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Robert Geckle, chairman and CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, said that with the incoming administration, he predicts that there will be “continued momentum” in unmanned systems like the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, hypersonics and effectors as the U.S. military pursues manned-unmanned teaming and other force multipliers in denied environments. More Innovation in UAS When […] More

Phil Fuster, chief revenue officer at Hitachi Vantara Federal, shared his key predictions for the federal IT landscape in 2025. One of those is that agencies will prioritize data-driven decision-making, which he said will be accelerated by the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. “For agencies to be effective, they first need complete visibility and a catalog […] More

Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk, said digital resilience has become a necessity for government organizations as they navigate the current threat landscape and deal with growing cyber workforce challenges and evolving regulations. In a blog post published Friday on Splunk’s website, Rowan discussed how the company works with Cisco to drive […] More

Corey Hulen, chief technology officer at Mattermost, highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence-driven tools and automation in accelerating response times to critical incidents during a panel discussion organized by The National CIO Review and moderated by Mattermost Chief Marketing Officer Leigh Dow, the publication reported Tuesday. “Time to respond is everything. Getting structured data from […] More

Matt Beran, industry lead for global defense and intelligence at Appian, said government agencies looking to speed up their digital transformation initiatives and ensure compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Act and other regulations should consider reusing existing software platforms. “By prioritizing and pursuing software reuse wherever possible, agency CIOs and their teams — and the mission […] More

IBM and the state of Illinois have partnered with universities, national laboratories and industries to build the National Quantum Algorithm Center in Chicago to enable quantum information experts, experimentalists and other users to determine how quantum-centric supercomputing could be leveraged to develop new algorithms and address complex industry challenges. The technology company said Thursday the […] More

Amit Kohli, a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, said artificial intelligence-assistive technologies and advanced analytics tools could enable federal border control and law enforcement personnel facing large volumes of data to speed up data entry and other administrative tasks and focus on making critical decisions to strengthen border protection. “Automating processes like data entry […] More