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  • in News

    Copado DevOps Platform Completes FedRAMP Authorization; Salesforce’s Casey Coleman Quoted

    Copado has secured authority to operate certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s moderate baseline for a platform designed to help organizations build and deploy software applications on Salesforce. The Department of Veterans Affairs was one of the government organizations that adopted Copado’s DevOps product in cloud-based deployment projects, the company said Monday. VA […] More

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    Sierra Nevada Demos Modified Electromagnetic System at Marine Corps Exercise

    Sierra Nevada Corp. has showcased a small size weight and power, electronic support measures system at a U.S. Marine Corps training exercise in Yuma, Arizona. SNC said Monday it reconfigured its AE-4500 Auto ESM system to demonstrate ground-based capability for the USMC Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-23. During the demonstration, the system enabled direction finding […] More

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    Amyx Among 2023 Moxie Award Finalists; William Schaefer Quoted

    Amyx has been named a finalist for a yearly award that honors Washington, D.C. businesses, nonprofits and associations that have grown using bold and innovative strategies. In a statement, William Schaefer, president and CEO of the Reston, Virginia-based cybersecurity and systems integrator, congratulated the Amyx team responsible for the 2023 Moxie Award nomination. “This year’s finalists truly […] More

  • in News, Space

    SSC to Highlight Space Mission Applications of AI/ML During Industry Day

    Space Systems Command is scheduled to conduct a two-day event starting May 17 to discuss ways how to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities when carrying out space operations. The AI/ML Reverse Industry Day intends to inform government and space industry professionals about technology use cases to enhance U.S. Space Force mission areas, SSC said […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    General Dynamics NASSCO Business Wins $75M Navy Contract for USS Makin Island Maintenance

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has won a potential $75 million award to maintain, modernize and repair a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship for the U.S. Navy. General Dynamics NASSCO will conduct selected restricted availability efforts for the USS Makin Island in fiscal year 2023 under the firm-fixed-price contract action, the Defense Department said Thursday. NASSCO will be responsible […] More

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    General Atomics Unit Delivers 1st of 8 MQ-9 Reaper Drones to USMC

    General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has handed over the first of the eight unmanned aircraft systems being manufactured for the U.S. Marine Corps. Naval Air Systems Command said Wednesday the MQ-9 Reapers are intended to perform long-distance intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions as well as data relays in the Indo-Pacific Command area. The first delivered Reaper […] More

  • in Executive Moves, News

    Former HASC Chair Mac Thornberry Named Strategic Adviser at CesiumAstro

    Mac Thornberry, former representative for Texas’ 13th congressional district and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has joined the advisory board of defense and space technology manufacturing company CesiumAstro. He will serve as a strategic adviser and provide guidance on national security matters as the company expands its services to the intelligence community and Department of […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Koniag Books $83M Contract to Help Update Indian Health Service IT Operations; Kevin Wideman Quoted

    A Koniag Government Services subsidiary will help the Indian Health Service manage information technology modernization efforts under an $83 million contract. Kadiak will assist an IHS program management office across eight task areas to facilitate the usability and integration of agency data while ensuring patient care delivery, KGS said Tuesday. Kevin Wideman, CEO of KGS, said […] More

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    Christopher Wood Named VP of Capture at Sparksoft

    Christopher Wood, formerly an independent consultant at Sparksoft, was tapped to serve as vice president of capture at the Maryland-based information technology consulting firm. He brings to his new role over two decades of industry experience and is now in charge of business development, capture and strategy across the firm’s core and emerging strategic accounts, Sparksoft said Friday. […] More

  • in Artificial Intelligence, News

    Yurts-Lambda Partnership to Develop Large Language Model Platform; NVIDIA’s Anthony Robbins Quoted

    Yurts AI and Lambda will collaborate to create a language processing platform capable of being integrated into an enterprise and enabling companies to access generative artificial intelligence-based tools securely. The air-gapped large language model network will be designed to run on NVIDIA-powered Lambda workstations, Yurts said Monday. Additionally, the LLM stack offering will be equipped with application, […] More

  • in News, Space

    Rocket Lab, Partners Deploy Hurricane Monitoring Satellites to Space for NASA

    A Rocket Lab team has launched into space the first two satellites of a four-part constellation that is designed to monitor cyclone and hurricane activities for NASA. Along with MIT Lincoln Labs, Blue Canyon Technologies and Kongsberg Satellite Services, Rocket Lab said Monday they performed the “Rocket Like a Hurricane” mission to deploy two CubeSats for the Time-Resolved Observations of […] More