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Boeing provided the public a first look at its MQ-28 Ghost Bat unmanned aerial system housed at the company’s Phantom Works facility outside St. Louis, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. The defense contractor unveiled Ghost Bat months after the U.S. Air Force announced that it was planning to begin flight experiments with the UAS to learn […] More
John Zangardi, CEO of Redhorse and a 2023 Wash100 Award winner, said it is imperative for federal agencies looking to transition to zero trust architecture to develop complete visibility into their information technology systems. Zangardi wrote in a May 17 commentary published on Federal News Network that there are five steps agencies should consider when […] More
Barry Duplantis, vice president and general manager of the North American public sector at Mattermost, said federal agencies should consider developing digital playbooks to facilitate and speed up response to cybersecurity incidents and natural disasters. “Digital playbooks combine strategic and tactical documentation, automated checklists, real-time collaboration, clear instructions, and more. They ensure that everyone on […] More
Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer of HP Federal, said information technology organizations should advance the development of a proactive defense to prevent an IT mistake from leading to an “error string” or a cascade of errors, InformationWeek reported Wednesday. “IT teams should think through multiple problems at once, understand the limits and constraints of their […] More
Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, has been appointed to the board of directors of software company Synthetaic. He brings to Synthetaic’s board nearly four decades of experience within the U.S. Intelligence Community and expertise in the field of GEOINT, the company said Monday. Synthetaic develops software that helps organizations accelerate the […] More
Lockheed Martin made another step in advancing the Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept by demonstrating the capability of a digital C2 system to enhance and synchronize planning and execution of joint fires as part of the Northern Edge exercise hosted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command near Alaska. The company said Tuesday it integrated its digital […] More
Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer of HP Federal, said natural language processing and machine learning are the two forms of artificial intelligence that could have an impact when it comes to addressing information technology issues, InformationWeek reported Monday. He said NLP could be seen through the prototypes of ChatGPT. “You can imagine a scenario where […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has received a potential $919 million task order from the Department of Defense to provide research and development services and advance the development of a soldier-as-a-system concept to support warfighters operating across all combat environments and climatic conditions. The Engineering, Development, Integration and Technology-based Solutions task order will support the DOD’s Joint […] More
Tim Boltz, health care program executive at Carahsoft Technology, highlighted some of the key takeaways and themes from a five-day health conference and one of those is the quick adoption of generative artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT and their potential use in the health care sector. “In procedure rooms, cameras with AI can ensure processes […] More
In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s venture capital arm, has made multiple investments in Kent, Washington-based rocket developer Stoke Space, TechCrunch reported Saturday. William Morrison, principal at IQT, told the publication about the investments in Stoke Space and that he led the latest investment that closed in February. Stoke Space is working on a reusable rocket that […] More
Oshkosh’s defense business has submitted its proposal for the initial phase of the U.S. Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program. Oshkosh Defense said Thursday it partnered with Pratt Miller Defense and QinetiQ to compete for the RCV program’s platform prototype design and build phase. According to proposal evaluations, the service branch could select up to four […] More
Israel-based Edgybees has launched a new U.S. entity to provide georegistration software platforms for U.S. government and commercial customers. Industry leaders named to the newly formed board of directors of Edgybees Inc. include Bradley Feldmann, chairman and CEO of Neology; Keith Masback, a geospatial intelligence consultant and owner of Plum Run; and Darryl Garrett, a […] More
