TechTaffy

tech:

taffy

GDIT wins $922M contract to modernize CENTCOM’s IT infrastructure

By TechTaffy Desk

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a subsidiary of General Dynamics, has secured a $922 million contract to modernize the U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) enterprise IT infrastructure. The contract, awarded by the General Services Administration in February, includes a one-year base period and five option years, says the company.

CENTCOM, responsible for military operations and activities with allies and partners in 21 nations across Northeast Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia, requires an advanced enterprise IT network environment to support its missions. The modernized infrastructure will connect data and systems to mobile warfighters.

Under the terms of the contract, GDIT will leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to operationalize enterprise data, enhancing decision-making processes. The company will also facilitate CENTCOM’s transition to a new cloud environment and work to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of its networks.

Additionally, GDIT plans to implement zero trust capabilities to strengthen CENTCOM’s cyber defenses and protect against potential cyber threats.

[Image courtesy: GDIT]

Just in

Fundings

Rivos raises $250M

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Rivos, a RISC-V accelerated platform company focusing on data analytics and Generative AI, has raised $250 million in its Series A-3 funding round
Industry

IBM, Canada, and Quebec invest $137M to strengthen semiconductor industry

IBM, the Government of Canada, and the Government of Quebec announced agreements to develop the assembly, testing and packaging capabilities for semiconductor modules at IBM Canada's plant in Bromont, Quebec.
Around the web

Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all — NPR

Consumers can look forward to faster, safer and more reliable internet connections under the promises of newly reinstated government regulations, writes Emma Bowman of NPR.
AI

AI is ‘a new kind of digital species,’ Microsoft AI chief says — Quartz

Mustafa Suleyman, chief executive of Microsoft AI, said during a talk at TED 2024 that AI is the newest wave of creation since the start of life on Earth, and that “we are in the fastest and most consequential wave ever,” writes Britney Nguyen in Quartz.
Around the web

It’s baaack! Microsoft and IBM open source MS-DOS 4.0 — ZDNet

Microsoft and IBM have joined forces to open-source the 1988 operating system MS-DOS 4.0 under the MIT License, writes Steven Vaughan-Nichols.