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BMC announced that it has received provisional authorization for Impact Level 5 from the Defense Information Systems Agency for Helix, the company’s information technology operations management solution. With the authorization, BMC can now offer DOD customers enhanced observability of complex hybrid cloud services, integration of third-party observability data, improved service health monitoring and artificial intelligence-powered […]

The U.S. Air Force Digital Transformation Office-backed Catalyst Accelerator Ogden has started accepting proposals for its Fall 2024 cohort. The accelerator is a semi-residential, three-month program for small businesses connected with the Department of Defense and aims to support the businesses’ initiative to improve their presence in the national defense ecosystem. Proposals should be within […]

The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has adopted a new strategy to accelerate how it scales data, analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities. On Thursday, the CDAO introduced Open DAGIR, which stands for Open Data and Applications Government-owned Interoperable Repositories, an ecosystem that will support the Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control architecture. The […]

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has requested information on the Small Business Administration’s IT investments and undisclosed artificial intelligence applications. Particularly, Ernst asked for details on how the SBA manages its IT Working Capital Fund, which she claims has been misused, and questioned the agency’s transparency regarding its AI initiatives, FedScoop reported. Ernst, a ranking member […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs recently hosted an event to identify an artificial intelligence-powered solution to address health care delivery issues. After the 90-day AI Tech Sprint, the VA named six teams’ work as finalists for the program, including an “ambient dictation” project that uses AI to take notes during and after a consultation between […]

The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems has implemented the Integrated Business Planning Demand Planning software-as-a-service solution within the Logistics Modernization Program, an enterprise resource planning system that builds, sustains and generates warfighting capabilities. IBP Demand Planning, which replaces the Supply Chain Management Demand Planning system, uses historical data, statistical algorithms and machine […]

Palantir Technologies has secured a $480 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for its Maven Smart System prototype, an artificial intelligence-enabled solution capable of scanning and identifying enemy systems in any area of responsibility. According to a press release from the Department of Defense on Wednesday, the new AI-powered solution will help filter specific […]

The U.S. Space Force is collaborating with a vendor to help deploy artificial intelligence-enabled solutions to space. Machine learning model company Wallaroo .AI is the latest organization to enter the U.S. Space Force’s TAP Lab accelerator program. It will work on an AI platform prototype, enabling the service branch to operationalize machine learning models using […]

The General Services Administration is pursuing customer experience enhancement, one of the three priorities of the President’s Management Agenda, through “Gov CX Analyzer,” an artificial intelligence-based, open-source tool, GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan said. Speaking at a recent Workday Federal Forum, Carnahan explained that improved survey information and feedback forms comprise the tool’s mechanism for the […]

General Dynamics Information Technology will continue to support the U.S. Space Force as it works on Project Enigma, a digital environment enabling the Space Systems Command to collaborate with other stakeholders in a cloud-based shared network. The contractor recently secured an extension contract, allowing it to continue the development of the prototype digital infrastructure, adding […]