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Spc. Layne Alfieri, a soldier assigned to 1st Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, dons an Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) 1.2 prototype during the IVAS 1.2 Phase One User Assessment held by Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier on Fort Drum, August 22, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Jason Amadi, PEO Soldier Public Affairs)

Army seeks $255M to procure more than 3,000 IVAS augmented reality systems in fiscal 2025

The Army wants to buy 3,162 units of Microsoft's Integrated Visual Augmentation System 1.2.

Mar 13, 2024 By Jon Harper

Capt. Drake Williams, I3E program manager, interacts with I3E’s augmented reality space simulation at the SpaceDEN, a Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) facility located in El Segundo, Calif. (U.S. Space Force photo: Capt. Calvin Suratos)

Space Force taps Microsoft to build cloud-based, simulated space environment

The Integrated, Immersive, Intelligent Environment (I3E) is an augmented reality space simulation powered by Microsoft's HoloLens headsets.

Jan 8, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Supporting DOD mission success with robust and secure cloud

Providing the right capabilities in a secret and top-secret cloud environment is critical to support DOD operations from the enterprise to the edge, says Microsoft Federal leader…

Dec 8, 2023 By Scoop News Group

Army awards Microsoft $95M for additional IVAS 1.2 headsets, virtual trainers

The Army is gearing up for expanded testing of the latest variant of Microsoft’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System.

Sep 21, 2023 By Jon Harper

U.S. soldiers assigned to 82nd Airborne 3rd Brigade Combat Team, train with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System as a part of Project Convergence 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thiem Huynh)

Army acquisition chief sees ‘competitive environment’ for IVAS alternatives if Microsoft’s system doesn’t satisfy

The Army received IVAS 1.2 earlier this week and it will soon conduct “soldier touch points” to give potential end users the opportunity to provide feedback.

Jul 27, 2023 By Jon Harper

Army looking for contractor to take over resale of cloud capabilities across the department

The release of the RFI comes as the Army’s investment in cloud capabilities is expected to soar.

Jun 2, 2023 By Jon Harper

Intelligence agencies confronting challenges with multi-cloud environments

The IC does not currently have an overarching cloud governance model.

May 30, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

cloud, data, storage, cloud computing — (Getty Images)

Enterprise cloud contract could ‘turbocharge’ AI in Pentagon

JWCC will allow the Defense Department to harness artificial intelligence capabilities from the four vendors awarded under the contract, according to David McKeown.

May 3, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

A logo sits illuminated at the Microsoft booth on day 2 of the GSMA Mobile World Congress at Fira Barcelona on February 28, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images)

Microsoft completes voluntary CMMC assessment, a win for smaller contractors using its services

DIB contractors that use Microsoft cloud services may only need to meet a small portion of CMMC's 110 controls after the cloud provider passed its voluntary assessment.

Mar 7, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

John Sherman appears in the Pentagon Briefing Room for the Cyber Beacon virtual event, Dec. 3, 2020. (DOD / Marvin Lynchard)

Pentagon CIO considers changes to cloud service provider security measures in wake of potential data exposure

A Defense Department spokesperson shared the latest update regarding this multi-team response.

Feb 24, 2023 By Brandi Vincent