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NOAA Seeking Small Businesses to Provide Ground Services Requirements of L1 Series Space Weather Satellites

The Office of Space Weather Observations within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service is looking into the availability of small businesses that can address Space Weather Ground Services Mission Operations Services requirements and has issued a sources sought notice for the effort. Space Weather Ground Services is tasked […] More

July 15, 2024, 11:49 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Government Technology, News

Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Pragyansmita Nayak Discusses Edge Computing Challenges & Solutions

Pragyansmita Nayak, chief data scientist at Hitachi Vantara Federal, believes that edge computing will become a necessary component of the technological infrastructure by 2030. Nayak predicts in an opinion column published on the Hitachi Vantara Federal website that the next decade will see a proliferation of various technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, smart cities and […] More

July 12, 2024, 11:55 am
in News

Federal Agencies Should Develop Big Picture View of Quantum, Accenture Federal Services’ Garland Garris Says

Garland Garris of Accenture Federal Services said in a recent column that his company is already working with multiple federal government agencies to help bolster their defenses against cryptographic threats posed by quantum computing. In an opinion column posted Wednesday on LinkedIn, Garris, who serves as quantum lead at AFS, described the technology as a […] More

July 11, 2024, 12:40 pm
in Contract Awards, DOD, News

Raytheon Secures Army Contract to Help Assess Operations Concepts for Future Conflicts

The U.S. Army Futures Command Futures and Concepts Center has awarded RTX business Raytheon a contract to help conduct experiments with the aim of analyzing and assessing concepts of operations for a multi-domain conflict. RTX said Wednesday that a team from Raytheon will help with the effort by developing large-scale theater scenarios using a modeling […] More

July 11, 2024, 11:20 am
in News

Doug Magee Discusses Day & Zimmermann’s Continued Commitment to Customers in US Government

Doug Magee, president of the government services group at Day & Zimmermann, said in a recent video that his organization continues to focus on supporting U.S. government customers amid an evolving global threat landscape. To address those threats, advances in technology are needed, as well as investments in the military and support for the diplomatic […] More

July 10, 2024, 11:49 am
in Contract Awards, DOD, News

Air Force Awards Leidos $51M Contract to Provide NORAD With Missile Warning Capability Enhancement

Leidos has won a $51.4 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide support for the North American Aerospace Defense Command Cheyenne Mountain Complex-Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment system. The Department of Defense said Monday that, under the contract, Leidos will work to enhance the missile warning capabilities of the Combatant Commanders […] More

July 9, 2024, 12:20 pm
in Cybersecurity, News

Rise8’s Bryon Kroger Discusses Keys to Effective Adoption of Continuous Authority to Operate Model

Hiring the right talent and eliminating bureaucracy are keys to building a culture of security awareness across one’s organization, which, in turn, is critical to the effective adoption of the continuous Authority to Operate model, according to Rise8 founder and CEO Bryon Kroger. “Traditional ATOs require a point-in-time check of security controls that can take […] More

July 9, 2024, 12:17 pm
in Cloud, Contract Awards, DOD, News

Strategic Communications Secures DHA Contract for AWS Cloud Environments

The Defense Health Agency has awarded Strategic Communications a $22.9 million firm-fixed-price delivery order for the procurement of Amazon Web Services commercial cloud environments. The DHA relies on AWS cloud environments for the hosting of applications used by organizations within the agency as well as agency mission partners, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The […] More

July 8, 2024, 12:07 pm
in DOD, News

L3Harris Completes Preliminary Design Review of Prototype F-18 EW Countermeasure System

L3Harris Technologies has conducted a preliminary design review of a prototype electronic warfare system meant to protect U.S. Navy F-18 fighter aircraft. Work on the prototype is being carried out under an $80 million Navy contract, with prototype system integration lab testing being eyed for summer, L3Harris said Tuesday. The upcoming system would be the […] More

July 8, 2024, 12:05 pm
in Artificial Intelligence, News

AI Implementation Strategy for Governments Co-Authored by TBI, SandboxAQ Now Available

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has released the first part of “Governing in the Age of AI: The Leader’s Guide to Artificial-Intelligence Technical Strategy,” which it had co-authored with technology company SandboxAQ. The purpose of the guide is to help governments make the most of artificial intelligence and achieve AI-related goals, SandboxAQ said […] More

July 3, 2024, 11:53 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, News

Amazon Investing $100B on Cloud Infrastructure Expansion to Meet AI Demand

Amazon is investing over $100 billion over the next ten years on data centers with the ultimate aim of taking advantage of growing demand for artificial intelligence, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. AI requires the computational power offered by the cloud and so is expected to drive demand for cloud services. Amazon projects AI […] More

July 2, 2024, 11:57 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, News

AWS’ Dave Levy Foresees Breakthrough in Government Adoption of Generative AI

Amazon Web Services Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector Dave Levy said in a recent interview that although federal agencies are in the early stages of adopting generative artificial intelligence, a period of breakthroughs is coming that will see an acceleration in the technology’s use, FedScoop reported Friday. The 2024 Wash100 awardee told the publication […] More

July 1, 2024, 12:20 pm