Leidos and Google are developing a health care application that uses a specialized generative artificial intelligence model to improve accuracy and efficiency in the medical field. The application is built on Google’s Medical Pathways Language Model 2, which is trained on extensive medical data, Leidos said. Srini Iyer, Leidos Health & Civil Sector’s senior vice […]
The EnerSys board of directors has nominated Lauren Knausenberger, a 4×24 member and a past Wash100 awardee, as a Class II director during the company’s annual meeting. Knausenberger is the current executive vice president and chief innovation officer of Science Applications International Corp. Arthur Katsaros, the outgoing board chair of EnerSys, described Knausenberger as a […]
Carahsoft Technology announced that it will serve as secure generative artificial intelligence solutions Yurts Technologies’ public sector distributor, expanding the generative AI solutions available to federal agencies. Yurts has been supporting organizations to take advantage of the benefits offered by AI in improving workflows across applications and data stores. The platform is powered by a […]
The U.S.-based subsidiary of global defense contractor QinetiQ Group has appointed Colleen Campbell as marketing and communications vice president, bringing over 20 years of experience in her field of expertise. In her position, Campbell will manage QinetiQ US brand activities, such as publicity campaigns, events promotion, digital content creation and strategic communications addressing key internal […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has started reviewing BWXT Medical’s No Carrier Added Actinium-225 active pharmaceutical ingredient. On Friday, the health science company announced that it had filed a drug master file with the FDA as it seeks to use Ac-225 to kill cancer cells while minimizing its impact on healthy tissues. A DMF […]
Virginia Beach, Virginia-based Client Solution Architects has announced the 2024 renewal of its partnership with the nonprofit Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, which supports the hopes of military families’ children with critical ailments. CSA started its support of the nonprofit’s Operation Dream Maker in August 2023, acknowledging the project’s alignment with the company’s community-centric vision and harmony with […]
The Commercial Space Office within the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has awarded Iridium Communications a five-year contract worth $94 million to provide enhanced mobile satellite services capabilities and security sustainment services. The contract, named ECS3, supports Iridium’s EMSS program and seeks to ensure the continued operation of the EMSS Service Center, an infrastructure […]
Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit CRDF Global announced that it has secured a subcontract to support Advanced Engineering Solutions & Services in the Counter-Narcotics and Global Threats Operations, Logistics and Training Support program of the Department of Defense and its partner countries. The U.S. Air Force awarded AES2 and 17 other companies the $960 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity task […]
AutogenAI has appointed Chip Schaller as proposal and capture subject matter expert for the Americas. Schaller, an industry veteran with over three decades of experience, will contribute his expertise in capture and proposal development, operations management and business development to the company, AutogenAI said. Schaller’s background encompasses managing proposal operations for various government agencies and […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Concurrent Technologies Corp. a $13 million follow-on contract to work on the second phase of an effort to develop lightweight combat vehicles using advanced manufacturing processes. Under Phase 2, CTC uses machine learning algorithms to build an advanced friction stir welding machine integrated with advanced controls. According to Edward Sheehan […]
