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Army Launches New Digital Learning Management Tech; Tim Hale Quoted
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Army Launches New Digital Learning Management Tech; Tim Hale Quoted

The U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems, also known as PEO EIS, has unveiled a new enterprise learning management system designed to provide soldiers and civilians with a key platform for asynchronous digital learning.

The Army Training Information System product office within PEO EIS launched the ATIS Learning platform in late March to replace the two-decade-old Army Learning Management System—or ALMS—which delivered more than 600 course offerings to nearly 1.5 million users in the past year.

“ATIS Learning is the first capability to be released from the ATIS objective environment,” said Tim Hale, product manager for ATIS at PEO EIS.

“We have created a learning management system that will see the U.S. Army well into the 21st century and will support the growing needs of a modern fighting force,” Hale added.

The ATIS Learning platform works to help warfighters assess, manage and complete their online training, comes with a modernized user interface and improved course finding features and has been developed using Agile software development processes.

Starting this summer, PEO EIS will allow select units to offer feedback on Small Unit Leader and Digital Job Book tools of the new digital learning platform.

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Edward Lane Named DCSA Program Executive Officer
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Edward Lane Named DCSA Program Executive Officer

Edward Lane, an acquisition executive within the federal government and private sector, will officially assume the role of program executive officer at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency on April 22.

In this capacity, he will manage multiple portfolios of information technology systems at DCSA supporting federal and defense services, the agency said Wednesday.

Those IT platforms include the National Background Investigation Services, DITMAC System of Systems and the National Industrial Security System.

Lane previously served as deputy senior acquisition executive at the Defense Intelligence Agency, where he helped execute over 2,200 annual contract actions in support of combatant commands and the Intelligence Community.

His government career also includes time at the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the National Reconnaissance Office.

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Space Command’s Modeling & Simulation Tool Achieves Minimum Viable Capability
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Space Command’s Modeling & Simulation Tool Achieves Minimum Viable Capability

Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, announced during the 39th annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado that the command’s Capability Assessment and Validation Environment, or CAVE, has reached minimum viable capability.

According to Whiting, CAVE is a modeling and simulation platform designed to provide insights into multidomain joint warfighting concepts to inform how the command plans for space operations.

“U.S. Space Command does not want any war, let alone a war that starts in or extends into space, which would be particularly bad for our domain. We want to remain in enduring competition and not progress into crisis or conflict,” he said. 

During the event, Whiting also said that partnerships with international allies play a key role in maintaining the U.S. warfighting advantage in the space domain.

“At U.S. Space Command, we are committed to building a coalition of teammates to achieve a collective advantage, and we’re committed to being great teammates ourselves,” Whiting said.

Whiting highlighted the role of Operation OLYMPIC DEFENDER, or OOD—the command’s multinational effort to optimize space operations—in strengthening international partnerships.

Launched in 2020, OOD includes the U.K., Australia and Canada and has invited three more countries to join its efforts to synchronize efforts to enhance space resilience, improve mission assurance and optimize space assets.

“I’ve been proud to work alongside Germany, France and New Zealand for many years, and I look forward to their consideration of our invitation to join OOD,” Whiting said.

NSF & NobleReach Emerge Choose 11 Biotechnology Projects for Research Commercialization Pilot
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NSF & NobleReach Emerge Choose 11 Biotechnology Projects for Research Commercialization Pilot

Eleven biotechnology projects have been selected for inclusion in a pilot program that seeks to accelerate the translation of research efforts to commercially and socially impactful applications.

The National Science Foundation said Wednesday that the pilot, a $5 million collaboration with nonprofit organization NobleReach Emerge, would be used to inform translational funding opportunities in the future.

The 11 chosen projects are already recipients of funding from the NSF. Under the pilot program, the projects would receive additional investment.

Work has also been carried out to prepare the research for the market. Advisers from NobleReach Emerge helped the researchers determine the paths that could be taken towards product development. The advisers also supported the researchers with business fundamentals.

According to NSF Division of Translational Impacts Director Barry Johnson, the pilot program “can accelerate the translation of NSF’s investments in basic research to products that positively benefit society.”

For his part, Glenn Gaffney, chief strategy officer at NobleReach Emerge’s parent organization NobleReach Foundation, said, “We are excited to collaborate with these 11 research teams to help move new technologies, capabilities and services toward commercial use in support of NSF’s vision.”

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Maximus Unveils Cloud-Based Tool to Improve Federal Customer Experience
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Maximus Unveils Cloud-Based Tool to Improve Federal Customer Experience

Maximus has introduced a new system designed to enable government customers to integrate emerging technologies and human-centered design principles to improve customer experience and enhance service delivery.

The Maximus Total Experience Management tool is a cloud-based, digitally powered platform that features a suite of strategic methodologies, best practices and tools certified by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to deliver customer experience as a service to government agencies, the company said Wednesday.

“We designed Maximus TXM to apply customer experience methodologies and innovation to ensure long-term success for our federal agency partners, and we did so by understanding how our customers and employees engage through technology,” said MaryAnn Monroe, vice president of total experience at Maximus.

Maximus TXM also features artificial intelligence-powered web services, chatbots and the Maximus Intelligent Virtual Assistant.

“The Maximus team developed this solution in collaboration with our agency and technology partners and we anticipate several early adopters,” said Joe Jeter, senior managing director of federal technology at Maximus.

With Maximus TXM, federal agencies have reportedly saved $26 million in reduced onboarding costs and realized a 27 percent improvement in quality scores within the first six weeks.

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Keith Hardiman Appointed Enterprise IT Director at Department of the Air Force
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Keith Hardiman Appointed Enterprise IT Director at Department of the Air Force

Keith Hardiman, former director of the Headquarters Air Force Information Management, has transitioned to the role of director of enterprise information technology at the Department of the Air Force, according to a DAF Chief Information Officer LinkedIn announcement.

He will have oversight of the management, planning, governance and resourcing for enterprise IT for DAF’s nearly $7 billion information and cyber enterprise.

Hardiman will build on his previous experience in managing the Air Force’s declassification office, publications distribution office and multimedia services.

In addition to his over two years of stay at DAF, the new enterprise IT director also served as the technical director and chief data officer for the Logistics Chief Information Officer Support Division, Directorate of Resource Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.

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Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro Announces 2024 Naval S&T Strategy
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Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro Announces 2024 Naval S&T Strategy

Secretary of the Navy and 2024 Wash100 awardee Carlos Del Toro announced on April 9 at the Sea-Air-Space maritime expo the release of the 2024 Naval Science and Technology Strategy.

According to Del Toro, the strategy will serve as guidance for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps as they carry out technology research amid “an innovation race” that the country must win, the U.S. Navy website reported Wednesday.

Del Toro also said the strategy serves as a “call to service” to partners in industry, academia and the government to partner with the Department of the Navy “in solving naval problems to ensure our freedom and way of life.”

The Navy secretary went on to underscore the importance of technological research, saying, “this innovation is the key to ensuring our competitive edge over our adversaries.”

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ASRC Federal Secures DHA Contracts With Combined Value of Over $100M; Jennifer Felix Quoted
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ASRC Federal Secures DHA Contracts With Combined Value of Over $100M; Jennifer Felix Quoted

ASRC Federal has won two Defense Health Agency contracts valued at $103 million in total.

Agile Decision Sciences, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal, secured a contract for health readiness, policy and oversight services and ASRC Federal Cyber received an award to support network modernization, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced on Thursday.

“We are grateful to partner with the Defense Health Agency and support their mission to provide for the health of our nation’s servicemembers, veterans and their families,” said ASRC Federal President and CEO Jennifer Felix, a 2021 Wash100 awardee.

Valued at $73 million, Agile Decision Sciences’ award is designed to help the DHA director, deputy assistant secretary of defense for health readiness policy and oversight and principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for health affairs carry out their missions.

Under the other award, ASRC Federal Cyber will evaluate and address information technology demands for both local and wireless networks relevant to healthcare delivery. The five-year DHA Enterprise Network Support Services contract is valued at $30 million and covers the design and deployment of agency IT platforms and infrastructure.

ASRC Federal’s specific responsibilities include managing large-scale network development processes, maintaining current infrastructures and planning for future integrated network engineering support. The contractor will also integrate infrastructure support functions into a sole entity.

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Michael Chappell of PEO EIS Previews Insights on Army IT for Upcoming CIO Summit
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Michael Chappell of PEO EIS Previews Insights on Army IT for Upcoming CIO Summit

The U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems is in charge of a litany of tasks, including data management, IT infrastructure construction and maintenance, finance and accounting services, logistics and more. Helping to shape these mission areas is Chief Information Officer Michael Chappell.

“These are exciting times at PEO EIS,” Chappell told ExecutiveGov. Chappell spoke with us in advance of his upcoming appearance at the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual CIO Summit, where he will participate in a panel discussion on using generative artificial intelligence to enable IT modernization. Register here to save a spot at the summit — tickets are going fast.

“I’m looking forward to this panel discussion and highlighting a few key initiatives on how we’re approaching AI in Army business systems, including Army Data Mesh and Neighborhood Watch,” said Chappell.

The data mesh Chappell refers to is the Unified Reference Data Architecture, a new concept for the Army that aims to decentralize data product ownership.

“Instead of having a centralized data platform, a data mesh empowers teams to have control over their data products and make data-driven decisions,” according to the service branch. “It allows for self-serve analytics and democratizes data product access, empowering teams to directly access, manage and control their own data products while sharing them within the organization.”

To learn more, and witness Chappell and his fellow panel participants’ enlightening conversation, register for the 5th Annual CIO Summit. On the panel, Chappell will be joined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection CIO Sonny Bhagowalia, among others. They will be moderated by the illustrious Robert McNamara of Guidehouse. Don’t miss out!

Michael Chappell of PEO EIS Previews Insights on Army IT for Upcoming CIO Summit
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Final Flight of Delta IV Heavy Launches NROL-70 Into Space
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Final Flight of Delta IV Heavy Launches NROL-70 Into Space

The NROL-70 mission was launched on April 9 by the National Reconnaissance Office, which partnered with United Launch Alliance, the Space Systems Command and U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45 for the effort.

The NRO said Tuesday that the objective of the mission is to deliver a national security payload into orbit, which would provide various users, including warfighters and intelligence analysts, with space-based information.

The launch marked the final use of the ULA-made Delta IV Heavy rocket, of which 12 have carried NRO missions.

The launch also marked the conclusion of the Delta program itself, which began in the 1950s. The first Delta space vehicle took flight in 1960.

The NROL-70 mission took off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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