The National Science Foundation and Northeastern University are collaborating to better understand the long-term impact of using generative artificial intelligence and large language models on society. Under a $9 million grant, the higher education institution’s research work will contribute to the National Deep Inference Fabric, a platform that offers students and researchers access to a […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Leidos a contract worth up to $206 million to modernize its geospatial processing software. Part of the NGA’s Exploitation Services Program, the five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract aims to improve the efficiency and interoperability of the agency’s systems, Leidos said. Under the Maru contract, Leidos will leverage its expertise in mission-critical […]
Three Wire Systems has transitioned the U.S. Air Force Military and Family Readiness Center’s Air Force Family Integrated Results and Statistical Tracking to Cloud One GovCloud. With AFFIRST, the M&FRC staff can document services provided to Air Force members and their families to ensure mission readiness and meet the challenges and demands of expeditionary operations. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking comments on four draft documents focused on generative artificial intelligence created in line with an executive order calling for new strategies to harness the power of AI. The first two draft documents will each focus on the strategies to identify generative AI risks and software development […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Rebellion Defense a subcontract to provide continuous automated testing for the Cloud One platform’s web applications. Rebellion Nova will provide Cloud One with on-demand security testing throughout the entire software development lifecycle, allowing the platform to identify and rectify vulnerabilities early in the process and improve the overall security […]
The U.S. Air Force is seeking to identify contractors capable of providing modeling, software and engineering support II services to the Air Force Technical Application Center. In a source-sought notice issued on Saturday, the Air Force said it is looking for a wide range of services, including operations and maintenance support, research and development and […]
Carahsoft has agreed to become Quantum’s federal distributor to increase the public sector’s access to the latter’s end-to-end data solutions. The Quantum data platform, powered by artificial intelligence, offers a suite of products designed for large data storage, management, protection, retrieval and analysis to support use cases, including geospatial capture and data forensics, Carahsoft said. […]
The Department of Justice has awarded Airship AI Holdings a multimillion-dollar contract for its Outpost AI edge services. Airship AI’s Outpost AI devices provide advanced data processing capabilities at the network’s edge, allowing for real-time analysis, encryption and transmission of video and metadata, Airship AI said. The system offers an additional layer of flexibility by […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is performing an agency-wide upgrade on its logistics systems, covering software, business processes and the distribution network. In an interview with Federal News Network’s Tom Temin, Douglas Templeton, chief of the National Logistic Support Center for NOAA and the National Weather Service, said the modernization came after the current […]
Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle Cloud Federal Financials, enabling federal agencies to automate finance processes and use artificial intelligence to increase productivity, improve controls and enhance the quality of services. Rondy Ng, executive vice president of applications development at Oracle, said that the cloud-based application provides government customers access to a solution capable […]
