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Deloitte, AWS to Help Clients Address Industry-Specific Issues With AI Capabilities Under Strategic Collaboration

Deloitte and Amazon Web Services will help customers worldwide scale their generative artificial intelligence, analytics, quantum computing and data capabilities using AWS services under a multiyear collaboration agreement. Deloitte said Tuesday it will work with AWS to create an Innovation Lab to help clients develop generative AI and other emerging technologies to help address industry-specific […] More

by Jane Edwards July 10, 2024, 11:47 am
in News, Government Technology

Thylacine Biotherapeutics Platform Wins TechConnect World’s Innovation Challenge; ATI’s Mike Stebbins Quoted

Thylacine Biotherapeutics clinched first place in the Medical Threat Reduction Challenge at the TechConnect World conference and expo in Washington, D.C., for its antiviral therapy platform. The Florida-based developer of advanced treatments said Tuesday its THY-01 platform stood out among over 300 submissions at the exhibition sponsored by Advanced Technology International and the Medical CBRN Defense […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 10, 2024, 11:46 am
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Draper Laboratory Aims to Accelerate Microelectronics Integration With New Advanced Packaging Facility

Draper Laboratory announced the creation of the Draper Advanced Packaging Facility in St. Petersburg, Florida, which will enable faster designing and building of microelectronic components. Jerry Wohletz, president and CEO of Draper, said in a press release Tuesday, “In answering our customers’ call for secure, mission-unique microelectronics solutions, we’ve created an advanced packaging facility that […] More

by Aidan Daly July 10, 2024, 11:45 am
in News

GDMS Completes Delivery of 1000th Nose Radome for F-35

General Dynamics Mission Systems has completed the delivery of the 1000th F-35 nose radome, which protects the airplane’s radar antennas and enhances its navigation and communications capabilities. The radome also makes the F-35 a highly survivable and connected aircraft, GDMS said. The company added that the component is installed on F-35s operated by the Marines, […] More

by Derrick Henry July 10, 2024, 11:44 am
in Executive Spotlights, News

Dataminr’s Geoff Gage Dives Into National Security Challenges & Company Culture

Geoff Gage, vice president of public sector customer success at Dataminr, came to the company following an extensive career with the U.S. Navy. He was drawn to the company for the opportunities it provided to continue supporting national security missions, work with “an amazing team of customer success experts” and learn more about artificial intelligence […] More

by Ireland Degges July 9, 2024, 12:23 pm
in M&A Activity, News

Tyto Athene Finalizes Acquisition of MindPoint Group

Tyto Athene has completed its acquisition of managed cybersecurity services provider MindPoint Group, first announced last month. In light of the acquisition, MindPoint President Patti Chanthaphone will assume the position of Tyto’s federal civilian group president, where she will work to accelerate future cyber growth, the Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company said Tuesday. Dennis Kelly, CEO of Tyto, […] More

by Branson Brooks July 9, 2024, 12:22 pm
in Contract Awards, News

Yulista Secures $219M Army Aviation Modernization & Maintenance Support IDIQ Contract

Yulista Support Services has received a potential $219.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide aviation modernization and maintenance support services. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground competed the AMMSS indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract as a total 8(a) small business set-aside program, according to an award notice published Wednesday on SAM.gov. The single-award AMMSS IDIQ […] More

by Jane Edwards July 9, 2024, 12:21 pm
in Executive Moves, News

Angel Davis Appointed Director of Federal Strategy and Capture at Presidio Federal

Angel Davis, a former contracts manager at Presidio, was named director of federal strategy and capture at the government-focused business of the information technology service management company. Davis announced via LinkedIn her move at Presidio Federal, where she most recently served as director of enterprise program management office. She has more than a decade of […] More

by Christine Thropp July 9, 2024, 12:20 pm
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

by Jerry Petersen July 9, 2024, 12:20 pm
in M&A Activity, News

Exiger Expands Supply Chain Management Platform Capabilities With Versed AI Acquisition

Exiger, a supply chain and third-party risk artificial intelligence company, has acquired University of Cambridge spin-out Versed AI in an effort to expand its AI-powered supply chain visibility, data and mapping capabilities. The company said Monday Versed AI’s product breakdown technology works to streamline multi-tier supplier network extraction and aggregation and integrating it to Exiger’s […] More

by Christine Thropp July 9, 2024, 12:19 pm
in Defense And Intelligence, News

Military Branches Achieve C2, Information Sharing Capability on SIPRNet Using Immersive Wisdom Software

Immersive Wisdom has provided two military branches with a distributed communications and operations center software platform to enable cross-service command and control and information sharing on the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network. The platform, which has achieved technology readiness level 9, provides a real-time quick response link between the military services to improve how they […] More

by Kristen Smith July 9, 2024, 12:19 pm
in Artificial Intelligence, Contract Awards, News, Press Releases

Lockheed Martin Receives Contract to Develop Artificial Intelligence Tools for DARPA AIR Program

Lockheed Martin announced securing a $4.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop artificial intelligence tools. Lockheed said Monday that the award is part of DARPA’s Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements program, which aims to improve the speed and predictive performance of baseline Department of Defense system models to better reflect real-world performance […] More

by Aidan Daly July 9, 2024, 12:18 pm