Amazon continues to dedicate resources to the Northern Virginia area. While their new headquarters are still being built, they’re also adding an Amazon Web Services Skills Center, opening later this month. The tech company will offer free training at this new facility, getting people ready for the AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials Certification. Trainings will be offered free of charge, and anyone can enroll in their in-person classroom instruction – or virtual trainings. So, if you can’t make your way to the D.C. metro region, you can check them out online.
From DevOps to machine learning to cloud architecting, IT candidates can grow their skills with the help of Amazon. Candidates can also look for career networking events and job fairs. The skills center opens to the public on October 18.
Contract Opportunities to Watch: Leidos
Leidos was recently awarded a prime task order supporting the DoD by enhancing technological innovation for multiple services, and integrating new technology with existing and legacy systems for enhanced effectiveness. The task order holds a ceiling value of approximately $1.5 billion – if all options are exercised. It includes a one-year base period of performance with four additional one-year option periods. Work will be performed worldwide.
“In today’s battlefield, the command who has actionable multi and cross domain data fastest is the one with the high ground,” said Gerry Fasano, Leidos Defense Group President. “Leidos has finely tuned our portfolio of expertise and developed a dynamic enterprise suite of C5ISR solutions, including Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) tools to ensure our warfighters exploit state-of-the-art technology to maintain their decisive advantage and enable joint synergy for operational superiority. We are honored to support this critical mission, providing readiness against evolving global threats.”
Leidos will support the government with rapid technology insertion to enhance C5ISR missions at global scale.
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Empower AI has won a new contract to support the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command. The task order, awarded under ISEC’s Total Engineering and Integration Services IV contract, has total contract value of up to $14 million if all options are exercised.
Under the contract, Empower AI will support ISEC’s efforts to modernize the National Defense University’s systems infrastructure, including audiovisual capabilities at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., and at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, in Norfolk, VA. The initiative will include upgrades at several auditoriums at the two bases, providing services such as engineering, furnishing, installation, securing, and testing (EFIS&T) of the C4I/IT systems, integration of systems, project management support data and on-site training.
“Supporting ISEC and its cyber-defense mission is an honor for Empower AI,” said Paul Dillahay, president and CEO of Empower AI. “We look forward to providing the Joint Staff and NDU with the technology and services they need to educate and inform our warfighters of national military strategy in a secure, integrated manner.”
