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Organizations should develop artificial intelligence using an AI factory approach in order to maximize the technology’s potential, according to ECS Vice President of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Martin Klein. An AI factory approach would entail the use of automation at every step of the development workflow, from the collection and processing of training data to […] More
Verizon Frontline has confirmed its continued support for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by signing a new three-year cooperative and research development agreement aimed at exploring new strategies for deploying uncrewed aircraft systems to collect and distribute imagery of damage from severe storms. In a press release Monday, Michael Adams, associate vice president for […] More
John Lucio, formerly senior vice president at Ervin Graves Strategy Group, has been named senior director for government relations at BWX Technologies. In his new role, Lucio will focus on strengthening BWXT’s relationships with defense and civilian agencies and advancing support for various Department of Defense programs, including the production of naval nuclear reactors for […] More
Maxar Intelligence and Lockheed Martin will streamline the purchase and delivery of geospatial products for the F-35 fighter jet’s flight simulation and training platform under a new agreement. Maxar said Monday the long-term agreement with Lockheed seeks to standardize licensing, pricing and requirements for its products, including Dynamic imagery basemaps and Precision3D Data Suite, as […] More
Uncrewed autonomous systems provider Edge Autonomy has unveiled the Havoc configuration of its VXE30 Stalker vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft system. Edge Autonomy said Monday that the new configuration upgrades the base model, doubling its flight endurance and payload capacity while retaining its payload agnosticism and user interfaces from previous variants, which means VXE30 […] More
The General Services Administration has released a draft solicitation for the first pool of the potential eight-year Ascend blanket purchase agreement to meet the U.S. federal government’s needs for cloud services and related information technology professional services. The Ascend BPA is divided into three pools and Pool 1 focuses on infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service cloud offerings, […] More
Kristen Summers, former operating unit chief technology officer at Microsoft‘s federal business, has joined ManTech to serve as vice president and artificial intelligence technical fellow. ManTech said Tuesday Summers will drive the creation of a team of advanced technical practitioners tasked to support customer mission requirements through their deep experience in analytics and AI areas. […] More
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index grew by 0.88% last week, extending an upward trend that has now been present for three consecutive weeks. With this rise, the average was brought to $4,923.43. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that collects real-time stock market data from 30 of the GovCon industry’s most notable companies. This information provides users […] More
Stored energy technologies provider EnerSys has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire for $208 million Bren-Tronics, a manufacturer of portable power products for defense customers. EnerSys said Thursday it expects to close the all-cash transaction by the second quarter of 2024. Following the acquisition, Bren-Tronics will be integrated into EnerSys’ Specialty business. EnerSys President […] More
Rebellion Defense has received a contract from the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems X unit to equip sailors with its proprietary software designed to better recognize and track targets during missions. The defense company said Wednesday the Iris software will bolster the Navy’s capacity to rapidly detect, track and identify objects of interest […] More
Leidos has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Heather Scheuerman as vice president of strategic sourcing and Sashi Ravipati as VP of capability integration. Prior to her appointment, Scheuerman served as director of sourcing at the Reston, Virginia-headquartered information technology and engineering services company for five years, according to her LinkedIn profile. Meanwhile, […] More
Intellisense Systems will continue enhancing the capabilities and resilience of a small, man-portable tactical meteorological observing system under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract with the U.S. Air Force. The Integrated Weather Observation System is planned for further update and ruggedization as it was recently chosen to replace all of the Department of […] More
