As chief data scientist of Hitachi Vantara Federal, Pragyansmita Nayak leads the company’s work to provide government agencies with top-notch data analytics offerings. A self-described “passionate data scientist,” she has spent more than two decades in the federal market and has published numerous articles discussing data, artificial intelli...
In November 2023, the Department of Defense released its data, analytics and AI adoption strategy, which was designed to accelerate the DOD’s embrace of AI and help to speed up the decision making process on the battlefield. Now, the DOD is focusing on quality data and other efforts to put the strategy into action. Curious about...
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) business has secured a potential five-year, $493 million task order to deliver technical and mission support services to the U.S. Special Operations Command. Under the award, General Dynamics Information Technology said Tuesday it will provide the services to SOCOM and its partners. Brian Sheridan, senior vice preside...
Chris Shank, former vice president at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), has joined global aerospace and national security company SNC to serve as VP of enterprise strategy. The Washington, D.C.-based organization said Tuesday Shank will focus on overall enterprise business strategy development and coordination to support the evolving business priorit...
The United States is in the midst of a global race to dominate the space domain, and to stay ahead, the federal government must accelerate its efforts to expand and deepen its space capabilities. U.S. officials have heavily emphasized the importance of collaboration in building and maintaining a competitive advantage in space, and contracts are...
Tony Frazier, former executive vice president and general manager of public sector earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), has been named CEO of LeoLabs, a space visualization company that tracks objects in low Earth orbit. He will succeed LeoLabs co-founder Dan Ceperley, who will assume the chief operations officer post responsible a...
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said artificial intelligence systems are driving the demand for leading-edge logic chips and the Department of Commerce is working to meet that demand through its investments under the CHIPS for America program as part of its implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act. “We anticipate that our investments in leadin...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond We live in an era where the security of the United States extends far beyond the conventional battlefield. Both state and non-state actors are engaged in hybrid warfare tactics that target physical assets and digital infrastructures. Therefore, robust cybersecurity measures are indispensable for...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded 21 companies positions on a follow-on contract for professional, technical and scientific services in the fisheries domain. NOAA competed the ProTech 2.0 Fisheries Domain contract as a total small business set-aside program with 26 offers received, according to award notices published F...
Space Systems Command has begun seeking concept papers for a potential five-year, $99 million broad agency announcement to develop, deliver and sustain cyber technologies designed to defend space assets from emerging threats. The two-step BAA will open for 60 months to solicit proposals across five topic areas: resiliency technologies and techniques...
