Omni acquires synaptic intelligence tool developer

The software integrator is looking to add neuroscience-like functions into its offerings. Omni has acquired an artificial intelligence company that developed a platform to use brain-like techniques in helping operators and enterprise organizations make decisions. Nara Logics opened for business in 2011 to build virtual AI advisers that provide real-time and explainable recommendations across different data […]
Mach Industries hauls in $300M to move on second-generation systems

The unmanned systems maker has five vehicles under development and wants to do more for military organizations like the Army and Air Force. Mach Industries, a maker of unmanned and other defense systems, has fetched $300 million in Series C capital from investors to aid efforts in expanding manufacturing capacity and partnerships with military forces. The […]
KBR wins $8B Antarctica research recompete

KBR’s government services unit beats out three other bids as it prepares to go it alone as an independent public company. KBR has won a 20-year, $8 billion contract to step in as the National Science Foundation’s main industry partner for scientific research support services in Antarctica. NSF awarded this recompete of its Antarctic Science and […]
VA seeks contractor to tackle 10 years of ad-hoc automation

The Veterans Affairs Department is looking to acquire a commercial platform and professional services to standardize and govern infrastructure automation across its hybrid IT environment. Infrastructure teams across the Veterans Affairs Department have developed thousands of ad-hoc automation scripts over the past decade, while also having adopted inconsistent infrastructure and configuration management practices. The cumulative result […]
GSA to publish ‘Elimination, Optimization and Automation’ playbook for government agencies

The playbook’s framework has already helped the agency save hundreds of thousands of hours, and other agencies can now make use of it to launch their own automation initiatives. The General Services Administration is set to publish Wednesday a new playbook to provide federal agencies and executives tools, strategies and a modern blueprint to automate repetitive […]