The Department of Energy has named the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility as the new lead for a center to provide resources for data-intensive science. JLab will serve as the director of the High Performance Data Facility and host its infrastructure, the Energy Department said Monday. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will contribute to the […]
Gary Gensler, the Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, is warning that artificial intelligence could cause a “nearly unavoidable” financial crisis in the next decade unless regulators act. He told the Financial Times that the issue lies in multiple entities relying on the same base algorithm or data aggregator, potentially leading to a herd mentality, The […]
KBR announced that it secured a $75 million, five-year recompete task order to support Department of Defense research priorities such as artificial intelligence, renewable energy and advanced materials. Work includes research and development for engineering, product design and logistics support, KBR said. The task order was made under the DOD Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract […]
Space cybersecurity company SpiderOak announced that it has secured an other transactional authority agreement from the Space Development Agency to study the integration of OrbitSecure into the U.S. Space Force’s Rapid Resilient Command and Control program. OrbitSecure uses variable-trust mechanisms to facilitate safe data transmissions on infrastructure with different security protocols, SpiderOak said. The company […]
Louis Koplin, head of the Department of the Navy’s Program Executive Office Digital, said his organization’s side of the Neptune Cloud Management Office is operational. Established in June, Neptune is intended to serve as the Navy’s and Marine Corps’ hub for procuring and delivering cloud services, DefenseScoop reported. The Navy’s side of the office was […]
Gabe Camarillo, undersecretary of the Army and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has kickstarted a study to accelerate foreign military sales to partners and allies. Speaking at an Association of the U.S. Army conference panel on security cooperation, Camarillo said that the events in Ukraine improved his understanding of how arming other countries […]
The federal government has compiled over 700 artificial intelligence use cases from federal agencies in an AI .gov database. The consolidated postings precede the expected release of AI regulations, including an executive order and Office of Management and Budget policy updates, FedScoop reported Friday. Such efforts build on a Trump administration rule requiring agencies to […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has scrapped a March memorandum requiring cybersecurity audits of water utilities using sanitary surveys, citing legal challenges by some states and industry groups. Experts had questioned whether sanitary surveys were appropriate given that some auditors were not qualified to assess industrial system cybersecurity, FedScoop reported Thursday. Arkansas, Iowa and Missouri blocked […]
Aerospace company Stratolaunch announced that it has received an Air Force Research Laboratory contract to support the Talon-A 3 reusable hypersonic test vehicle‘s first flight demonstration. Talon-A vehicles serve as autonomous testbeds capable of various flight profiles while carrying customized payloads, Stratolaunch said Thursday. The company said in a press release that Talon-A’s reusability enables […]
Mark Clampin, NASA’s astrophysics director, revealed on Friday that he is looking into spending cuts for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. At the National Academies’ Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Clampin said he expects that the fiscal year 2024 budget will remain at 2023 levels due to the Fiscal Responsibility Act […]
