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The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has issued a request for information on research efforts that involve hardware and software architectures with intelligent computing functions. IARPA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday it seeks to determine the possibility of developing within the next 20 years a computer system that can reason and learn from experience, […] More
InfusionPoints has been listed as an Amazon Web Services public sector partner, a position through which the cybersecurity company would help government and nonprofit organizations develop and protect workloads with increased AWS support. The North Carolina-based firm said Thursday it garnered its position in the AWS Partner Network as a result of customer references, professional […] More
Perspecta has been selected for the Defense Department’s Nunn-Perry Award in recognition of the company’s mentorship support to service-disabled veteran-owned small business TM3 Solutions. Perspecta said Thursday it helped TM3 align its services with DoD’s mission needs under the department’s Mentor-Protege Program. “The goal of our small business program is to work with businesses to […] More
Reston, Va.-based GovConRx has introduced a new service designed to help federal contractors manage their contract performance. The GovConRx Contract Wellness Solution works to help GovCon firms gain insight and visibility into their performance in alignment with the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System, the company said Thursday. “Federal contractors are realizing that the government is increasing the use […] More
Representatives of Alion Science and Technology and its Enlighten IT Consulting business will conduct live demonstrations at an upcoming NVIDIA-sponsored artificial intelligence conference in Washington, D.C. MacAulay-Brown said Thursday its parent company Alion serves as a platinum sponsor of the 2018 GPU Technology Conference that will take place from Oct. 22 to 24 and will feature discussions on AI, deep learning, high-performance […] More
Austal USA has secured a potential $57.9M contract to obtain long lead-time materials needed to build a 13th expeditionary fast transport vessel for the U.S. Navy. The company will also provide production engineering services for the shallow-draft EPF 13 watercraft intended to support intra-theater transport of military personnel and cargo, the Defense Department said Thursday. In a separate announcement, […] More
Satellite industry representatives gathered at the SMM Hamburg maritime conference in Germany last month to discuss global communications services for use with autonomous marine vessels, Space News reported Thursday. Gerbrand Schalkwijk, deputy president at Inmarsat‘s maritime business, said that customers are looking to have remote engine monitoring, IT support and electronic chart update functions in […] More
The Defense Department plans to host an event on Nov. 28 to gather ideas and identify potential industry partners for artificial intelligence software prototyping efforts. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says the 2nd Annual DoD AI Industry Day will cover the training data, algorithms, integration, infrastructure and testing areas. The department looks to standardize, cleanse, prepare […] More
David Maune, an associate vice president and senior project manager of the geospatial group at Dewberry, has been reappointed to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s hydrographic services review panel. He will serve for an additional four years on the group that offers advice to the agency on coastal resilience and navigational safety matters, Dewberry said […] More
McKean Defense has secured two contracts worth up to $70M combined from the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Philadelphia Division to support certain U.S. Navy and U.S. Army ships. The company said Wednesday it will engineer and provide technical services for electrical power and generation systems on Navy surface ships, submarines and assault aircraft under a $41M contract. […] More
The Defense Intelligence Agency has approved four three-year partnership agreements under a program meant to encourage large contracting firms to guide smaller businesses in capability improvement efforts. Teams under the Mentor-Protege Program will focus on technological and application areas such as artificial intelligence, counterintelligence, analysis, mission support and organizational effectiveness, DIA said Tuesday. The Defense Department launched […] More
Grey Holdings Group has introduced the Opportunity Zone Fund investment vehicle used primarily for defense technology as part of a tax incentive program under the 2017 Tax Reform Act. Brian Gamble, director of finance at Grey Holdings Group, said the group selected Qualified Opportunity Zone firm Grey Ops as its first Defense Technology Transfer investment due to […] More
