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in Artificial Intelligence, News

Torch.AI Offers New Pre-Trained Data Processing Capabilities for Government Customers

Torch.AI is expanding its artificial intelligence-powered data infrastructure software offering with the addition of new pre-trained capabilities designed to help federal agencies automate large-scale data processing. Nexus is a modular data infrastructure software that enables a multi-patented approach to data processing, analysis and knowledge creation, Torch.AI said Thursday.

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by Naomi Cooper February 23, 2024, 11:10 am
in Contract Awards, News

CACI Wins DISA Contract for Engineering & Technical Support Services

CACI has received a potential five-year, $38.5 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency for the provision of systems engineering and technical assistance services. The Department of Defense said Thursday DISA conducted a competitive online solicitation for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and received three bids.

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by Kacey Roberts February 23, 2024, 10:52 am
in Cloud, News

Paperless Innovations Products Now Available Through Carahsoft’s GSA Schedule; Michael Shrader Quoted

Carahsoft Technology has begun offering Paperless Innovations’ cloud-based government purchase card automation products to the public sector through a General Services Administration-managed procurement vehicle. Agencies can now procure the products via the GSA Schedule, the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contract, the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contract and OMNIA Partners.

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by Kacey Roberts February 23, 2024, 10:36 am
in News

Raytheon-Rafael Joint Venture to Build Tamir Missile Production Facility in Arkansas

R2S, a joint venture between Rafael Advanced Defense System and Raytheon, an RTX business, has begun the construction of a new manufacturing facility in East Camden, Arkansas, to house the production of air defense missiles for the U.S. Marine Corps. The companies will invest $63 million in the development of the new facility, which will build the domestic production line for the Tamir missile for the Iron Dome Weapon System and its SkyHunter missile weapon variants, the office of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.

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by Naomi Cooper February 23, 2024, 10:35 am
in Government Technology, News

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.

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by Jerry Petersen February 23, 2024, 10:29 am
in Executive Spotlights, News

HashiCorp Federal’s Melissa Palmer Shares Insights on Cloud Challenges & Opportunities in Federal Government

HashiCorp Federal President Melissa Palmer has spent over 25 years in the government contracting field. Throughout her career, she has focused on the delivery of information technology products and services related to cloud, DevSecOps, cybersecurity and more. In a recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz, Palmer shared her thoughts on the current trends shaping government cloud adoption, the challenges agencies face when moving to the cloud and the opportunities cloud technology presents for public sector organizations.

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by Ireland Degges February 23, 2024, 10:26 am
in Contract Awards, News

Invictus Begins Work on SITE III WAN Support Task Order; Jim Kelly Quoted

Invictus International Consulting has completed transition work on a task order awarded under the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle to provide wide area network support services to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The company said Wednesday in a press release received by Executive Mosaic that the SITE III task order was awarded in November 2022 and has a one-year base period with options to extend work until November 2030.

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by Naomi Cooper February 23, 2024, 10:23 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Procentrix Builds Platforms for Government Clients Using Microsoft’s AI Technologies; Amar Melige Quoted

Procentrix, a Herndon, Virginia-based government information technology services contractor, has started leveraging the Azure OpenAI Service through its partnership with Microsoft to advance prototype projects that seek to develop business platforms meant to help federal government customers improve operations.

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by Jane Edwards February 23, 2024, 10:18 am
in DOD, News

HII Kicks Off Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System Testing on Navy’s 2nd Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division started topside testing of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system on the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier. EMALS is designed to replace the steam catapults on the U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, can operate at a speed of more than 150 miles per hour and works to provide expanded operational capability, more accurate end-speed control and higher launch-energy capacity, HII said Wednesday.

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by Jane Edwards February 23, 2024, 10:11 am
in Executive Spotlights, News

Take a Deep Dive on AI With Sev1Tech CTO Hector Collazo

Since we last spoke with Hector Collazo, he has been laser-focused on integrating artificial intelligence tools into the strategies of IT provider Sev1Tech, in his role as chief technology officer. In this latest Executive Spotlight interview, Collazo breaks down his current perspectives on AI and explains why it’s a crucial aspect of today’s tech landscape, among other discussion points.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt February 22, 2024, 11:54 am
in Executive Moves, News

Retired Space Force Gen. John Raymond Joins Impulse Space Board

Impulse Space has welcomed retired U.S. Space Force General John Raymond to its board of directors. Raymond was the first chief of space operation for the USSF, holding the position from 2019 to 2022, Impulse said Wednesday.

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by Aidan Daly February 22, 2024, 11:53 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Microsoft Partners With OMB, CISA, ONCD to Offer New Logging Capabilities to Federal Agencies; Candice Ling Quoted

Microsoft has worked with the Office of Management and Budget, Office of the National Cyber Director and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to provide federal agencies using Purview Audit access to expanded logging capabilities.

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by Jane Edwards February 22, 2024, 11:30 am