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Artificial intelligence systems can be beneficial to the organizations that use them if they are trained on high-quality data, according to Bryan Eckle, the chief technology officer of cBEYONData. High-quality data enables AI systems to deliver insights that can result in better decision-making and operational efficiency while outdated, inaccurate or non-compliant data can result in […] More
Technology company Cisco recently announced its intent to acquire Robust Intelligence, a member of the Cisco Investments portfolio and the developer of a platform that works to provide security for artificial intelligence models. Cisco said Monday that through the acquisition, it aims to integrate Robust Intelligence’s technology into Cisco Security Cloud, thereby offering industry and […] More
Artificial intelligence and machine learning technology company Primer has appointed Matthew Macnak as senior vice president of customer solutions engineering. Macnak’s prior employers include software companies Instabase and DataRobot, aerospace and defense company Elbit Systems of America and Amazon Web Services, Primer said on LinkedIn. Before joining the defense industry, the newly-appointed Primer SVP had […] More
General Dynamics Information Technology‘s Matthew McFadden said in a recent article that his company is ready to assist federal agencies in addressing the challenges posed by the need to adopt post-quantum cryptography. The adoption of PQC is necessary because of the potential ability of quantum computers to break current encryption methods, like public key cryptography […] More
Anna Sever recently took on the role of president at business services provider Conduent, according to her LinkedIn account. Sever previously worked at business management consultancy Magellan Federal, joining the company in 2021 as senior vice president of strategy and growth. In April 2022, she took on the position of CEO on an interim basis […] More
Artificial intelligence technology company Veritone has appointed former CIA Chief Technology Officer Gus Hunt as an adviser to its public sector division. Veritone said Thursday that, in his new role, Hunt will work to provide counsel concerning the development and deployment of the company’s public sector AI offerings as well as the company’s cybersecurity strategy […] More
The U.S. Air Force has awarded RTX company Raytheon a modification to a previous contract for the production of StormBreaker Increment II small diameter bombs, also known as GBU-53/B SDB II. The modification raises the original contract’s ceiling value $275 million to $600 million, an increase of $325 million, the Department of Defense said Friday. […] More
LMI has entered into a five-year, $55 million contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide development and implementation support for the Medicare Shared Savings Program with the aim of increasing the engagement of accountable care organizations. LMI said Thursday that under the contract, it will help with the deployment of MSSP […] More
Jeff Valania recently announced on LinkedIn that he has taken on the role of vice president of technology and strategy at aerospace and defense company Voyager Space. Before joining Voyager Space, Valania was part of Sierra Space, where he had served as senior director of engineering from 2022. Valania had also been part of Sierra […] More
Lockheed Martin is looking into ways to make the production of the Mako hypersonic multi-mission missile faster and more affordable. The company said Monday that Mako already benefits from having been designed with producibility in mind. The missile also incorporates components from systems that have already been fielded and from proven supply chains. Among the […] More
Burns & McDonnell has entered into an agreement with BWX Technologies to continue helping with the development of the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor, or BANR. Burns & McDonnell said Monday that its contributions to the effort will include development of the power cycle architecture, identification of critical components and site integration design. The latest agreement […] More
Draper Laboratory is working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on an initiative that seeks to produce sensor devices using engineered microbes to complement conventional sensors for environmental monitoring. The initiative, called Tellus, seeks to determine the range of physical and chemical signals that microbe-based sensing devices can detect, the output signals such devices […] More
