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Balancing innovation and safety: Inside NIST’s AI Safety Institute

The institute's director Elizabeth Kelly details efforts to test models and create guidance to encourage responsible artificial intelligence use.

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Lawmaker set to introduce bill to standardize AI system testing

The proposed legislation would focus on standardizing how AI systems are tested for fairness and safety, with the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the forefront.

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Leidos captures $476M NASA spaceflight support recompete

Artemis and the International Space Station are among the programs Leidos will continue supporting

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Mitre hires Battelle vet as chief executive

Jason Providakes is retiring after seven years as leader of the nonprofit science and technology organization.

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Omni Federal gets new private equity backer

The seven-year-old software development specialist will look to scale out its digital delivery posture with Madison Dearborn Partners' investment.

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DIU clears path for military access to cloud-based supercomputing

Rescale’s on-demand high-performance computing is now available across the entire Defense Department.

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How AI is turning satellite imagery into a window on the future

What can a picture from space tell you? “You're likely to have a drought here that might lead to civil unrest.”

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Summit Technology Group adds Webner to leadership team

As CEO of STG's public sector arm, Bill Webner will lead its push to expand across federal lending and grant-making agencies.

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Synergy ECP further builds out cyber portfolio with acquisition

Synergy ECP also is using this transaction to gain more of a presence at national laboratories.

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Auria hires DiPippa as chief executive

Enlightenment Capital created the company out of four other space businesses it had acquired.

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Acacia Group leads ID management merger

The private equity firm has combined MajorKey and Clango to form a full-service, pure-play identity and access management firm.

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What Quadrint built before CACI came calling

The founders and venture capital backers of Quadrint share the journey of how they built and sold the company.

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Booz Allen names new chief technology officer

William Vass joins the company from Amazon Web Services. He will focus on AI, cyber, software and data-centric capabilities as the successor to the retiring Susan Penfield.

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DISA's industry partners center their agendas around user experience

Our Power Breakfast event on working with the Defense Information Systems Agency turned the conversation toward its user base of between 3 million and 5 million users, and the tech integrators that serve them and DISA.

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Private equity-backed Everfox makes its first acquisition

The former public sector business of Forcepoint plans to acquire U.K.-headquartered Garrison Technology in a move to broaden its cybersecurity offerings.

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Blue Delta's advisory board adds trio

The additions of Tish Long, Lisa Disbrow and Anne Altman expand the group to having nine people.

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Clarity Innovations, Chameleon complete their merger

Clarity undertakes its first significant transaction as a portfolio company of Capitol Meridian Partners.

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VTG makes another acquisition to build intelligence business

This is VTG's second buy in as many months and since its new private equity owner came on board.

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Akima subsidiary wins $480M Space Force satellite control contract

Space Force awards this job amid its effort to increase the capacity of its Satellite Control Network comprising 19 globally distributed antennas.

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Booz Allen acquires PAR Government Systems for $95M

PAR also found a buyer for its Rome Research Corp. subsidiary, which marks a full exit from government work and start of a complete focus on the core restaurant and retail tech business.