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1 week ago | 
executivebiz.com | Jerry Petersen
A ceremony recently took place to mark the opening of Science Applications International Corp.‘s new mission integration facility at U.S. Army Garrison – Aberdeen Proving Ground. SAIC Facility FunctionsSAIC said on LinkedIn that the facility will feature 10,000 square feet to be used not only for platform integration but also software development and collaboration.
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1 week ago | 
executivebiz.com | Jerry Petersen
A recently released study titled “2024 Data Threat Report — Federal Edition” reveals that, in 2024, only 13 percent of federal agencies and organizations reported having suffered a data security breach over the preceding 12 months, a significant decline compared to 2021, when data breaches were reported by 47 percent of respondents, according to Gina Scinta, the deputy chief technology officer at Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies.
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1 week ago | 
executivegov.com | Jerry Petersen
NASA has issued a request for proposals in support of the Hypersonic Technology Project, or HTP, which seeks to develop airbreathing hypersonic technologies meant to enable reusable high-speed flight to address defense and potential commercial needs. Table of ContentsToggleMACH Program Flight Test VehicleContributing to the HTP is the Making Advancements in Commercial Hypersonics, or MACH, program.
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2 weeks ago | 
executivebiz.com | Jerry Petersen
Rescale, the developer of a digital engineering platform that features high performance compute, data and artificial intelligence capabilities, raised $115 million during a Series D investment round that saw participation from multiple organizations, including NVIDIA and Applied Ventures.
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2 weeks ago | 
executivebiz.com | Jerry Petersen
NuAxis Innovations has developed a tool that works to enhance federal websites that suffer from customer experience shortcomings like design challenges, accessibility issues and outdated content, according to Raza Latif, the company’s CEO. NuAI CapabilitiesLatif said in an article published on the NuAxis website that the tool, called NuAI, uses artificial intelligence — specifically GPT 4 large language models — to automatically assess a website’s weaknesses then offer actionable recommendations.
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2 weeks ago | 
executivegov.com | Jerry Petersen
Adm. Kevin Lunday, the acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, has unveiled Force Design 2028, which serves as a blueprint that would ensure the service’s readiness for future national requirements. Table of ContentsToggleImplementation of Coast Guard Force DesignThe Coast Guard said Thursday that a team is being formed to coordinate the implementation of FD 2028 and continue initiatives that are already underway.
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2 weeks ago | 
executivegov.com | Jerry Petersen
A team comprising university students and personnel from the Department of Energy‘s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently conducted an experiment to determine the effectiveness of a new fuel coating technique the laboratory is developing. Table of ContentsToggleNTP TechnologyThe fuel coating is meant to protect the critical components of a rocket driven by a nuclear thermal propulsion—or NTP—system, whose reactor generates high levels of heat and radiation, ORNL said Wednesday.
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3 weeks ago | 
executivebiz.com | Jerry Petersen
Microsoft Senior Vice President and 2025 Wash100 Award winner Candice Ling foresees cybersecurity and artificial intelligence going hand in hand in the coming years. Sophisticated Cyber ThreatsThe head of Microsoft’s federal business said during a recent episode of the Virginia Economic Review Podcast that she expects cyber threats to become increasingly sophisticated and so require AI to proactively defend against.
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3 weeks ago | 
executivegov.com | Jerry Petersen
The Department of Defense‘s Office of Strategic Capital has received $8.9 billion worth of requests for financing under an inaugural program that aims to bolster the domestic capability of the U.S. to manufacture technologies critical to economic and national security. DOD said Tuesday that the program seeks to build up manufacturing across 31 technology categories using congressionally-appropriated funding.
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3 weeks ago | 
executivebiz.com | Jerry Petersen
Booz Allen Hamilton is proposing a concept satellite constellation meant to contribute to the ability of the U.S. to defend itself against missile attacks, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Brilliant SwarmsThe envisioned constellation, dubbed Brilliant Swarms, comprises up to 2,000 satellites spread across 20 orbital planes. A hundred satellites would be positioned per plane circling the Earth in polar orbits at altitudes of between 300 to 600 kilometers.
