Government Technology

Applied Insight Wins Large, Multiyear Artificial Intelligence Development Contract From IC Customer

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Applied Insight LLC , a cloud and technology services leader in the government market, announced today it has won a sizable and strategic five-year contract to provide artificial intelligence development to an existing U.S. Intelligence Community customer.

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  • Applied Insight LLC , a cloud and technology services leader in the government market, announced today it has won a sizable and strategic five-year contract to provide artificial intelligence development to an existing U.S. Intelligence Community customer.
  • Under the agreement, Applied Insight’s work will primarily focus on various aspects of AI and machine learning.
  • “We are extremely grateful to our customer for trusting our team to tackle this critical work in applying advanced AI technology to support our nation’s national security mission,” said Larry Denton , Chief Growth Officer at Applied Insight.
  • “We are proud to expand our work with our customers to help maintain America’s leadership in artificial intelligence.

AV’s Switchblade 300 Selected for U.S. Marine Corps’ Organic Precision Fires-Light Program

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

AeroVironment (AV) was selected by the U.S. Marine Corps for the first phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program of record.

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  • AeroVironment (AV) was selected by the U.S. Marine Corps for the first phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program of record.
  • AV’s Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition system (LMS) will provide the Marine Corps with organic, anti-armor/anti-personnel, precision fires capability at the tactical level.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240418172438/en/
    AV’s Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition will provide the Marine Corps with organic, precision-strike capability at the tactical level.
  • Switchblade 300 will ensure that Marines are properly equipped and sustained with a lethal, reliable, organic capability for rapid target engagement while minimizing collateral damage and exposure to threat weapon systems.

Vibrint and pureLiFi Launch Revolutionary LiFi Solution for National Security Environments

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Vibrint , a leading innovator in federal technology solutions, today announced the launch of Vibrint LiFi, a transformational secure wireless communications capability for classified environments.

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  • Vibrint , a leading innovator in federal technology solutions, today announced the launch of Vibrint LiFi, a transformational secure wireless communications capability for classified environments.
  • Developed in partnership with pureLiFi , the global leader in LiFi technology, Vibrint LiFi harnesses the power of light waves to form ultra-secure communications networks, creating unparalleled security, reliability and mobility for government and national security organizations, both centrally and on deployed operations.
  • Vibrint LiFi combines proven leading-edge commercial technologies to introduce unprecedented levels of security and speed to operational communications, applicable to any national security environment.
  • The Vibrint LiFi offering includes the Vibrint LiFi Laptop powered by pureLiFi, and pureLiFi’s LiFi Cube™ and Kitefin system.

Sage Geosystems to Advance Energy Resilience with Geothermal Energy Solutions at Fort Bliss

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Sage Geosystems , the developer of Geopressured Geothermal Systems (GGS), announced today it will begin a geothermal initiative at Fort Bliss for the U.S. Army and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).

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  • Sage Geosystems , the developer of Geopressured Geothermal Systems (GGS), announced today it will begin a geothermal initiative at Fort Bliss for the U.S. Army and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).
  • Sage Geosystems will explore the potential to deploy its proprietary GGS technology to supply clean and secure energy to the base.
  • Additionally, the company will evaluate the potential synergies of hybrid technologies such as direct thermal use, energy storage, and dispatchable power to support cost effective energy resilience.
  • Sage Geosystems will commission a 3MW commercial EarthStore™ energy storage facility in late 2024 in the ERCOT South Load Zone of Texas.

Forcepoint Appoints Naveen Palavalli Chief Marketing Officer

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Global security leader Forcepoint today announced the appointment of Naveen Palavalli as Chief Marketing Officer.

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  • Global security leader Forcepoint today announced the appointment of Naveen Palavalli as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • Reporting to CEO Manny Rivelo, Palavalli will lead global marketing strategy as the company doubles down on its mission to uniquely deliver data security everywhere .
  • As CMO, Palavalli will lead all aspects of global marketing including driving brand awareness, product marketing, revenue generation, and analyst relations for the company.
  • In this role, he led global strategy of product, solutions and technology marketing in addition to global marketing campaigns and demand generation.

Rancher Government Solutions and Curtiss-Wright Collaborate to Bring Enterprise-Class Cloud Capabilities to the Tactical Edge

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Rancher Government Solutions (RGS), the leading provider of Kubernetes and container management solutions to the U.S. Government, today announced a strategic alliance and reseller agreement with Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division .

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  • Rancher Government Solutions (RGS), the leading provider of Kubernetes and container management solutions to the U.S. Government, today announced a strategic alliance and reseller agreement with Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division .
  • Working in collaboration, the two companies will bring Kubernetes to the tactical edge, extending the public, private, hybrid, and government cloud, from all leading cloud service providers, to disrupted, disconnected, intermittent and low-bandwidth (DDIL) environments while maintaining stringent U.S. Government Security Regulations.
  • We are very excited to partner with Rancher Government Solutions to bring their secure enterprise-class cloud capabilities hosted on the PacStar® 400-Series platform to the tactical edge for the first time,” said Brian Perry, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions Division.
  • “We look forward to extending our relationship with Rancher Government Solutions to develop edge solutions for our customer base.

Red River Charitable Foundation Announces 2024 Marcy Levesque Women in Technology Scholarship Recipients

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Red River Charitable Foundation (RRCF), a 501(c)3 supporting veterans and students, today announced the recipients of the 2024 Marcy Levesque Women in Technology Scholarship.

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  • Red River Charitable Foundation (RRCF), a 501(c)3 supporting veterans and students, today announced the recipients of the 2024 Marcy Levesque Women in Technology Scholarship.
  • Marcy Levesque was a beloved part of the Red River family and the first remote Network Operations Center employee.
  • “RRCF is proud to continue supporting women who are furthering their education in various fields of technology with this scholarship,” said Elizabeth Daum, a Red River employee and mentor in Red River’s Women in Tech Mentorship Program.
  • It’s an honor to help this year’s recipients realize new career paths.”
    Click here to learn more about the Marcy Levesque Women in Technology Scholarship.

 Versa Networks Awarded Common Criteria Certificate and Product Compliant Listing by NIAP for its Next Generation Security Capabilities

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN), today announced that it has been awarded a National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria certificate.

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  • Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN), today announced that it has been awarded a National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria certificate.
  • NIAP is a United States Government initiative operated by the National Security Agency (NSA) to meet the security testing needs of both information technology consumers and producers.
  • NIAP maintains the U.S. Government’s Product Compliant List (PCL), providing a list of commercial products approved for procurement for use within National Security Systems and across the entire federal government.
  • NIAP is also part of the global Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement, providing reciprocity for product acceptance among the broader set of countries that participate in the Common Criteria.

Pacific Defense Continues Support of Team Palantir on the US Army’s Next Generation TITAN Program

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Palantir USG, Inc. was recently awarded a prime agreement for the development and delivery of the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) ground station system, the Army’s next-generation deep-sensing capability enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML).

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  • Palantir USG, Inc. was recently awarded a prime agreement for the development and delivery of the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) ground station system, the Army’s next-generation deep-sensing capability enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML).
  • These standards unlock a system’s technical baseline allowing customers to openly source and insert best-in-breed capabilities at greatly reduced cost and schedule.
  • “Pacific Defense is purpose-built to drive the MOSA movement in the US Department of Defense and has been a leading partner of the US Army in creating and delivering CMOSS capabilities,” said Travis Slocumb, CEO of Pacific Defense.
  • Pacific Defense will design and integrate CMOSS systems TITAN Systems Integration Lab (SIL) and Advanced and Basic variants for deployment and test in the Prototype Maturation program.

Regula Now Offers Fully LED-Equipped Video Spectral Comparators

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Completely replacing them with LED illuminators, which are devoid of these imperfections, was a revolutionary step in the industry.

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  • Completely replacing them with LED illuminators, which are devoid of these imperfections, was a revolutionary step in the industry.
  • Now, the Video Spectral Comparator Regula 4306 is fully equipped with LED illuminators, while 99% of the light sources in other Regula comparators utilize LED technology.
  • “Regula was the first forensic equipment manufacturer to begin integrating LED light sources into forensic hardware solutions back in 1998.
  • Regula’s family of advanced forensic equipment now includes four video spectral comparators, with the Video Spectral Comparator Regula 4306 serving as one of the leading models.