The Defense Innovation Unit released Responsible Artificial Intelligence guidelines that call for stakeholders to develop AI platforms using the principles of transparency, fairness and accountability and Northrop Grumman is adopting RAI principles to help establish trust in AI tools that the Department of Defense will rely on for all-domain operations, particularly in advancing the Joint […] More

Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of the Defense and Intelligence Systems Division of Hughes Network Systems, recently took part in an Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz detailing the importance of network management as well as the advancement of multi-constellation networks and the challenges with implementing SDN capabilities. “The military is still conducting a refresh of their core […] More

Paul Cummings, vice president of Transformational Training Systems for Amentum, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for his first Executive Spotlight interview regarding the transition that U.S. military branches are undergoing for its training systems to implement the latest emerging technologies as well as the a new “train as you fight” approach and future advancement of these systems as technology continues […] More

Michael Shrader, vice president of Intelligence and Innovation Solutions for Carahsoft, recently participated in a Q&A session with ExecutiveBiz to explore why and how federal, state and local government organizations should understand and adopt emerging technologies. Shrader also described how his company’s new partnership with the Marion Square consulting firm will provide market intelligence to […] More

KBR will support modernization efforts at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Massachusetts under a four-year, $126.7 million recompete contract. The company said Monday it will help the Department of Transportation-owned center to update logistical, technical and safety systems as part of the Mission Information Technology Support contract. “This win is one more step […] More

Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business demonstrated two information sharing systems in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s interoperability-focused exercise in May. The company said Tuesday the Raytheon BBN team provided the Robust Information Provisioning Layer and the Multi-domain Assured and Networked Tactical Information Sharing systems for the multinational exercise that involved five waveforms, three security […] More

Leidos has received a $65 million task order to help the Internal Revenue Service modernize two systems used to paper tax filings, remittances and information returns. The Reston, Virginia-based company said Tuesday it will update the agency’s Integrated Submission and Remittance Processing System and Service Center Recognition Image Processing System, two essential platforms which convert […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 20, 2021 — NCI Information Systems will help the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services review risk adjustment data validation appeals as part of a five-year, $21 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. Paul Dillahay, president and CEO of NCI, said the award extends the company’s two-decade support work at CMS […] More

Sepio Systems has broaden its partnership with Merlin Cyber‘s investment arm in an effort to market the hardware access control company’s zero trust technology designed to provide federal agencies with full physical layer visibility. Merlin Ventures will help deploy to federal customers Sepio Systems’ Hardware Access Control-1 software, which was developed to enable government’s maximized […] More

NATO plans to launch a competition to select an industry partner to help the alliance replace legacy cybersecurity systems under a potential $32 million cybersecurity technology refresh intiative, C4ISRNET reported Friday. The NATO Communication and Information Agency intends to update its firewalls and other cyber tools through an effort under the Capability Package 120 program, […] More

Isotropic Systems and SES Government Solutions have completed the first of a two-phase trial program meant to assess the capability of a multibeam antenna to provide warfighters access to real-time data through multiple military and commercial satellites. Isotropic and SES GS conducted the initial phase of the trials with the U.S. Air Force and the […] More

Chip George, vice president of public sector sales at Nutanix, said federal and public sector information technology leaders must prioritize further adoption of telework approach and modernization of IT systems to help them meet modern demands and achieve mission goals moving forward. In a commentary piece Nextgov published Friday, George wrote that agencies demonstrated persistent […] More