CGI Federal has concluded a real-time pilot set in a planetary-scale Metaverse space with the U.S. Marine Corps. To conduct the pilot, CGI and partner organizations Microsoft and Battle Road Digital incorporated the Marine Corps Platform Integration Center logistics and asset management systems with digital twins, the company announced from Fairfax, Virginia on Friday.

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Orion Space Solutions and Microsoft have entered into a strategic collaboration to help the Department of Defense advance data interoperability between joint forces and allies and support national security missions in the space domain through the Nexus Space Network. The NEXUS Space Network is a cross-domain cognitive electromagnetic data mesh network meant to provide DOD […] More

CGI Federal has shown success in testing two partner-developed platforms within the Marine Corps Platform Integration Center systems at Blount Island Command. During the process, Microsoft Azure Orbital Cloud Access and Nokia Private 5G communications were incorporated into the CGI-managed MCPIC 2.0 systems, providing a look into future capabilities expected to enhance mission operations, CGI announced from its Fairfax, […] More

A strategic partnership between Palantir Technologies and Microsoft is bound for expansion, following the completion of Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification of the Palantir Federal Cloud Service. The cloud platform also received accreditation for Department of Defense Impact Level 4 and 5 on Microsoft Azure’s government and commercial environments, Palantir said Wednesday. PFCS […] More

BAE Systems has partnered with Microsoft to equip its artificial intelligence-based wargaming platform with cloud computing capabilities to provide high-fidelity simulations across the air, land, sea, space and cyber domains.  The defense contractor said Tuesday that the Pioneer system will utilize the Azure cloud to deliver an immersive wargaming environment to military customers. “With tight […] More

Wes Anderson, vice president of defense at Microsoft, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the core values that make up the company’s successful culture as well as how we can all drive greater collaboration between industry and federal government and address the challenges on the business side of innovation in our sector during the latest Executive Spotlight […] More

Microsoft has enlisted celebrities, athletes and civilians to participate in the Pushups for Charity challenge held at the company’s flagship store in New York. The company hosted the event as part of its efforts to raise awareness for military veteran support and to contribute to the celebration of the National Military Appreciation Month, Microsoft said Monday. […] More

Wes Anderson serves as vice president of worldwide public sector services at Microsoft and leads a team that offers information technology services to U.S. and international government agencies. Anderson, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, previously held the VP title for U.S. public sector services at Microsoft and also created and led the […] More

Wes Anderson serves as vice president of worldwide public sector services at Microsoft, where he oversees the software maker’s provision of services and support to public sector customers in the government and education sectors across the world. He joined Microsoft in 1998 as an account executive for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps accounts and has held several sales and […] More

The Small Business Administration has given Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ SN3 subsidiary the green light to forge a mentor-protege relationship with environmental consulting firm Bay West. SN3 will provide assistance to Bay West in the contracting, technical, business development and management areas as the latter company looks to pursue Energy Department market opportunities, Huntington Ingalls said Thursday. An agreement […] More

Software manufacturer Permuta Technologies has released the software-as-a-service version of its DefenseReady human resources management solution on Microsoft's Azure cloud service for federal agencies, including the Department of Defense. DefenseReady Cloud is an artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered platform authorized to operate in a DOD Impact Level 5 environment, Permuta said Thursday.

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Collaboration software developer Mattermost is teaming up with Mobius Logic to create an artificial intelligence-enhanced hub for development, security and operations and other mission-critical functions. Mattermost said Tuesday that the collaboration hub will utilize its OpenOps AI platform, which will be linked to Microsoft suites including AI Services, Azure, Teams and Entra ID.

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