DDS Seeks Vendors to Build New Federal Background Investigation System
The U.S. Defense Digital Service is seeking vendors that could provide a new partially automated and cloud-based prototype system for security clearance processes.
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AI.Reverie Gets In-Q-Tel Investment for Computer Vision Simulation Platform
In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s venture capital arm, has made a strategic investment in AI.Reverie to further develop the latter company’s computer vision simulation platform designed to meet government agencies’ operational requirements. AI.Reverie’s platform is designed to create photorealistic virtual worlds to mimic real-time locations and provide automatically annotated synthetic data and various scenarios and objects to facilitate training of algorithms and artificial intelligence tools, IQT said Tuesday.
ÂLockheed Begins Assembly Work on Orion EM-2 Spacecraft
Lockheed Martin has teamed up with NASA to begin construction work on the components of an Orion spacecraft that is expected to take off by 2022 to perform the crewed Exploration Mission-2, NASASpaceFlight reported Monday. Four astronauts aboard the Lockheed-built Orion will perform a lunar flyby as part of the EM-2 test flight.
ÂArmy OKs iDirectGov Products for Wideband Global Satcom System
The U.S. Army has certified iDirect Government's satellite routers and line cards to support military communications via the Wideband Global SATCOM constellation.
DHS to Host Three-Day Cybersecurity Conference
The Department of Homeland Security's science and technology directorate will host a three-day cybersecurity event that will kick off on March 18 in Washington, D.C. The 2019 S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase will allow technology professionals, government and industry stakeholders to view over 130 presentations on federally funded cyber research-and-development initiatives valued at $250M combined, DHS said Monday.
Sarcos, Navy to Evaluate Potential Use of Exoskeletons, Robots in Shipyard Operations
Sarcos Robotics and the U.S. Navy have teamed up to assess and field exoskeleton technologies and robots at naval shipyards to perform inspection and handling operations. The company said Monday it will work with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility to rate and deploy its Guardian XO full-body exoskeleton and Guardian S inspection robot.
Northrop, MBDA Integrate Air Defense Missile Tech With IAMD Battle Command System
Northrop Grumman and European missile manufacturer MBDA have jointly demonstrated the integration of an air defense missile technology into a command-and-control system designed to help military users obtain a single view of the battlespace.
Ashley Llorens: Johns Hopkins APL Seeks to Help DoD Explore AI Advantages, Risks
Ashley Llorens, chief of the Intelligent Systems Center at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, has been appointed to three new panels that will guide the Pentagon in the application and deterrence of artificial intelligence-based technologies.
General Atomics Demos Underwater Vehicle Power System
General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business has demonstrated an aluminum power system designed to support at-sea “refueling stations†for underwater remotely operated vehicles.
Army Invites Parties to AI, Robotics Systems Demo for Autonomous Vehicles
The U.S. Army is seeking participants for a technological demonstration in September 2020 at Fort Benning that aims to develop air, water and ground-based virtual platforms for infantry units, Military. com reported Friday.