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Lockheed Martin completed a live fire demonstration of the Spike NLOS long-range, anti-tank missile system using the U.S. Apache Echo Model V6 helicopter. The company announced Thursday that the event's results clear the weapon system for airworthiness release and installation into Apache V6 units.
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking industry input on the feasibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Advanced Analytics Platform For Machine Learning project. In a notice posted Tuesday on SAM.gov, DHS' Office of Mission and Capability Support said it is looking into industry capabilities to support the cloud services requirements of the CAP-M research and development initiative.
Carahsoft Technology will serve as a public sector distributor for Kajeet, offering the mobile network operator's suite of internet of things connectivity, software and hardware services. In the collaborative effort, Carahsoft said Thursday it will deliver four IoT services via its reseller partners, NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V, Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 and OMNIA Partners contracts.
Valkyrie Enterprises won a five-year, $76 million contract to support the U.S. Navy Center for Surface Combat Systems Training Command. The company said Wednesday it will perform systems engineering and training analysis to serve the mission of SCSTC across the globe.
Sidus Space has installed the Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications flight hardware and software version 1.0 on its LizzieSat satellite. The company said Thursday that it was on track to launch the satellite aboard the SpaceX Transporter 10 rocket mission in the first quarter of 2024.
Mitre has submitted comments on the Office of Management and Budget's draft memorandum on establishing new requirements for the adoption, use and management of artificial intelligence technologies.
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Carahsoft healthcare program executive Tim Boltz believes greater connectivity between healthcare systems through the cloud, digital integration and the incorporation of remote workers improves the service delivered to patients but also increases the vulnerability of their data to malicious actors. Consequently, the operators of those systems, including government agencies, must prioritize cybersecurity in order to protect sensitive patient data from threats like ransomware attacks and data breaches, Boltz said in an opinion column the Carahsoft website published Thursday.
Serco Group's North American business arm has been awarded the Autonomy and Vehicle Control Systems / Testing and Evaluations contract by the U.S. Navy. The IT service management company said Thursday that, under the three-year, $68 million contract, Serco Inc. will support the Naval Architecture and Engineering Department within Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in developing unmanned surface vessel autonomy.
EnCharge AI closed its second institutional funding round – which saw participation from RTX Ventures, VentureTech Alliance and ACVC Partners – and secured $22.6 million in additional funds from strategic partners. EnCharge AI, which has raised $45 million to date, said Tuesday the funding round underscores the demand for new AI chips.
TechFlow has booked a more than $2.1 billion award from the Transportation Security Administration to maintain and conduct performance-based logistics for explosives detection systems. Contract work will support over 300 airports and federal facilities within the U.S. and its territories.
Carahsoft Technology will serve as master government aggregator for Plotly to facilitate the promotion of the Canadian software company's platform tailored for generating actionable insights from data. Under the agreement, Carahsoft said Wednesday it will market the Dash Enterprise platform through its federal, state and local government contract vehicles and reseller partners.
RTX has secured a potential five-year, $20.8 million contract to build and demonstrate two wideband passive sensor systems for the U.S. Navy's Birdseye Yonder effort. The Office of Naval Research solicited bids for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract under a long range broad agency announcement and will obligate funds in the Navy's fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation budget, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
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