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The Catalyst Accelerator has finalized its selection of eight small businesses that will join its new cohort to support defensive cyber operations for the U.S. Space Force. The companies are expected to present their disruptive technologies to investors as well as government and industry experts on June 1, the accelerator said Friday. USSF is looking […] More
Vela, a cloud-native supercomputer designed by IBM, has become the company’s primary environment for research and development of next-generation artificial intelligence applications. IBM researchers shared in a blog post the architecture and supporting features of Vela, which was launched in May 2022 on the IBM cloud. Traditional supercomputers designed for modeling and simulation can accommodate […] More
U.S. Army veteran Ross Berkoff has been appointed general manager of RiverTech, an Akima subsidiary. As general manager, Berkoff will be responsible for growing RiverTech’s work with numerous global government customers and extending the organization’s use of its OASIS Small Business contract, Akima announced from Herndon, Virginia on Tuesday. “Ross’ experience in business strategy and operations management will aid […] More
Firefly Aerospace has raised $30.2 million as part of the initial tranche of a Series C funding round valued at $300 million, Austin Inno reported Friday. The fundraising comes as the Cedar Park, Texas-based rocket startup expands its set of launch vehicles and prepares for upcoming launches, including a satellite deployment mission with NASA and […] More
Michael Rogers, a retired U.S. Navy admiral who previously served as commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service, has joined Duality Technologies’ board of advisors. In his advisory role, Rogers, a three-time Wash100 Award winner, will assist Duality with accelerating the deployment of its data […] More
Steve Orrin, chief technology officer at Intel’s federal arm and GovCon Expert, and other tech executives shared how an artificial intelligence-based chatbot, called ChatGPT, could help chief information officers and other IT leaders improve productivity and address challenges within their organizations, The Enterprisers Project reported Monday. Orrin cited how the AI tool could help improve […] More
Executive Mosaic has featured Doug Lane, CEO of Capgemini Government Solutions over the past nine years, in the 2023 Wash100 list of leaders who drive and shape the federal contracting marketplace. This marks the second consecutive year and third time overall that Lane has gained recognition during the 10-year history of the Wash100 Award. In […] More
NASA is soliciting information on potential industry sources of a commercial off-the-shelf contract writing system for the space agency. The Information Technology Procurement Office calls for capability statements from interested parties who can meet the technical requirements for the contract writing system, according to a request for information published on SAM.gov on Thursday. Among the […] More
The Appian Platform for information technology automation has so far been implemented by more than 200 government agencies including the Department of Defense. The company said Wednesday the increasing adoption of its software technologies has led to contracts such as its collaboration with BigBear.ai and Palantir Technologies to create a unified Global Force Information Management […] More
BAE Systems has tested small unmanned aerial systems from Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works division on a variant of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle designed to support U.S. Marine Corps reconnaissance missions. The Stalker and Indago platforms were part of verification tests aimed to demonstrate the ACV’s potential to carry out command, control, communication and computers/UAS missions, […] More
Austal USA has dispatched Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) to the U.S. Navy. Following the delivery, the vessel is now the largest surface ship with autonomous capability in the U.S. Navy fleet, the shipbuilding company said Thursday. The company worked with L3Harris Technologies and General Dynamics‘ mission systems business in conducting […] More
Northrop Grumman has performed wind tunnel testing to demonstrate the design maturity of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile system. Scaled models of the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM underwent seven comprehensive test campaigns to measure how it would respond to conditions simulating missile launch procedures and various flight maneuvers, Northrop said Thursday. Sarah Willoughby, […] More
