year, $100 million blanket purchase agreement. Leidos said Thursday it will work with McKinsey & Co., ICF and Rocky Mountain Institute to assist DOD in meeting mission requirements and improving resource management processes under the Strategic Climate Sustainability and Resilience Services BPA.
Amazon Web Services has developed and launched a new platform designed to help federal government customers integrate data across multiple systems, provide data access and facilitate the decision-making process in the cloud while building up security through the adoption of zero trust principles. According to an AWS Public Sector Blog post, Rob Nolen said the Data Fabric Security on AWS platform seeks to help customers streamline the process of integrating and sharing data across the enterprise.
Drew Epperson, vice president for federal engineering at Palo Alto Networks, said the move to zero trust backed by the adoption of automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning tools could enable public sector organizations to provide a better user experience. In a video interview posted on the Carahsoft website, Epperson cited how the use of a cloud-based secure access service edge platform could benefit remote users when it comes to accessing applications.
Karen Dahut, CEO of Google Public Sector and a three-time Wash100 awardee, said public sector customers seeking to advance digital transformation efforts want three things: moving from legacy information technology systems to the cloud, having security built in and working with technology vendors that could support them. In an interview published Wednesday, Dahut told C4ISRNET about her insights on the adoption of cloud and artificial intelligence technologies by the Department of Defense and other federal agencies.
Indira Rice Donegan, a senior technologist with over two decades of experience across the Department of Defense and intelligence community, has joined Red River as chief technology evangelist. Donegan said on LinkedIn that, in her new role, she will help build up support for the company's technology platforms and services to help address complex challenges facing customers.
Alex Whitworth, sales director at Carahsoft Technology, said the White House and other federal agencies launched several efforts to improve cybersecurity in the electric and utilities sector. These include a national security memorandum for critical infrastructure introduced in 2021 and a national cybersecurity strategy unveiled in March, Whitworth wrote in a blog post published Tuesday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has started soliciting information from potential industry sources that could provide a user interface for the Traffic Coordination System for Space. Responses are due Oct. 31, according to a request for information posted Monday on SAM.gov.
Godspeed Capital Management has made a strategic investment in Kentucky-based Stengel Hill Architecture as part of a move to make SHA its new architectural, engineering and consulting platform company focused on serving the U.S. health care facilities market.
Find out the latest health care technology trends at the Potomac Officers Club's 2023 Healthcare Summit on Dec. 6. Register here to join this important event.
