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Leidos has signaled its intention to expand its role in the maritime autonomy industry further, Defense One reported Tuesday. Speaking at Leidos’ supplier and technology symposium, CEO Thomas Bell suggested that the company is set to become an unexpected contender in the surface and undersea drone markets. “We’re not seen as at the vanguard of this, but […] More
Serco Inc. will soon start at-sea demonstrations of the unmanned surface vessel it is developing for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which was formally christened as USX-1 Defiant Monday. The USV represents “a new spirit of innovation,” said Tom Watson, Serco Inc. CEO and a two-time Wash100 winner. “The Defiant re-imagines naval architecture, freeing […] More
A General Dynamics Information Technology study has found that federal agencies are prioritizing investments in zero trust and artificial intelligence as they work to secure, scale and modernize operations at the edge. Federal Edge Adoption Hinges on Cybersecurity GDIT said Monday that it polled 200 federal technology leaders from civilian, defense and intelligence agencies for […] More
Alex Whitworth, director of sales at Carahsoft, believes rethinking the authority to operate process and integrating automation are key to accelerating federal technology modernization, FedGov Today reported Friday. Speaking at the recent ATO & Cloud Security Summit, Whitworth highlighted procurement challenges hindering the adoption of new technology, noting that ATO updates, automation and knowledgeable partners […] More
L3Harris Technologies has inaugurated its new solid rocket motor production facility in Huntsville, Alabama, named Advanced Manufacturing Facility – South, or AMF-South. Bolstering Solid Rocket Motor Production The defense contracting company said Monday AMF-South, which spans 379,000 square feet, is intended to handle the increasing production requirements for various defense and missile programs, including President Donald […] More
Pennsylvania-based Tobyhanna Army Depot and General Atomics unveiled on Tuesday a maintenance, repair and overhaul capability for the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system as part of a public-private partnership. Tobyhanna said Thursday the ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to mark the opening of the depot’s MRO capability for the Reaper ground control station’s file server, Linux […] More
IonQ has demonstrated the capability of its hybrid quantum-classical computing approach to address the unit commitment problem related to energy grid optimization. The company worked with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Department of Energy to develop the hybrid approach, which utilizes classical computing and IonQ’s 36-qubit Forte Enterprise quantum computer. During the demonstration, the […] More
The Post-Quantum Cryptography Coalition, founded by IBM Quantum, Microsoft, MITRE, PQShield and SandboxAQ, has published its PQC Inventory Workbook to support the cryptographic migration efforts of various organizations. MITRE said Thursday that the workbook will enable organizations to create a centralized inventory to track such efforts, providing a streamlined set of fields to assess PQC […] More
Barbara Supplee, executive vice president of the Navy business group at SAIC, said the U.S. Navy should leverage and deploy emerging technologies by augmenting its fleet with unmanned underwater vehicles and counter-UUV capabilities in order to maintain its asymmetric undersea advantage. Supplee will be part of a panel discussion on unmanned vehicles at the Potomac […] More
BAE Systems has confirmed the delivery of NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Follow On – L1, or SWFO-L1, observatory to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Both spacecraft are scheduled to launch together in the coming months as part of a rideshare mission, the company said. They will […] More
Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology, said that over the past 10 years, GDIT’s parent company has invested more than $12 billion in initiatives to modernize U.S. manufacturing and drive research and development and technology innovation efforts. Advancing Emerging Tech Through GDIT’s Network of Labs In an article published on GDIT’s website, Gilliland, […] More
Maximus will provide cybersecurity and cloud-based services to support innovation and operational readiness across the Department of Defense under a $77 million contract. The award from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/HNCJ Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division covers a one-year base period of performance, with four one-year options plus an additional six-month extension […] More
