The U.S. government is working with commercial firms to understand the implications of generative artificial intelligence, which draws on large language models to produce various kinds of data and media based on human instructions. Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence and a 2023 Wash100 winner, told the Senate Armed Services Committee at a Thursday […]
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, the Defense Information Systems Agency’s director and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, says efforts are underway to commence full production on an enterprise zero trust program within 30 to 60 days. Thunderdome is meant to safeguard the Department of Defense’s data through a combination of identity, credential and access […]
Airspace security firm Dedrone will undertake more work with the Federal Aviation Administration as part of legally mandated counter-drone capability testing efforts. Section 383 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 stipulates that such demonstrations be used to inform regulations on drone use at airports. Following an initial testing round at Atlantic City International Airport, […]
Alexandria, Virginia-based technical services company Culmen International has acquired Vysnova Partners, a program management firm headquartered in Landover, Maryland. Vysnova operates in the public health and geospatial research segments. Its clients include the Defense Health Agency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Culmen offers technical and management advice in support of […]
A new chatbot at the Office of Personnel Management is answering retirement queries from employees and customers as part of a pilot program that began in March. Erikka Knuti, an agency spokesperson, said the technology represents a chance to enhance customer experience. She added that the program is meant to ease the burden on call […]
The U.S. Navy and Nauticus Robotics have completed a live offshore demonstration of a mine-clearing drone as part of the Defense Innovation Unit’s Autonomous Explosive Ordnance Disposal Maritime Response Vehicle program. Earlier, the company received an other transaction agreement from DIU to prototype an artificial intelligence-powered mine countermeasure platform intended to neutralize underwater bombs for […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has awarded Germantown, Maryland-based Amentum a five-year contract with a $48 million ceiling for new tools to fight multidomain threats. Amentum will provide research, development, testing and evaluation services meant to expedite the buildout of new capabilities in emerging areas such as space surveillance; unmanned aerial […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency posted a request for information on Monday seeking software vendors that can provide an orchestration capability to a zero trust security program for the Department of Defense Information Network. Named Comply-to-Connect, the solution is meant to enable the surveillance of DODIN user activity on any device. DISA specified that it […]
The 46th Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida will support the Space Development Agency’s demonstration of the first batch of Link 16 satellites this summer. The capabilities to be tested include network entry, sending and receiving messages within the network and relaying such transmissions to ground stations. The United States and NATO […]
Top officials from the Department of the Air Force and U.S. Space Force fielded questions from House Armed Services Committee members at an April 27 hearing regarding a new launch services acquisition strategy that divides contracts into two tracks based on mission scale. Under National Security Space Launch Phase 3, the first lane would have […]
