The Defense Intelligence Agency is set on operationalizing artificial intelligence as part of its recently unveiled strategy for responsibly implementing the technology, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. DIA Chief Technology Officer Ramesh Menon stated at the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System conference on Thursday that the age...
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has secured a potential $200 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to integrate and test modified medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles. GA-ASI will install Special Operations Forces peculiar modifications into the MQ-9 and ...
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) subsidiary has received a $168.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to cover long-lead materials needed to manufacture Lot 9 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters. Under the advance acquisition award, Sikorsky will provide parts and components needed to manufacture 21 CH-53K aircraft for the Marine Corps, the De...
TRAX International has won a potential five-year, $692.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide testing support services for the military branch. Army Contracting Command conducted an online solicitation and received three bids for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Department of Defense said Friday. The company will help the service bran...
In May 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order calling on federal agencies to improve their cybersecurity posture. Zero trust, an approach to cybersecurity that relies on continuous authentication, is a core part of the order, and since it was released, public sector organizations have made strides in moving toward full zero trust imple...
Thirteen companies have secured spots on a potential $249 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide military facility construction and demolition services to the U.S. Navy. Dawson Enterprises, Heffler Contracting Group, Herman Construction Group, HHI Corp. and R.A. Burch Construction Co. will perform design-build or design-...
The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate is working to determine the availability of businesses interested in or are capable of providing technical, administrative and professional support services to the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. The purpose of the market researc...
By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet Generative AI, business AI, natural language processing, ChatGPT — AI in all its iterations has thrust us, ready or not, into a technological frontier like none we’ve experienced before. How will AI change the way we work? How do the risks of using it compare to the benefits?...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded $125.7 million in indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to four companies for interface test adapters and related equipment. ION, Tyonek Engineering and Agile Manufacturing, Westest Engineering and X Technologies will provide the service branch with a range of design and manufacturing services, including pe...
The Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office established the Project Pele endeavor in 2019 with the goal of producing a transportable micronuclear reactor. This energy source would be secure, environmentally sound and able to generate one to five MegaWatts of electricity for at least three years of full-power operation. Ideally, ...
