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DHS Taps Efiia Consulting for Cloud-Based Health Info Platform to Support COVID-19 Efforts
Information technology consultancy firm Effia Consulting has received a one-year contract from the Department of Homeland Security to provide a cloud-based platform for public health information to aid COVID-19 response, Federal Times reported Thursday.
in Contract Awards, NewsGeneral Atomics to Deliver MQ-9 Reaper Detect and Avoid Systems for Air National Guard; David Alexander Quoted
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has secured a contract of an undisclosed sum from the Air National Guard to provide detect and avoid systems for Block 1 and 9 variants of a remotely piloted aircraft.
in Contract Awards, NewsDARPA Taps Rigetti Computing to Support Quantum Tech Effort With NASA
Rigetti Computing has secured an $8.6M contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency support a quantum technology research and development effort.
Virtual Support Tool Developer Espressive Announces Series B Funding Round; Pat Calhoun Quoted
Espressive, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based artificial intelligence software developer, has raised $30M in a round of Series B financing led by Insight Partners and supported by Wing Venture Capital and General Catalyst. Espressive said Wednesday it will use the investment to advance growth initiatives and product innovation and address its client base’s demands.
Slingshot Aerospace Gets Air Force SBIR Contract, Venture Capital Funds for AI-Based Tech
Slingshot Aerospace has received a $1.5M Small Business Innovation Research contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and another $1.5M in funds from venture capital firms ATX Venture Partners and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund to accelerate the development and deployment of an artificial intelligence-based platform. Slingshot EDGE is designed to help warfighters glean insights from data using AI and provide them situational awareness capability in order to facilitate the decision-making process on the battlefield, the company said Thursday.
Raytheon Secures $1B Strategic Agreement for Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Systems; Eugene Jaramillo, Eileen Drake Quoted
Raytheon Company Missile Systems has secured a five-year, $1B strategic agreement to purchase propulsion systems from Aerojet Rocketdyne for standard missile products, the company announced on Thursday.Â
Anthony Robbins, NVIDIA Federal VP, Named to 2020 Wash100 for Driving Data, AI Innovation for Federal Clients
Executive Mosaic is happy to present Anthony Robbins, vice president of Federal for NVIDIA, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for driving data use and innovation in artificial intelligence within federal agencies and across the federal market.Â