NASA could postpone an announcement of opportunity for the New Frontiers series of planetary science missions due to a debt-ceiling agreement that caps non-defense spending in fiscal year 2024 to previous-year levels. The AO is scheduled for November and will commence a competition leading to mission selection in 2026 and a launch sometime in the […]
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium is seeking information on how artificial intelligence and other prototype capabilities can be used to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injuries. According to the sources sought notice posted on SAM .gov, TBIs have affected 10 to 15 percent of all veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Meanwhile, at […]
A new audit report has identified several ways the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s cloud practices fall short of requirements set internally and by the Office of Management and Budget and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. According to the agency’s inspector general, the FDIC lacks an organized cloud data asset catalog, an exit strategy […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking industry input on how distributed ledger technology can support the modernization of a portal for processing import and export trade data. The agency said in a sources sought notice posted on July 21 that it seeks to understand the maturity of “DLT variants and enabling capabilities” such as […]
Nisha Morris has joined the National Security Agency as chief of strategic communications and senior executive adviser to the board of directors. She is expected to form a communications strategy and lead a global team to build public trust in the agency. NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, explained that Morris’ leadership […]
Andrew Hunter, the Department of the Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, recently said that the service is looking into the financial implications of its Enterprise Information Technology as a Service program. The purpose of the EITaaS program is to offload IT-related work to commercial providers, thereby freeing up military personnel for […]
Geospatial intelligence provider Maxar Technologies has conducted a critical design review of its Maxar 300 series bus for L3Harris Technologies, which ordered 14 of the platforms in 2022. L3Harris is working under a potential $700 million contract to build out the satellite constellation and ground infrastructure for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer, […]
Pamela Rothka has joined information technology company Empower AI as chief financial officer. As part of the executive leadership team, she is expected to work with Empower AI CEO Jeff Bohling and the board of directors. Her responsibilities include overseeing financial planning and analysis, capital and cash management, accounting, and mergers and acquisitions. She is […]
Seven companies spearheading artificial intelligence development have voluntarily committed to implement various safety, cybersecurity and public trust measures. The White House said in a Friday press release that industry should have a responsibility to protect American citizens from the technology’s potential harms. Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI have committed to public safety […]
Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Neely, the Illinois National Guard’s adjutant general, said growing cyber threats represent opportunities to strengthen partnerships critical to improving cybersecurity. Neely spoke at a conference commemorating the 30th anniversary of the State Partnership Program, a Pentagon security cooperation initiative that connects U.S. National Guard units with the military forces of other countries. […]
