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Booz Allen Hamilton, Science Applications International Corp., Peraton and other large technology contractors are hoping to get a share of the federal health information technology market by acquiring health software and IT companies, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. “The size of the deals in health care in the public sector are very large and […] More
The Biden administration’s cybersecurity executive order calls on agencies to implement zero trust to mitigate cyberthreat risks and Steve Faehl, chief technology officer of security for Microsoft’s federal business, said the company could help agencies in their zero trust journey through a three-phase plan that starts with identification and monitoring, Federal News Network reported Thursday. […] More
Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said she sees strong U.S. defense spending amid the current administration’s focus on infrastructure, child care and other domestic programs, Bloomberg reported Thursday. “President Biden has been a longtime supporter of national security. So, this year’s budget for defense had a […] More
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have launched a testbed supercomputer designed to help developers and scientists optimize artificial intelligence, scientific and engineering projects planned for Aurora, the forthcoming exascale supercomputer. The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility will host and manage the Polaris testbed supercomputer, which will be installed by HPE […] More
Shield AI has secured $210 million in equity financing as part of Series D funding round led by Austin, Texas-based technology investor Disruptive and will use the funds to invest in artificial intelligence capabilities for military aircraft and advance growth initiatives across defense and commercial sectors. “The funding round enables Shield AI to move one […] More
Lisa Callahan, vice president and general manager of commercial civil space at Lockheed Martin’s space business, said she believes accelerated digital modernization efforts meant to improve spacecraft manufacturing processes could also benefit deep space missions, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. She noted that the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the company to speed up its digital transformation roadmap and […] More
Lockheed Martin has developed a satellite antenna that could be used in remote sensing, radar and 5G communications. The company said Monday the Wide Angle ESA Fed Reflector antenna is part of its investment in the research and development of 5G.MIL technologies to link warfighting platforms in support of the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain […] More
General Atomics has added to its space systems infrastructure in San Diego a 7,500-square-foot cleanroom facility that can support the production of up to 300 optical communication terminals per year. Scott Forney, president of General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business, said in a statement published Monday GA-EMS is committed to fielding OCTs in support of future […] More
The Department of Defense is advancing the Joint All-Domain Command and Control program and Kevin McNeill, senior vice president of cyberspace solutions at CACI International, said digital twins could help DOD test the resiliency of systems within the JADC2 environment, Federal News Network reported Friday. “That’s a very complex environment. So creating a digital twin […] More
The Internal Revenue Service has awarded five companies contracts under a program to test new platforms to digitize paper documents and send the files back to the IRS through a digital channel. Xerox, Government CIO, Ripcord, Brillient and Resultant, formerly known as KSM Consulting, each secured a contract worth $7.5 million under the Pilot IRS […] More
Scott Lee, cross-cutting priority co-lead for JADC2 at Mitre, said the U.S. needs a new command and control infrastructure to speed up decision-making processes across all domains and keep ahead of near-peer competitors. “We must shift from domain-centric to mission-centric effects, planning and execution. And that has to start with rethinking our C2 from the […] More
Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise conducted an experiment involving genomics testing to demonstrate how an edge-to-cloud computational workflow could help overcome bandwidth and computing limitations between the International Space Station and Earth. The Azure Space team at Microsoft launched an experiment that involved monitoring astronauts’ health and sequencing their genomes aboard the ISS, Gabe Monroy, […] More
