The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a J6 Enterprise Technology Services task order to SNR Government IT Services, a SkyePoint Decisions business, to provide cybersecurity assessment and authorization analyst support services. SNR GovIT personnel are experienced in assessing and validating security controls and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, SkyePoint said Thursday. Tetra Tech subsidiary […]
The Department of Defense is rolling out a classified version of Microsoft Office 365 in October across the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s 17 components, including users in the Pentagon compound and the Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Danielle Metz, OSD’s chief information officer, said the move to roll out DOD365-Secret is one of […]
Elham Tabassi, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s associate director for emerging technology, told lawmakers that she is planning to introduce new assessment techniques and a standards tracker for artificial intelligence. Her efforts are part of NIST’s goal to promote the development of responsible AI, Nextgov/FCW reported. Testifying before the House Science, Space and […]
A Department of Defense representative said Rand has submitted the results of a study on designating an assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy. The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act requires the DOD to establish the post, The Record reported Wednesday. In an email sent Tuesday, the representative wrote that a review of the findings […]
Carahsoft Technology announced on Thursday that it will distribute Ripcord’s intelligent document processing solutions to the government through reseller partners and contract vehicles such as NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2. Ripcord’s products utilize artificial intelligence and robotics to digitize and extract data from physical and digital […]
Virginia-based HII announced on Thursday that its Mission Technologies division received a potential five-year, $134 million U.S. Navy task order to deliver readiness and training software development support to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity. The order was made under the Naval Sea Systems Command’s SeaPort Next Generation contract, HII said. […]
Scientific Systems Company Inc. announced that it is partnering with Science Applications International Corp. to build and maintain command and control solutions for the Space Development Agency’s low-Earth orbit satellite constellation. SAIC recently secured an SDA contract to integrate the Battle Management Command, Control and Communications Application Factory and the Secure Interoperability Layer, SSCI said. […]
Jamie Holcombe, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s chief information officer and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has warned that the government is holding back artificial intelligence adoption. Speaking at the recent Google Public Sector Forum, he called on federal leadership to change the workforce culture and incentive structure, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Holcombe […]
Bethesda, Maryland-based defense and aerospace company Lockheed Martin announced that it conducted a flight test of an electronic warfare pod for the U.S. Army. The Multi-Function Electronic Warfare-Air Large system detects, locates, disrupts and degrades communications and radars, Lockheed said Wednesday. The demonstration evaluated MFEW-AL’s ability to sense and influence various signals of interest at […]
Michael Rogers, former National Security Agency director, said both the United States and its adversaries could reap the same cyber benefits from artificial intelligence. Speaking at a Semafor event on Tuesday, he acknowledged that the technology could improve U.S. understanding and readiness against cyber threats while noting that AI could also inform attackers’ tactics, The […]
