Government agencies have to measure up to commercial websites when it comes to the quality of citizen self-service portals as user experiences are set by platforms such as Google and Microsoft, said Ted Cotterill, chief privacy officer of the state of Indiana. In an interview with Bill Sullivan, vice president and general manager of U.S. federal business at Denodo, Cotterill discussed the “moving target” that is online government services and how agencies can refine such portals.

Frank St. John, chief operating officer at Lockheed Martin, said the company's digital transformation initiative called 1LMX has been instrumental in ramping up production of high-demand defense systems, including High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Javelin antitank weapons, Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and PAC-3 missiles. "In 2024, we are on track to double HIMARS production, have increased Javelin’s production to 2,400 units per year and will deliver more than 10,000 GMLRS," St. John said in a statement published Thursday.

The U.S. government has issued a sources sought notice to determine the availability of Small Business Administration certified 8(a) firms that can meet an anticipated U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command requirement for facility support services. The requirement covers labor and materiel services to support the Prototype Integration Facility at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, according to the sources sought notice posted Friday on SAM.gov.

Integrating advanced algorithms such as artificial intelligence-based data analytics into military operations will speed up battlespace strategizing and decision-making, said Martin Klein, vice president of analytics and AI at ECS. He discussed in a recent article the transformative role of algorithmic warfare in consolidating warfighting systems, expediting threat response and streamlining resources and supply chains.

Klein will be one of the speakers at the Potomac Officers Club's fifth annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21. Register now.

Recorded Future has announced the general availability of its generative artificial intelligence tool designed to provide automated, real-time analysis of enterprise threat intelligence. The Recorded Future AI tool is a generative AI-based assistant designed to help intelligence and defense analysts in monitoring the threat landscape to gain situational awareness and take appropriate actions against emerging threats, the company said Wednesday.

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OpenText has joined a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency-led collaborative effort that seeks to improve the cybersecurity posture of the U.S. government and its international partners. As a member, the information management firm said Tuesday it will offer a range of services to bolster the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative in safeguarding sensitive data from cyber threats.

Ensco has unveiled a new center dedicated to providing tailored cybersecurity and physical security products and services to the critical infrastructure sector. The Center for Critical Infrastructure Protection builds on Ensco's defense sector background to deliver comprehensive, customizable security services to critical infrastructure sectors that play key roles in U.S. national security, the company said Tuesday.

LeoLabs raised $29 million in a recent funding round that saw the participation of existing investors like Insight Partners, Velvet Sea Ventures and Space Capital, and the involvement of new ones like GP Bullhound, an investment banking company. LeoLabs said Monday that it provides space operators with insights concerning space safety, security and sustainability based on data collected by the company's proliferated radar network and processed by artificial intelligence algorithms, which will benefit from the latest investment.

ICF has secured a $75 million contract to help the Environmental Protection Agency perform risk assessments to protect human health and the environment. A notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov states that the contractor will assist the EPA in assessing health risks to humans and the environment and develop novel methods, guidelines and models for conducting risk assessments.

RTX's Collins Aerospace subsidiary and partners ILC Dover and Oceaneering have completed the crew capability assessment test on next-generation spacesuits developed for NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. During the test, the spacesuits went through a series of demonstrations in a manufactured zero-gravity environment onboard an aircraft, RTX said Wednesday.

The State Department cleared a proposed $500 million sale of eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and its components to the government of Croatia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency gave Congress the required certification for the proposed foreign military sale, which will be fulfilled by lead contractor Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin.

Building a public sector product pipeline requires understanding priorities in the short and long term, said Barry Duplantis, public sector general manager at collaboration platform Mattermost. In an interview on the Sales Game Changers Podcast, Duplantis explained the importance of security and other challenges in selling novel technology to government customers.