The White House is proposing to require hospitals and other health care entities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding to meet minimum cybersecurity standards. Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology and a past Wash100 awardee, and an unnamed U.S. official revealed the enforcement plan, following a recent cyberattack on Change […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has concluded its fifth President’s Cyber Cup Challenge, aimed at identifying and cultivating promising cybersecurity talent within the federal government and military workforce, Nextgov/FCW reported. The 2024 competition format involved three rounds of challenges that simulated real-world cybersecurity scenarios, including monitoring internet of things traffic, configuring routers with IPv6 […]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is partnering with Shift5 to integrate the latter’s onboard cyber anomaly detection and predictive maintenance capabilities into the MQ-9A Reaper drone for the United States Special Operations Command and Air Force Special Operations Command. Aiming to bolster AFSOC and SOCOM’s mission readiness and cybersecurity, Shift5’s technology will provide real-time data […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Accenture Federal Services a $789 million contract to strengthen cybersecurity for the service’s global maritime forces. The contract, which has an initial five-year base period with the potential to be extended for an additional five years, centers on supporting the Navy’s SHARKCAGE program, an initiative aimed at establishing a unified […]
CounterCraft and Carahsoft Technology are teaming up to bring CounterCraft’s advanced threat detection solutions to public sector organizations through Carahsoft’s reseller network and government procurement contracts. CounterCraft’s deception-based platform offers law enforcement, national defense and security agencies advanced threat detection, empowering them to rapidly identify and neutralize cyberattacks, including the ones from nation-state actors, Carahsoft […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a seven-year blanket purchase agreement worth up to $431 million to provide artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise. The Scientific Modeling, Application, Visualization, Computational Science, Software and Statistical Support blanket purchase agreement will see the company supplementing the EPA’s Office of Research and Development’s mission to […]
The Air Force is getting promising results in integrating artificial intelligence into its fighter jets, according to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. Kendall, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, recently participated in a test as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Air Combat Evolution program, dedicated to […]
Mitre is building a new artificial intelligence platform called the Federal AI Sandbox, aimed at giving government agencies access to powerful computing resources to experiment with and develop next-generation AI applications. The sandbox, powered by Nvidia’s DGX SuperPOD, features superior computing capabilities specifically tailored for AI and machine learning tasks, Mitre said. With its increased […]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has earmarked $420 million in funding to accelerate the development and innovation of open radio units. Funding ORUs, which are critical components for cellular networks, is essential in NTIA’s push for wider adoption of open and wireless network architectures, the NTIA said. The funding is the second opportunity given […]
The Secretary of the Air Force has awarded Craft .co a five-year, $28 million agreement to strengthen due diligence efforts undertaken across the entire Department of Defense. The company’s supply chain resilience platform offers a streamlined solution for supplier evaluation and monitoring, currently used by the DOD and 23 other federal agencies, Craft .co said. […]
