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  • Persistent Systems Joins Airbus-Aerostar Partnership on Stratospheric ISR Communications Testing
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    Persistent Systems Joins Airbus-Aerostar Partnership on Stratospheric ISR Communications Testing

    The second test on the joint research and development that Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Aerostar are conducting for stratosphere-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance now includes technology contribution from Persistent Systems. In the R&D test, Persistent’s Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network, or MANET, was deployed, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense said Tuesday. Tom […] More

  • Accrete Selected for 2025 STRATFI Funding
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    Accrete Selected for 2025 STRATFI Funding

    Department of the Air Force innovation arm AFWERX has selected artificial intelligence company Accrete for cycle 1 of the Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, initiative for program year 2025. Going Beyond Prototyping STRATFI aims to provide small businesses with funding to help them bridge the gap between the prototyping of their innovations and full-scale production […] More

  • FedPoint Partners With DOD Program on Military Spouse Employment
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    FedPoint Partners With DOD Program on Military Spouse Employment

    FedPoint, a federal benefits service company, has been inducted as a new member of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership Program that the Department of Defense oversees to help in job placement and career development of military spouses.  Kevin Hill, FedPoint CEO, noted that the company’s benefits administration services already draws strength from some of its […] More

  • Ultra I&C Debuts AI-Based Multi-Domain C2 Platform
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    Ultra I&C Debuts AI-Based Multi-Domain C2 Platform

    Ultra Intelligence & Communications has launched an artificial intelligence-based unified platform for its ADSI gateway to combine multi-domain command and control capabilities into a single tool for instant deployment. Randy Fields, Ultra I&C vice president and chief technology officer, said in a statement Monday that the tool’s AI enhancement delivers on the company’s commitment on […] More

  • ACMI, Prometheus Energetics to Build Munitions Facility
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    ACMI, Prometheus Energetics to Build Munitions Facility

    The American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation and Prometheus Energetics have entered into an agreement to build a facility for solid rocket motors and munitions at the latter’s 550-hectare campus in Bloomfield, Indiana. The facility will help startups enter SRM manufacturing while supporting companies already established in the segment, ACMI said Friday. The facility’s construction […] More

  • Carahsoft’s Tim Boltz: Best Practices for AI in Health Care Services
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    Carahsoft’s Tim Boltz: Best Practices for AI in Health Care Services

    Tim Boltz, a sales director at Carahsoft Technology, said the Global Health Conference and Exhibition held from March 3 to 6 in Las Vegas highlighted various opportunities for artificial intelligence in health care. The event, organized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, also offered insights on ways to help ensure the best results […] More

  • Army Awards Collins Aerospace Avionics Contract for Army Black Hawk Helicopter Variant
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    Army Awards Collins Aerospace Avionics Contract for Army Black Hawk Helicopter Variant

    Collins Aerospace, an RTX subsidiary, has secured an $80 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop a modular open systems architecture for the avionics system of the U.S. Army’s H-60M aircraft.  Funding will be allocated and work sites assigned with each task order, according to a Department of Defense announcement released Thursday. Contract work is expected to […] More

  • Alice Fakir on Securing Agencies’ Hybrid Cloud Environments
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    Alice Fakir on Securing Agencies’ Hybrid Cloud Environments

    Alice Fakir, IBM’s senior partner for federal cybersecurity services, has recommended that federal departments with agencies operating in hybrid on-premises and cloud environments should adopt artificial intelligence-driven identity management for better security. “Traditional access controls from on-prem environments don’t translate easily to the cloud,” she told FedTech Magazine in an interview published Wednesday. With an […] More

  • SandboxAQ Partners With UN Computing Center as AI Hub Founding Member
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    SandboxAQ Partners With UN Computing Center as AI Hub Founding Member

    Artificial intelligence and quantum technology company SandboxAQ has announced a partnership with the United Nations International Computing Centre as a founding member of the UN body’s new AI Hub.  “We are proud to partner with the United Nations International Computing Centre in this groundbreaking initiative to introduce innovative AI and Cybersecurity solutions for global public […] More

  • Megan Fillinich Joins General Dynamics Mission Systems as Engineering VP
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    Megan Fillinich Joins General Dynamics Mission Systems as Engineering VP

    General Dynamics Mission Systems has appointed former L3Harris Technologies executive Megan Fillinich as vice president of engineering. In her new role, she will oversee the company’s maritime and strategic systems business, with focus on supporting the U.S. Navy, Fillinich said in her LinkedIn post Wednesday announcing the appointment. Fillinich worked for more than five years […] More

  • TechnoMile Offers New WinIt CRM Software to Small Government Contractors
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    TechnoMile Offers New WinIt CRM Software to Small Government Contractors

    TechnoMile has launched WinIt, an artificial intelligence-based customer relationship management software designed for small government contractors. Mick Fox, TechnoMile’s chief operating officer, said in a statement Tuesday that the new tool adopts the best practices and learnings from the company’s over 10 years of providing services to federal contractors. “WinIt makes it easier than ever […] More

  • CDAO’s Tradewinds Lists SAIC AI-Based Logistics Tool as ‘Awardable’
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    CDAO’s Tradewinds Lists SAIC AI-Based Logistics Tool as ‘Awardable’

    Science Applications International Corp.’s artificial intelligence-based tool for contested logistics has been listed as “awardable” in the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. Vincent DiFronzo, SAIC executive vice president and general manager of the company’s Air Force and combatant commands business group, called the application’s CDAO categorization as an “exciting milestone” for […] More