TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 1, 2021 — Anthony Robbins, president of Nvidia‘s (Nasdaq: NVDA) North American public sector business, pointed to predictive maintenance and humanitarian assistance as examples of artificial intelligence applications at the Department of Defense, ExecutiveBiz reported Feb. 17. Robbins, a 2021 Wash100 awardee, told Federal News Network …
Read More »DOD Issues Potential $250M AI Evaluation Support Contract RFP
The Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has issued a solicitation for a multiple-award AI test and evaluation contract vehicle worth potentially $249.5 million. Proposals are due March 5 and JAIC anticipates awarding 15 to 25 blanket purchase agreements to procure the support services.
Read More »Jane Pinelis: JAIC to Issue Multiple-Award Contract to Support DOD’s AI Testing Needs
Jane Pinelis, an official at the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, said JAIC plans to award a multiple-award contract in February to provide testing and evaluation support services for all offices across DOD working on AI, FedScoop reported Tuesday. “What we are looking for is the entire spectrum of support,” said Pinelis, head of AI testing and evaluation at JAIC.
Read More »Jane Pinelis: JAIC to Issue Multiple-Award Contract to Support DOD’s AI Testing Needs
Jane Pinelis, an official at the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, said JAIC plans to award a multiple-award contract in February to provide testing and evaluation support services for all offices across DOD working on AI, FedScoop reported Tuesday. “What we are looking for is the entire spectrum …
Read More »Kathleen Hicks Confirmed as Deputy Defense Secretary
Kathleen Hicks, a former Department of Defense official and an inductee into Executive Mosaic's Wash100 for 2021, was confirmed to DOD's No. 2 civilian post through a Senate voice vote, The Hill reported Monday.
Read More »Executive Mosaic Announces 2021 Wash100 Award Recipients; CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted
Executive Mosaic, the leading provider in connecting, promoting and branding government and government contracting (GovCon) executives of consequence, will proudly present the 2021 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and prominent award in all of GovCon, to the 100 distinguished executives who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, innovation, reliability, achievement and vision.
Read More »VMware’s Michael Houlihan: Agencies Should Build Future-Proof, Scalable IT Infrastructure
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted government agencies to accelerate information technology modernization to facilitate the delivery of citizen services and achieve their missions and Michael Houlihan, senior director for the Department of Defense sales team at VMware (NYSE: VMW), said the government should aim to establish a scalable, adaptable, flexible and future-proof IT infrastructure.
Read More »Pentagon Looks to Expedite AI Tech Procurement via ‘Commercial Solutions Opening’ Procedure
The Pentagon's artificial intelligence hub is using an other transaction agreement-like acquisition mechanism known as “commercial solutions opening” to gain access to commercial AI platforms faster, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday.
Read More »Five Companies Each Win $100M BPA to Support Pentagon’s AI Hub
The Department of Defense' Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has awarded five companies blanket purchase agreements worth potentially $100M each to provide support services to JAIC's missions directorate.
Read More »Department of the Navy CIO Aaron Weis Receives First Wash100 Award for Driving IT, Cyber, Cloud Readiness
Aaron Weis, chief information officer for the Department of the US Navy (DON), was presented his first Wash100 Award on Wednesday for leading the guiding principles of the service branch to drive DON’s information technology and cyber readiness goals. Weis assumed his role with the Department of the Navy in Sept. 2019.
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