Lawmakers have proposed a way by which the federal government can open up education and access to artificial intelligence resources. Rep. Will Hurd, a two-time Wash100 awardee, said AI technologies must be developed equitably and that education in the field must not be limited to elites. "Let’s also make sure that whenever the federal […]
ICF CEO John Wasson has received his first Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic for his leadership in the government contracting industry. Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, honored Wasson for helping ICF secure valuable contracts and acquisitions, driving the company's growth and revenue. “This transaction is aligned with our strategy to complement organic growth with […]
The Department of Agriculture has awarded Ryan Consulting Group a contract to provide cloud migration support to the agency's Client Experience Center. RCG received the contract through the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center's $20B Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 3 contract vehicle. The contract strengthens the consulting group's […]
Special Operations Command is working to better educate its leaders and key personnel about artificial intelligence, according to a top official. SOCOM Acquisition Executive Jim Smith said he wants to integrate AI across a wider range of command functions, including next-generation intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance; next-gen mobility; precision fires and effects; biotechnology; hyper-enabled operator; and […]
Defense officials are reportedly looking into designing reusable hypersonic systems similar to some existing rockets. Mike White, assistant director of hypersonics at the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, said DoD wants to create hypersonic vehicles that can be reused instead of just exploding. He said he envisions the system to […]
Reps. Seth Moulton and Jim Banks have urged the Department of Defense to change its perspective in national security strategies to maintain the U.S. competitive advantage over Russia and China. “We’re calling for a real revolution in how we approach our national security,” Moulton said during a Brookings Institution webinar on Sept. 30, pointing out that […]
Executive Mosaic has awarded Akima CEO Bill Monet his first Wash100 award, which is given to the most influential leaders and executives in the government contracting sector. Jim Garrettson, the CEO of Executive Mosaic, recognized Monet for his leadership in driving Akima's growth and securing major government contracts. Monet is a 30-year veteran of the […]
PIXIA, a software company under Cubic's mission and performance solutions division, has been awarded a contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide commercial software for data management and dissemination. The award exercises the second option year of a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, under which PIXIA will continue providing NGA with a cloud-based data sharing and […]
Dr. Petros Mouchtaris, president and general manager at Perspecta Labs, said the company will help the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity conduct research on trojans in the artificial intelligence program. “At Perspecta Labs, we welcome the opportunity to support IARPA on research to defend critical AI systems against malicious interference,” he said Thursday. IARPA is […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory plans to outsource threat detection and response services to adopt a proactive approach to closing vulnerabilities, according to the lab's top cybersecurity official. Kevin Kerr, ORNL's chief information security officer, told Nextgov that the number of cyber threats is too large for the laboratory's in-house security team and security operations center […]
