The GSMA Mobile World Congress, currently taking place in Barcelona, saw on Feb. 26 the launch of the AI-RAN Alliance. The group, made up of organizations from industry and academia, said Monday that it aims to promote research and innovation that would advance radio access network technology through the incorporation of artificial intelligence.

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The Technology Modernization Fund has begun seeking project proposals to support the development and implementation of secure, trustworthy artificial intelligence systems across the federal government. The General Services Administration said TMF is looking for AI projects designed to help federal agencies modernize legacy systems, accelerate mission objectives and enhance service delivery.

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Brent Starr, a senior executive with over two decades of experience within the Department of Defense and industry, has been promoted to chief growth officer at TDI Technologies, a Pennsylvania-based research and development and engineering services contractor. He disclosed his promotion in a LinkedIn post published Saturday.

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Lt. Gen. Heath Collins is the Director of the Missile Defense Agency. He advises the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering on missile defense programmatic policy, requirements, priorities, systems, resources, and programs.    Heath Collins is a keynote speaker for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Space Summit. Explore his professional background and contributions […] More

Tony Frazier, former executive vice president and general manager of public sector earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies, has joined LeoLabs as CEO, succeeding company co-founder Dan Ceperley, who is transitioning to chief operating officer position. Frazier will be responsible for leading LeoLabs as it works to provide U.S. and global customers with integrated products and services enabling space safety and security, the company said Monday.

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Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index rose by 1.07% last week, closing at $4,839.92. The GovCon Index is an aggregate index that tracks real-time data from 30 key government contractors, providing users with a glimpse into the performance of these companies. This information also offers users the opportunity to assess the wider trends shaping the industry and analyze the overall financial state of the GovCon market.

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RTX's subsidiary, Raytheon, has secured a $47.9 million firm-fixed-price job order from the U.S. Navy to provide company-built infrared sensors along with spare parts for the Naval Air System Command’s Program Office for Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems. Under the contract, the Department of Defense said Friday the contractor will produce and deliver nine AB/DAS-4 Multi-spectral Targeting Systems.

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Highlight Technologies has launched a new innovation laboratory to conduct research and development of new technology capabilities for defense and government applications. EdgeWerx will enable Highlight and its partners to apply infrastructure as code, artificial general intelligence and open source infrastructure to mature new concepts into demonstrable software technologies, Highlight said Tuesday.

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Executive Mosaic is honored to present Dave Levy, vice president of worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, as a 2024 Wash100 Award winner for his continued efforts in driving the adoption of cloud services, generative artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies across the federal sector. This year marks Levy's fifth Wash100 Award.

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The U.S. Navy has awarded eight companies positions on a potential $226.2 million contract for the maintenance, repair and alteration of surface ships and U.S. government waterborne vessels homeported in the state of Hawaii. The multiple-award Surface Vessel Maintenance indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base ordering period and an optional term of five years and covers the procurement of any materials in support of maintenance and repair work, according to an award notice published Friday on SAM.gov.

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Nokia's first U.S.-made fiber optic broadband network electronics and optical modules have met the National Telecommunications Information and Administration's final Build America, Buy America guidelines for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program participants. The company said its Buy America-compliant fiber-optic products include the Nokia FX and MF optical line terminal modular product lines, Nokia SF-8M sealed OLT and XS-220X-A optical network terminal.

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The General Services Administration has issued a request for information on behalf of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to determine the availability of industry partners capable of addressing a requirement by the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program for enterprise procurement support.

Experts from the government and industry will speak on the dynamic and ever-evolving role of cyber in the public sector at the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Cyber Summit. Register now to attend this important event!

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