Antenna Research Associates (ARA) has secured a potential five-year, $12 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract contract from the Defense Logistics Agency, the company announced Tuesday.

In order to address the changing defense landscape, Potomac Officers Club will host its Future Virtual Battlefield Event on July 22nd to discuss the priorities and challenges of modern warfare. Click here to register for the Future Virtual Battlefield Event.

Gen. Maria Gervais, director of Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team with Army Futures Command, will serve as a keynote speaker at Potomac Officers Club’s Future Virtual Battlefield Event on Wednesday, July 22nd.

Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense and four-time Wash100 awardee, will serve as a keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 27th.

The General Services Administration has issued the solicitation for the 8(a) STARS III governmentwide acquisition contract, the agency announced Monday. “I am very proud of GSA’s work in developing the STARS III GWAC with a contract ceiling of $50 billion, more than twice the size of STARS II,” said Emily Murphy, administrator of GSA and 2020 Wash100 awardee.

Parsons (NYSE: PSN) announced Monday the appointment of Retired Air Force Gen. Darren McDew and Dave Wajsgras, six-time Wash100 awardee, to the company's board of directors to help advance its strategic priorities.

Col. Scott Gilman, deputy director of the U.S. Army Modeling and Simulation Office (AMSO), will serve as a panelist at Potomac Officers Club’s Future Virtual Battlefield Event on Wednesday, July 22nd. 

Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais, director of the Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team with Army Futures Command, will serve as a keynote speaker at Potomac Officers Club’s Future Virtual Battlefield Event on Wednesday, July 22nd. 

Black Cape Co-CEOs Abe Usher and Al Di Leonardo said automation technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning could help government agencies accelerate analysis of large data volumes and glean insights from data. They wrote about the three frameworks – TensorFlow, PyTorch and PyTorch scikit-learn – and how they help agencies and other organizations simplify AI adoption.

Four lawmakers have proposed a bicameral bill to strengthen U.S. scientific and technological edge through increased investments in the development and commercialization of emerging technologies. The bipartisan Endless Frontier Act would change the name of the National Science Foundation to National Science and Technology Foundation and create a technology directorate within NSTF to advance research in 10 tech focus areas, including artificial intelligence and machine learning; high-performance computing; cybersecurity and data storage; and robotics, automation and advanced manufacturing.