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Box to Support Defender Services Office With Cloud Content Management Tool; Aaron Levie Quoted

Cloud storage company Box has been selected by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to supply a cloud-based content management platform to the Defender Services Office to enable DSO to securely share content with U.S. district courts, federal public defenders and investigators. The company said Thursday DSO works to support Criminal Justice Act panel attorneys and federal public defender organizations representing indigent clients accused of federal crimes.

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by Jane Edwards March 15, 2024, 10:18 am
in Acquisition & Procurement, Cloud, Government Technology, News

CBP Unveils Plan for Cloud Services Acquisition Recompete

U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to recompete a multiple-award contract for the procurement of cloud computing services. CBP expects the acquisition effort to have a ceiling value of over $100 million and anticipates release of a solicitation for the planned indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by May 1, according to a notice published Wednesday on the Acquisition Planning Forecast System.

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by Jane Edwards March 14, 2024, 7:59 am
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Metron, Cellula Enter Into Long-Duration UUV Capability Development Partnership; Van Gurley Quoted

Metron and Cellula Robotics will develop long-duration uncrewed underwater vehicle platforms for U.S. defense, offshore energy, marine scientific exploration and subsea telecommunications markets under a strategic partnership agreement. Metron said Tuesday it will integrate its Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio with Cellula's Solus and Imotus families of vehicles to provide artificial intelligence-powered situational awareness and real-time mission adaption capabilities.

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by Jane Edwards March 13, 2024, 11:15 am
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Accenture Seeks to Help Clients Meet AI Training Needs Through LearnVantage Program

Accenture has launched a program designed to help government and industry leaders identify skills gaps as well as reskill and upskill their workforces in data, artificial intelligence and other technologies by providing comprehensive tech learning and training services.

Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the field.

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by Jane Edwards March 6, 2024, 11:32 am
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DMI’s Gary Wang: DOD Should Expand 5G Infrastructure to Unlock Potential of AI, Internet of Things

Gary Wang, chief technology officer at DMI, said the Department of Defense should expand its 5G network infrastructure to harness the potential of artificial intelligence and internet of things-based devices.

Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the field.

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by Jane Edwards March 1, 2024, 8:36 am
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Cloud Software Provider OpenGov Gets Majority Investment From Cox Enterprises; Zac Bookman Quoted

Atlanta-based global conglomerate Cox Enterprises has made a majority investment in OpenGov to help the latter advance research and development work on technological capabilities for government customers. The latest investment brings OpenGov’s valuation to approximately $1.8 billion.

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by Jane Edwards February 28, 2024, 9:42 am
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Intel Launches New Foundry Division ‘Designed for the AI Era’

Intel Corporation recently held an event where it launched a new foundry division the company described as “a more sustainable systems foundry business designed for the AI era.” Intel said Wednesday that the same event saw the unveiling of a roadmap outlining process node innovation and evolution targets through 2027 that would help Intel Foundry become the No. 2 foundry by 2030.

Federal leaders and industry experts will tackle the transformative power of artificial intelligence at the Potomac Officers Club's 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit. Register now!

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by Jerry Petersen February 23, 2024, 10:29 am
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Verizon Demos Communications Capabilities for Las Vegas First Responders; Maggie Hallbach Quoted

City officials in Las Vegas joined Verizon executives to witness a demonstration of deployable assets and other capabilities designed to improve communications among first responders and other public safety personnel during large events like the Super Bowl. “Verizon has invested millions and millions of dollars in infrastructure so that the millions of people coming into this beautiful city every year can enjoy fantastic coverage," said Maggie Hallbach, president of Verizon Frontline. "We prepare with the planning committees two years in advance."

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by Jane Edwards February 22, 2024, 11:17 am
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Denodo’s Bill Sullivan Discusses Online Government Services With Indiana Privacy Chief Ted Cotterill

Government agencies have to measure up to commercial websites when it comes to the quality of citizen self-service portals as user experiences are set by platforms such as Google and Microsoft, said Ted Cotterill, chief privacy officer of the state of Indiana. In an interview with Bill Sullivan, vice president and general manager of U.S. federal business at Denodo, Cotterill discussed the “moving target” that is online government services and how agencies can refine such portals.

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by Jamie Bennet February 21, 2024, 11:24 am
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RGS Seeks to Streamline Movement of Apps Across Airgap Domains With Hauler; Brandon Gulla Quoted

Rancher Government Solutions has unveiled a new platform designed to help U.S. government and military agencies accelerate and streamline the secure transfer of applications, artifacts and other assets across the airgap to classified environments. Rancher Government Hauler works to improve the airgapping process by treating container images, files and other assets as content and collections, enabling operators to easily store, fetch, package and distribute the assets through the command line or with declarative configuration files, RGS said Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards February 21, 2024, 10:01 am
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Equinix’s Jim Gwiazda, David Young: Legislation Calls for Agencies to Leverage Commercial Colocation, Hybrid Cloud

Jim Gwiazda, vice president of public sector sales at Equinix, and David Young, public policy senior manager, said in a joint blog post published Monday that through the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2023, Congress directs government agencies to advance the adoption of colocation, hybrid cloud, interconnection systems and other commercial data center platforms to enable them to meet their changing mission requirements.

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by Jane Edwards February 16, 2024, 11:04 am
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DISA Transitions 200K Users to Secret Cloud via DEOS BPA; GDIT’s Garrett Yee Quoted

The Defense Information Systems Agency has migrated approximately 200,000 end users to a secret cloud environment through the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions blanket purchase agreement. General Dynamics Information Technology announced the milestone in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards February 14, 2024, 9:08 am