A $1.9T stimulus package announced by President-elect Joe Biden pushes initiatives to modernize federal information technology in an effort to defend against future cyberattacks. The American Rescue Plan earmarks $9B for the Technology Modernization Fund to help launch new IT and cybersecurity shared services at the Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency and the General Services […]
The Department of Homeland Security has tapped industry for help in migrating its two main data centers to the cloud. DHS released the final solicitation for its $3.4B Data Center and Cloud Optimization contract, which is a single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity deal, GCN reported Tuesday. The contract was created to provide DHS and its components with management […]
Scientific Systems Company Inc. has completed a flight demonstration of its artificial intelligence-enabled autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona as part of the Army’s Project Convergence. During the flight demonstration, SSCI’s Robotic Autonomous Platform for Tactical Operations and Reconnaissance demonstrated the ability to find and localize an enemy target military vehicle […]
L3Harris Technologies will build an on-orbit prototype demonstration for the Missile Defense Agency's Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, a space-based satellite constellation designed to track hypersonic weapons. Under a $121M contract, L3Harris will help fill in a gap in the United States' missile defense architecture. Hypersonic weapons, which travel at speeds of Mach 5 […]
The Department of Commerce's National Technology and Information Administration has issued a notice of inquiry asking industry to help create a 5G technology stack development program. Sponsored by the Department of Defense, NTIA's 5G Challenge would be focused on accelerating the development of the open 5G stack ecosystem in support of military missions, Breaking Defense […]
Octo has landed a spot on the Army’s RS3 92 Situational Awareness and Augmented Reality Technologies contract. Together with defense tech company QinetiQ, Octo will leverage artificial intelligence capabilities, particularly machine learning and deep learning, to enhance the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System program. IVAS, which takes the form of futuristic combat goggles, improves soldiers’ […]
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has been awarded a contract modification to develop and mature hypersonic projectiles Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center. The projectiles will allow the interception of moving airborne targets during live-fire events scheduled through the end of 2021, GA-EMS said. “This is a critical next step toward the goal of integrating […]
The Department of Defense is leading the implementation of zero-trust architecture across the federal sector having already adopted some of the necessary security practices, including segmented user access to information and disparate systems. The DOD’s pursuit of zero trust was recognized by Wickr co-founder Chris Howell, who said in a recent interview that in many […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded GrammaTech a contract under its Artificial Intelligence Exploration program, which is aimed at developing new AI technologies for enhancing national security. The contract centers on the development of ReMath, an AI tool envisioned to automate the analysis of high-level mathematical representations from existing binaries in cyber-physical systems […]
Booz Allen Hamilton has performed the first known artificial intelligence-aided manned flight in support of the Air Force Air Combat Command’s 9th Reconnaissance Wing U-2 Federal Laboratory. The team operationalized an AI algorithm on a Lockheed U-2 “Dragon Lady” to help a pilot complete a complex mission, Booz Allen said Wednesday. “The threats facing our […]
