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Iron EagleX Awarded Contract to Support SOCOM Intelligence Data Science Team

The U.S. Special Operations Command awarded Iron EagleX a $29 million contract to assist in the establishment of an Intelligence Data Science Team for Program Executive Office – Special Operations Forces Digital Applications. The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that the company will collaborate with IDST analysts to integrate and engineer data using SOCOM's SOF Networks at the command's headquarters.

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by Jamie Bennet March 14, 2024, 10:55 am
in Executive Moves, News

Semiconductor Industry Veteran Stacy Smith Named Intel Board Member

Stacy Smith, a semiconductor industry executive, has joined the board of directors of Intel, bringing to the board his decades of leadership experience in manufacturing and operations, branding, sales and marketing. He will serve on the board’s audit and finance committee in addition to his role as an independent director, the company said Wednesday.

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by Jane Edwards March 14, 2024, 10:32 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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GomSpace Satellite Kit En Route to SAIC for Integration by Second Quarter

Science Applications International Corp. has acquired a satellite kit from the North America subsidiary of aerospace company GomSpace Group for integration into a specialized satellite. Components are in the process of being delivered to SAIC, with integration set for the second quarter of the current calendar year, GomSpace North America said Tuesday.

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by Jerry Petersen March 13, 2024, 11:39 am
in DOD, News

F-35 Program Achieves Milestone C and Full Rate Production

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and 2024 Wash100 awardee William LaPlante on March 12 signed an acquisition decision memorandum approving the Milestone C / Full Rate Production of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The milestone serves to validate the capabilities of the aircraft and positions the F-35 program for efficient production and delivery, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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by Jerry Petersen March 13, 2024, 11:37 am
in Government Cloud, News

Cloudera Secures FedRAMP ‘In Process’ Status; Rob Carey Quoted

Cloudera has been designated as “In Process” by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. This status recognizes the security of the hybrid data platform, and once it is fully authorized, Cloudera will be available to additional government organizations, the Santa Clara, California-based company said on Wednesday.

Cloudera is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club's 5th Annual CIO Summit on April 17, where public and private sector information technology experts will explore the federal IT landscape. Register here.

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by Ireland Degges March 13, 2024, 11:29 am
in News, Wash100

Baird Managing Director Jean Stack Named to 2024 Wash100 for Contributions to Notable M&A Transactions in GovCon Sector

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Baird Managing Director Jean Stack as an inductee into the Wash100 Award. This year marks Stack's fourth Wash100 win, reflecting her contributions to the government contracting industry through her efforts advising companies on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising initiatives and other corporate strategies.

Vote for Jean Stack as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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by Jane Edwards March 13, 2024, 11:27 am
in Government Technology, News

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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Denodo’s Bill Sullivan Shines Light on Indiana’s StateRAMP Cybersecurity Certification; Ted Cotterill Quoted

The State Risk and Authorization Management Program, the regional version of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, will require greater accountability from organizations supporting or providing cybersecurity services to the U.S. government, said Ted Cotterill, Indiana's chief privacy officer and general counsel for the Management Performance Hub. Speaking to Bill Sullivan, vice president and general manager of U.S. federal business at Denodo, Cotterill provided an overview of the StateRAMP model implementation in different states as well as private sector cooperation with the program.

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by Jamie Bennet March 13, 2024, 6:50 am
in Executive Moves, News

Jerry Ambrosh Named Chief Growth Officer of Planned Systems International

Jerry Ambrosh, formerly vice president of business development at Science Applications International Corp., has assumed the role of chief growth officer at Planned Systems International, an information technology services provider. He will lead the integration efforts of the company’s consulting, digital and managed services units, Virginia-based PSI said Tuesday.

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by Kacey Roberts March 13, 2024, 6:04 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

IBM, NASA Team Up to Build Transformer-Based Language Models for Scientific Community

IBM has teamed up with NASA to build a suite of transformer architecture-based language models designed to give the scientific and academic community access to vast amounts of scientific knowledge and information. The IBM-NASA models were trained on 60 billion tokens from a collection of astrophysics, earth science, planetary science, heliophysics and biological and physical sciences data.

Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21. Register here.

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by Naomi Cooper March 13, 2024, 5:51 am
in Contract Awards, News

LMI Receives $65M Army Enterprise Resource Planning System Support Contract; Jon Baba Quoted

LMI has secured a five-year, $65 million contract to help the U.S. Army manage and transform its logistics and financial management information enterprise resource planning system. The company said Tuesday it will provide business transformation, program management and technical, financial and professional advisory services in support of the Global Combat Support System-Army platform.

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by Naomi Cooper March 13, 2024, 5:34 am