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Jonathan Moneymaker
in Contract Awards, News
BlueHalo to Build Next-Gen Counter-UAS Missile for Army; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted
BlueHalo has been selected to build a next-generation counter-uncrewed aerial systems missile designed to defeat large air threats for the U.S. Army. The company said Thursday it will move forward with developing its NGCM offering in partnership with the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Aviation & Missile Technology Consortium. BlueHalo introduced […] More
by Naomi Cooper June 28, 2024, 12:16 pm
Maximus logo/Wikipedia
in Contract Awards, News
Maximus Books $87M IRS Task Order for Development, Modernization Services
Maximus has received an $87 million task order under a blanket purchase agreement to provide the Internal Revenue Service with end-to-end development and modernization services. The company said Thursday it will support the IRS Internal Management Division in developing modernized services for the agency’s financial management systems, as well as provide it with general ledger […] More
by Naomi Cooper June 28, 2024, 12:15 pm
Matt Yanchyshyn / AWS
in Government Technology, News
AWS Marketplace Now Accessible to Navy, Marine Corps Under Modified BPA; Matt Yanchyshyn Quoted
Amazon Web Services will now provide the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps access to AWS Marketplace after the Department of the Navy amended a blanket purchase agreement it had awarded to the company under the Enterprise Software Licensing program. The modified BPA will help streamline access of Navy and Marine Corps components to software […] More
by Jane Edwards June 28, 2024, 12:15 pm
Voyager Space
in Artificial Intelligence, News, Space News
Voyager, Palantir Partner to Enhance Space, Defense Offerings Using AI Technologies
The artificial intelligence tools of Palantir Technologies will be made available to Voyager Space under a strategic partnership between the two companies. Voyager said Thursday that it will use Palantir Foundry and the Artificial Intelligence Platform to enhance its payload management system currently used by space customers. The collaborative effort – an expansion of an […] More
by Derrick Henry June 28, 2024, 12:14 pm
General Dynamics Mission Systems
in News
GDMS Conducts On-Orbit Demo of Space-Based Virtual Receiver Processor
General Dynamics Mission Systems earlier this year demonstrated a space-based virtual receiver processor with a maturity of technology readiness level 9. The demonstration was carried out on-orbit on an electronically steerable antenna payload provided by Lockheed Martin, GDMS said Thursday. The VRP works to deliver multiple waveform-agnostic receivers in a single component and provides channels […] More
by Jerry Petersen June 28, 2024, 12:14 pm
Michael Adams / LinkedIn
in News
Preamble Collaborates With Carahsoft to Bring GenAI Offerings to Public Sector; Michael Adams Quoted
Preamble has entered into a distribution partnership with Carahsoft Technology to bring generative artificial intelligence offerings to the public sector. Preamble’s GenAI products and services, which include the AI Trust Platform and the AI Marketplace, are designed to ensure compliance with the security and safety requirements of government agencies, Carahsoft said Wednesday. “As the use […] More
by Kristen Smith June 28, 2024, 12:13 pm
Jason Adolf/Appian
in News, Government Technology
Appian’s Jason Adolf: Low-Code Platform Could Help Non-Technical Agency Staff Modernize Customer-Facing Processes
Jason Adolf, vice president of global public sector at Appian, said state and local government agencies facing limited technical resources and budgetary constraints can deploy a modern low-code platform to enable non-technical agency employees to digitize customer-facing processes. “With an effective low-code platform, any authorized agency employee can quickly and easily design, build, and digitize […] More
by Jane Edwards June 28, 2024, 12:13 pm
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in News
Madison Dearborn Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Omni Federal
Madison Dearborn Partners-affiliated funds have made a strategic investment in Omni Federal, a software development company with customers in the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. MDP said Thursday that following the investment, the management team at Omni will continue to lead the company and retain a significant ownership position. Commenting on the development, […] More
by Aidan Daly June 28, 2024, 12:12 pm
Summit 7 Systems
in Cybersecurity, News
Microsoft Deems Summit 7 a Finalist for 2024 Partner of the Year
Microsoft has elevated Summit 7 as a global finalist for its 2024 Partner of the Year Award for Security. The award recognizes collaborators that have created and marketed formidable Microsoft applications, services and devices during the past year. Microsoft selected honorees from more than 4,700 nominations from more than 100 companies, Summit 7 reported Wednesday. Scott Edwards, […] More
by Branson Brooks June 28, 2024, 12:12 pm
Mark Peters / MITRE
in Executive Moves, News
Mark Peters to Succeed Jason Providakes as MITRE President & CEO
Mark Peters, executive vice president for national laboratory management and operations at Battelle, was appointed president and CEO of MITRE, effective Sept. 3. He will succeed Jason Providakes, who is retiring after over 35 years of service at MITRE, the organization said Thursday. Peters will bring to MITRE decades-long leadership experience as well as expertise […] More
by Christine Thropp June 27, 2024, 12:36 pm
Steve Orrin / Intel
in Artificial Intelligence, News
Intel Federal’s Steve Orrin Discusses Benefits, Challenges to AI-Powered Analytics at the Edge
Intel Federal‘s Steve Orrin believes advances in artificial intelligence can provide the military with benefits beyond object identification, offering, instead, enhanced situational awareness by making it possible to process data from various sources and draw connections that human analysts might otherwise miss. To realize these benefits, however, AI processing would have to take place at […] More
by Jerry Petersen June 27, 2024, 12:36 pm
Jason Crager / Lockheed Martin
in Executive Moves, News
Jason Crager Takes on Quality & Mission Success VP Post at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Jason Crager, a nearly three-decade Lockheed Martin veteran, was appointed vice president of quality and mission success at the defense contractor’s missiles and fire control business. Crager made the announcement via LinkedIn, through which he also expressed thanks to Brian Kubik, who held the said role before assuming a new VP post at Lockheed Martin […] More
by Christine Thropp June 27, 2024, 12:35 pm