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  • Defense Tech Startup Anduril to Raise Capital, Increase Valuation to $28B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Tech Startup Anduril to Raise Capital, Increase Valuation to $28B

    Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has signed a term sheet to raise up to $2.5 billion in capital, potentially raising its valuation to $28 billion, CNBC reported Friday.  Unnamed sources revealed that the company could double its August 2024 valuation of $14 million. In June 2024, Anduril announced plans to raise $1.5 billion in new […] More

  • Dave Melvin Named UiPath VP of Public Sector North America - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Melvin Named UiPath VP of Public Sector North America

    Dave Melvin announced on LinkedIn his transition to vice president of public sector for North America at UiPath, after previously serving as VP for the Department of Defense, aerospace and federal systems integration and the intelligence community. In his new role, Melvin will oversee all public sector operations across state and local government, federal and civilian agencies, […] More

  • Fred Maier Elevated to DMI VP of Growth, State and Local - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fred Maier Elevated to DMI VP of Growth, State and Local

    Fred Maier, a 20-year veteran of the information technology industry, has been elevated to vice president of growth, state and local at DMI. The digital services and information technology services provider said Saturday Maier will oversee the company’s expansion across state and local agencies, focusing on fostering partnerships. Fred Maier’s Career Highlights Maier is a seasoned IT […] More

  • Palantir, Enabled Intelligence Seek to Improve AI Model Accuracy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Palantir, Enabled Intelligence Seek to Improve AI Model Accuracy

    Defense technology company Palantir is further enhancing its Foundry system’s capability to automate decision making of federal customers through access to the data-labeling services of startup Enabled Intelligence under a partnership between the two companies, DefenseScoop reported Wednesday. The partnership aims to provide Foundry users with higher-quality datasets for improved accuracy in building artificial intelligence […] More

  • Future of Training is AI-Assisted, Fedstack EVP Says - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Future of Training is AI-Assisted, Fedstack EVP Says

    Fedstack Executive Vice President Chris Coligado was featured in a recent episode of InsideAnalysis, a nationally syndicated radio show that tackles topics concerning the information economy. Talent Development Provider Fedstack is a newly-launched business unit of Smoothstack, an IT platforms provider. The business unit works to address the technology consulting needs of federal agencies, government […] More

  • Lockheed Completes Early Design Review of Space Force Satcom Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Completes Early Design Review of Space Force Satcom Program

    Lockheed Martin has completed the early design review for satellites supporting the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Mobile User Objective System Service Life Extension program. The company said Friday it partnered with SEAKR Engineering for the proposed MUOS satellites to design a new MUOS payload processor. The processor is a critical electronics box on the spacecraft […] More

  • L3Harris Concludes Preliminary Design Review of NOAA Sat System Imager - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris Concludes Preliminary Design Review of NOAA Sat System Imager

    L3Harris Technologies has completed the preliminary design review of a high-resolution imager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Extended Observations, or GeoXO, satellite system. When it becomes operational, GeoXO will deliver real-time imagery, enhancing NOAA’s capability to monitor weather, ocean and environmental conditions in the Western Hemisphere, L3Harris said Thursday. The critical data […] More

  • Guidehouse-AFERM Survey: Majority of Agency Professionals Cite Tech as Major Risk - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Guidehouse-AFERM Survey: Majority of Agency Professionals Cite Tech as Major Risk

    A survey by Guidehouse and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management has found that 80 percent of federal government professionals said technology will pose major risks to their agencies within the next three years. The report titled Government Enterprise Risk Management Survey Results is based on a 2024 survey of federal government professionals at […] More

  • BigBear.ai Lands DOD Contract for AI-Driven Media Assessment Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BigBear.ai Lands DOD Contract for AI-Driven Media Assessment Platform

    BigBear.ai, an artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence services provider, has booked a contract from the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to further develop its Virtual Anticipation Network, or VANE, prototype. The McLean, Virginia-based company said Saturday the contract aims to provide the CDAO and Office of the Secretary of Defense with enhanced capabilities […] More

  • Understanding Open Radio Access Networks
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    Understanding Open Radio Access Networks

    The telecommunications landscape is rapidly evolving, with open radio access networks emerging as a transformative technology. ORAN offers a vision of more flexible, scalable and cost-effective network architectures, and its development and implementation are gaining attention from industry and government alike. This article explores what ORAN is, its key applications, and how it is reshaping […] More

  • EXPANSIA Says AI & ML to Benefit Air Force Aircraft Readiness - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EXPANSIA Says AI & ML to Benefit Air Force Aircraft Readiness

    Many U.S. Air Force assets remain grounded due to supply chain and maintenance issues, a problem that can be addressed with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning, according to a thought leadership piece from service-disabled, veteran-owned small business EXPANSIA. Supply Chain Analysis Published Wednesday, the thought leadership piece said AI and ML can […] More

  • Voyager Technologies Names Chris Moore as VP and General Manager - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Voyager Technologies Names Chris Moore as VP and General Manager

    Chris Moore announced in a LinkedIn post Thursday his appointment as vice president and general manager at Voyager Technologies. Moore joined the company in October as vice president of business execution, according to his LinkedIn profile. He assumed his new role in January during which Voyager Technologies submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a […] More