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Jamie Holcombe has stepped down as chief information officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to join Maryland-based artificial intelligence company US AI as vice president, FedScoop reported Thursday. A spokesperson for the USPTO confirmed that Holcombe’s last day at the agency was on Wednesday. Deborah Stephens, deputy CIO for the agency, will step […] More
Leidos has entered into a strategic partnership with software company Second Front Systems to streamline the approval of commercial and government software. Under the partnership, Leidos will serve as Second Front’s preferred services partner for 2F Game Warden, a DevSecOps platform that enables software providers to more quickly obtain accreditation and authorization to deploy applications […] More
Ben Baldi, senior vice president of global public sector at Tricentis, has warned that investments in modernizing electronic health record platforms at university-affiliated medical systems are leading to physician burnout and negative patient outcomes. In an article posted on Healthcare IT Today, the executive discussed how automated software testing could ensure quality and reliability during […] More
Lockheed Martin has opened a command and control prototyping hub to support the development of the Golden Dome for America. Housed at the company’s Center for Innovation, also called The Lighthouse, facility in Suffolk, Virginia, the hub will provide access to combat-proven C2 systems that connect various military sensors, shooters and platforms across all domains, […] More
Carahsoft Technology has introduced the Zero Trust Accelerator for Government, or ZTAG, Storefront, a curated digital store that simplifies the process of selling security software to public sector customers. Available through the CarahCloud Marketplace Program, ZTAG is powered by Amazon Web Services Marketplace, Carahsoft said Tuesday. “The ZTAG Storefront enhances the acquisition process for security […] More
Chronos Operations, a small business that provides IT services, will participate in the Department of Defense’s Robust Artificial Intelligence Test and Evaluation, or RAITE, 2025. The Alaska Native Corporation-owned firm will join other participating organizations to contribute to the development of a secure, open-source framework for evaluating the capability of large language models against cyber […] 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
BigBear.ai and DEFCON AI are working on technologies designed to enhance situational awareness and military readiness through artificial intelligence, data analytics and other capabilities. Kevin McAleenan, CEO of BigBear.ai, said in a statement Thursday that the companies, through the partnership, will deliver “scalable, integrable solutions to the defense community’s most pressing logistics and readiness challenges […] More
The U.S. government is more rapidly adopting the latest technologies in the market to maintain decision advantage against adversaries, according to Kim Lynch, executive vice president of government defense and intelligence at Oracle and a two-time Wash100 winner. In an interview with Cloud Wars, the executive discussed the ongoing digital transformation across the government and […] More
Northrop Grumman has completed first qualification testing of a stage-two solid rocket motor for the U.S. Air Force’s Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM. The full-scale test, conducted at the Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee, focused on the thrust vector control system that steers the missile. The company said it used a […] More
Gina Scinta, deputy chief technology officer at Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies, has warned that insider threats pose a significant risk to federal infrastructure, and said to improve security, organizations require a diversified strategy that combines several tools. In an article posted on Security Magazine, the executive identified the key features that organizations must consider when […] More
Government technology services firm EXPANSIA is looking into the model context protocol, or MCP, being offered by artificial intelligence company Anthropic to enable a truly integrated, AI-powered environment for digital engineering. Enabling Integrated Digital Environments With MCP EXPANSIA said in a Thought Leadership article posted Thursday that current integrated digital environments typically feature digital tools […] More
