Government Technology

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to host a two-day conference in March to provide information about DARPA’s artificial intelligence research and development programs to Defense Department researchers and industry stakeholders. AI Colloquium will take place from March 6 to 7 in Alexandria, Va., and seeks to explore the potential applications of the technology in DoD missions, DARPA […] More

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division has started to build a supersonic demonstrator aircraft at its facility in Palmdale, Calif., under a potential $247.5M contract that NASA awarded in April. The X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft is designed to travel at a speed of approximately 940 miles per hour at 55K feet and reduce sonic boom noise […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has started to solicit proposals to research and develop technology platforms that will work to counter hypersonic vehicles. DARPA said in a broad agency announcement posted Nov. 6 on FedBizOpps the Glide Breaker program wants prospective offerors to build and demonstrate platforms designed to intercept moving hypersonic threats in […] More

Octo Consulting has won a multiyear, $15M contract to develop and sustain software platforms for the U.S. Air Force‘s financial systems operations. The company said Thursday it will update the FMSuite, eFinance and LeaveWeb applications as part of an effort to automate financial data management and processes at the military service. The eFinance and FM Suite apps are intended […] More

The U.S. Army has identified two potential sources of power for military operations through a recent competition among technology startup businesses, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. The military service sponsored the xTechSearch contest as the branch sought to discover new technology platforms that can address its modernization goals. Emerville, Calif.-based Cuberg was one of the 12 contest winners […] More

Richard Aboulafia, vice president of analysis at Teal Group, has said the Defense Department might use supersonic transport aircraft to immediately bring search-and-rescue teams and senior officials to the battlefield to carry out missions, Defense One reported Tuesday. “Very few people realize that hostage rescue and other high-value assets need to be deployed at the same […] More

The U.S. Army has tapped video game developer Matrix Games to provide computer wargames in support of warfighter training efforts, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. Under an other transaction authority for the Athena program, Matrix Games will coordinate with the Atlantic Council and Big Parser to develop portable wargames integrated with commercial off-the-shelf software and voice-controlled […] More

SIMBA Chain has secured a contract to provide a blockchain-as-a-service platform for the U.S. Air Force to manage supply chain and logistics operations. The Air Force will use the cloud-based BaaS in efforts to secure the military service’s additive manufacturing program and its network that transports millions of components worldwide, SIMBA Chain said Tuesday. The […] More

Leidos has selected six technology companies for inclusion into its program aimed at expanding the Reston, Va.-based defense contractor’s supplier base network. Leidos said Monday that IBM and Red Hat were added to the Leidos Alliance Partner Network as Technology Integration Partners, while Confluent, Databricks, Docker and Elastic were designated as Emerging Technology Partners. Kevin Davis, vice president of public sector […] More

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has secured contracts worth $10M combined to provide airborne electronic warfare and communications systems to an unnamed national security customer. Work will take place at a Kratos production facility and no other contract-related details were disclosed due to consumer concerns, the company said Thursday. The San Diego-based firm manufactures EW, satellite communications, […] More