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Steve Escaravage, a senior vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview regarding the research his team is working on to advance AI tools and solutions for Booz Allen’s customers. In addition, Escaravage also discussed the ethical challenges in AI […] More
CrowdAI will collaborate with the Air Force Research Laboratory to explore the applications of a computer vision deep learning platform in the Department of Defense’s space data transmission efforts under a cooperative research and development agreement. AFRL will have access to the company’s tools and services as the partnership looks to conduct experiments involving artificial […] More
The Department of Defense is targeting artificial intelligence applications for use in critical cybersecurity defense measures, organizational efficiency strategies and broader modernization initiatives. Recently, the Defense Department launched its new Chief Digital Artificial Intelligence Office – led by John Sherman, DOD’s chief information officer and 2022 Wash100 Award recipient – with the intention of fostering a “digital and […] More
Artificial intelligence technology developer Shield AI has secured funds from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program to integrate autonomy tool into military and commercial aircraft platforms. The Strategic Funding Increase Program award will allow the San Diego-based company to demonstrate the potential of its Hivemind software to support drone swarming and electronic vertical take-off […] More
Carahsoft Technology has entered into a new partnership with Bright Pattern to market the latter’s artificial intelligence-powered cloud-based contact center software to its public sector customers. According to a joint press release published Tuesday, Carahsoftas a master government aggregator, will offer the Bright Pattern Cloud Contact Center platform through its federal, state and local government […] More
BrainChip Holdings has added Information Systems Laboratories in its Early Access Program and will provide the latter with assistance in the development of an artificial intelligence technology meant to support the Air Force Research Laboratory’s radar projects. ISL is developing the technology based on BrainChip’s Akida neural networking processor, which uses a neuromorphic architecture to […] More
Joe Shepherd, vice president of directed energy innovation at Booz Allen Hamilton, said the modern era necessitates the use of artificial intelligence in military operations. Computing power allows militaries to further build on gathered data, make intelligence-based decisions and support other modern technologies including directed energy, he wrote in a piece National Defense Magazine published […] More
Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, the NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge and the Office of Naval Research have announced EpiSys Science and Draper as the winners of a U.S. Navy challenge focused on providing special operations forces with robotic autonomous systems for small unit maneuver missions. EpiSys Science placed first and Draper took the second […] More
The Defense Innovation Unit released Responsible Artificial Intelligence guidelines that call for stakeholders to develop AI platforms using the principles of transparency, fairness and accountability and Northrop Grumman is adopting RAI principles to help establish trust in AI tools that the Department of Defense will rely on for all-domain operations, particularly in advancing the Joint […] More
A Xerox company has received a $5.8 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract to build an artificial intelligence system meant to provide users with augmented reality guidance in performing tasks beyond their skillsets. Palo Alto Research Center will lead a team composed of the University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Rostock and […] More
Charles River Analytics, along with its partners at Raytheon Technologies‘ Collins Aerospace business, has received a $6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the development of a platform envisioned to combine human expertise and artificial intelligence. CRA said Tuesday the team will work on a prototype […] More
1st Edge was tapped by the U.S. Army to continue developing artificial intelligence-powered software under a $9.7 million small business contract that seeks to support the technology’s potential application to missile defense. The company said Monday it will further work on the Pragmatic AI and New Technology program, which automates and accelerates data processing to […] More
