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Geoffrey Schaefer, former head of responsible artificial intelligence and chief AI ethics adviser at Booz Allen Hamilton, has joined Leidos as vice president of AI strategy and governance. In a post on LinkedIn Tuesday, Schaefer said, “I could not be more excited for this opportunity. I remain – more than ever – an AI optimist. The potential of […] More
Generative artificial intelligence is seen by many in the public sector to be an important piece of technology that needs to be adopted by their organizations, according to the results of a survey recently released by Amazon Web Services. AWS said Tuesday that it had designed the survey in collaboration with Market Connections with the […] More
Atom Computing and Microsoft have set a world record by creating and entangling 24 logical qubits made from neutral atoms. The two companies also demonstrated the capability to detect and correct errors and perform computations on 28 logical qubits, Atom Computing said Tuesday. According to Microsoft, they created the world’s largest entangled logical qubit state […] More
Kepler Communications is seeking Federal Communications Commission approval of the consolidation of its satellite network plan to enable an update of the company’s optical data infrastructure. Under the revision, the Kepler constellation will be composed of 10 satellites scheduled for launch in the fourth quarter of 2025, plus two pathfinder satellites and six radio frequency […] More
BAE Systems has secured a follow-on contract from the U.S. Army to enhance the electronic warfare capabilities of its combat vehicle protection systems to bolster vehicle survivability against guided missiles and nearby threats. The company said Tuesday the contract calls for developing its Multi-Class Soft Kill System countermeasures such as advancing its Stormcrow and Terra Raven […] More
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, a business segment of Lockheed Martin, has secured a firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy to provide support services for 161 AEGIS MK-41 vertical launch systems valued at $83.3 million. The Department of Defense said Monday the performance-based, logistics requirements, supply contract includes services for logistics, repair and spare support for […] More
AeroVironment will acquire BlueHalo for $4.1 billion in an all-stock transaction to broaden the company’s defense capabilities portfolio. AV announced Tuesday that a definitive agreement had already been executed and that the transaction is expected to close in the first half of calendar year 2025. AV and BlueHalo will collaborate to form a diversified defense technology […] More
VAST Data‘s federal subsidiary and MITRE have formed a strategic partnership to field new data capabilities to support a sandbox environment that could be used to train artificial intelligence models designed for federal government applications. According to a joint release published Monday, MITRE has reinforced its Federal AI Sandbox by deploying VAST Data Platform capabilities […] More
Guidehouse has added Mark Korth and Angela Hunt as partners to its health segment to support the company in helping health care organizations advance their clinical and operational performance. Korth will focus on assisting health care providers in optimizing large-scale mergers and integrations, transformations and operating model implementation, while Hunt will help them improve quality, […] More
Search company Elastic is collaborating with software company Red Hat to offer a solution to public sector organizations that seek to make artificial intelligence and machine learning part of their operations. Elastic said Friday that it is bringing to the partnership its Search AI Platform while Red Hat will provide OpenShift AI. Elastic Search AI […] More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Gunnison Consulting Group a three-year, $14 million contract to provide cybersecurity support for the Office of the Chief Information Officer’s Cybersecurity Program Office. Gunnison said Monday it will work with the office to implement a cybersecurity program that fosters a zero trust security culture, enhances IT […] More
Pacific Defense, an innovative service provider specializing in Modular Open Systems Approach, has completed the expansion of its Sunnyvale, California, facility to enable the company to meet increasing demands. The company said Monday the Manufacturing Operations and Design Engineering Center in Silicon Valley now stretches over 20,000 square feet of space and has been ISO 9001-certified, […] More
