Andrea Brandon, deputy assistant secretary of budget, finance, grants, and acquisitions at the Department of the Interior speaks on a panel at FedTalks 2023. (Image credit: Pepe Gomez) Interior eyes Microsoft’s mixed reality tool for national parks tours The agency is moving forward with innovative technology “boldly,” Department of the Interior’s Andrea Brandon said at FedTalks. Sep 7, 2023 By Madison Alder
Soldiers from the Old Guard test the second iteration of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) capability set during an exercise at Fort Belvoir, VA in Fall 2019. (Army) Microsoft wins $21B contract to produce 120,000 AR headsets for the Army Microsoft is now on contract to build and help the Army field 120,000 Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headsets over the next decade. Mar 31, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
(Getty Images) Microsoft workers protest DOD augmented reality contract The latest in the ethics battle between the DOD and America's tech employees. Feb 25, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier