The Senate on Wednesday voted 87-13 to pass a defense policy bill that would authorize a total of $883.7 billion in fiscal year 2024 funding for national defense. The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act would authorize $841.4 billion for the Department of Defense, $32.4 billion for the Department of Energy’s national security programs a...
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?...
Rishi Bhaskar, senior vice president and general manager at JMA Wireless, said government agencies looking to modernize their communication systems and meet evolving demands should consider implementing software-based 5G networks. “A 5G software solution provides the flexibility to add network features in response to real-time application and use ...
M1 Support Services has secured a $567.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to continue supporting aviation maintenance and flight school training efforts at Fort Novosel in Alabama. Army Contracting Command has obligated funds in the service branch’s operation and maintenance budget for fiscal 2024, the Department of Defense sai...
Vertex Aerospace has secured an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth approximately $300 million to provide logistics support services to the U.S. Air Force’s C-12 Huron aircraft fleet. The contractor will help maintain the aircraft that provide cargo and passenger airlift for Air Force Materiel Command, Pacific Air Forces, th...
The military healthcare system is a microcosm for the broader general healthcare challenges and setbacks the U.S. is facing: a lack of unification and standardization, resources spread too thin and deficiencies in technical modernization. All of these challenges, in addition to the added urgency and geographical expansiveness of the mission, makes d...
Twelve companies will compete for task orders on a potential five-year $975 million contract to provide training support services to the U.S. Army. Army Contracting Command received 18 bids for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and will determine work locations and budget upon the issuance of each order, the Department of Defense ...
Many technologists assert we are entering the Age of Artificial Intelligence and the U.S. government is taking steps to prepare for this revolution. President Biden issued the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence in late October and the Department of Defense has been working to ...
Funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners have bought T2S Solutions, a provider of research and development, prototyping, engineering, integration and technology products in support of defense, intelligence and government programs. Tim Jahnigen, co-founder and chief growth officer of T2S, said in a statement published Wednesday, “With MD...
Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense business arm has received a seven-year, $341.2 million contract to produce and supply medium equipment trailers for the U.S. Army. Army Contracting Command received one bid for the contract via an online solicitation and will determine work locations and funding upon the issuance of each orders, the Department of ...
