President Joe Biden has announced plans to nominate Michael Brown, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, for the role of undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. Brown has been serving as head of DIU within the Department of Defense since 2018. Under his leadership, the unit transitioned 26 tech capabilities to warfighters and b...
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is looking for potential sources that can provide assistance for AI development efforts across the Department of Defense. The U.S. Army Materiel Command said in a request for proposals posted Wednesday that the Data Readiness for AI Development basic ordering agreement covers data preparation and related serv...
Greg Brundidge, vice president and business development executive for defense at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said the Department of Department needs a unified platform as it works to transform talent management and the experience for military and civilian employees. Brundidge discussed how a unified system like Salesforce Customer 360 could help DOD ove...
The Department of Defense has awarded Puritan Medical Products a potential $146.8 million contract to help the company produce more foam tip swabs intended for critical COVID-19 diagnostic work. Puritan will use the funds authorized under the Health Care Enhancement Act to renovate a manufacturing facility and add equipment that will support its mon...
The Department of Defense‘s rapid reaction technology office is inviting companies to propose technology platforms that could address joint mission capability requirements by 2028 in areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, hypersonics and 5G. DOD is interested in innovations that are ready to undergo maturation projects and...
Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, director of the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said a platform for military personnel to create AI tools achieved initial operating capability status, FedScoop reported Tuesday. He told attendees at a National Defense Industry Association-hosted event that JAIC...
Ellen Lord, former undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense and four-time recipient of the Wash100 Award, has joined Voyager Space Holdings‘ board of directors. The 36-year aerospace and business veteran will be part of the board tasked with guiding Voyager in commercial space investments, the company said Tu...
Salient CRGT will extend development, deployment and management support for the Department of Defense’s specialized information technology systems and warfighter networks as part of the first option of a potential $482 million award. The company Tuesday it executed work under the potential five-year SANDBAR contract’s option year in late Sep...
Two separate teams led by BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) and X-energy have won contract options to finalize portable microreactor designs as part of a prototype competition managed by the Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office. BWXT and X-energy will move forward from preliminary design work under Project Pele and conduct indepe...
A Magellan Health subsidiary has been awarded a potential seven-year, $2 billion contract to help the Department of Defense administer counseling services to military personnel and their families. Magellan Federal will deploy more than 1,200 qualified counselors to military installations located within the eastern half of the U.S., Africa and Europe...
