The Department of the Treasury has named Nancy Sieger as chief technology officer. She is currently the chief information officer of the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury Department component, where she is responsible for all of the agency’s information technology systems. Sieger will be replaced in an acting capacity by Jeff King, the current Treasury […]
Sens. Mark Warner and John Thune introduced a bill Tuesday that would allow the Department of Commerce to ban technologies considered dangerous to U.S. national security. Under the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology Act, the secretary of commerce would be required to develop an evaluation process to determine […]
The White House’s fiscal year 2024 budget request released Thursday contains allocations for key NASA missions such as Artemis. Bill Nelson, the space agency’s administrator, said the budget will support exploration and technology development requirements. Under the FY2024 budget, NASA would receive $8.1 billion to advance its objective of establishing a long-term presence on the […]
The Department of Defense has announced a total of $2 million for the latest funding round of the Defense Education and Civilian University Research partnership. Six teams composed of faculty members from civilian and military universities will undertake research projects set to last three to four years each. DECUR, a program under the Minerva Research […]
Booz Allen Hamilton has tapped Latent AI to assist the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office with deploying machine learning models at the tactical edge. Latent AI offers the Efficient Inference Platform, a tool intended for compressing, compiling and deploying ML models across edge operating systems and hardware. According to Steve Escaravage, […]
The 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base led collaborative efforts on Feb. 28 as part of the Autonomy Data and Artificial Intelligence Experimentation proving ground, a joint venture between AFWERX and the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and AI Office. Col. Tucker Hamilton, commander of the 96th Operations Group, said that ADAx could […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a multi-year contract to Riverside Research for the Hardening Development Toolchains Against Emergent Execution Engines program, which is aimed at protecting integrated computing systems by building tools for disrupting attack patterns and preventing emergent execution engines from being used. Riverside will develop a method to automatically translate emergent […]
The Transportation Security Administration has announced an emergency amendment to airport and aircraft operator security programs to address persistent threats to U.S. critical infrastructure. Entities regulated by TSA are tasked with devising an implementation plan outlining measures to improve cyber resilience and prevent system disruption and degradation. Such measures include the enactment of network segmentation […]
Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab USA, told SpaceNews in an interview that his company supported the two-track approach to the third phase of the National Security Space Launch program and said the resulting acquisition strategy is “what we were certainly promoting to occur.” Unlike Phase 2, solicitations for NSSL Phase 3 are expected to […]
Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions has acquired Herley to enhance existing radio frequency products and services. Mike Kahn, CAES CEO and president, said that the addition of Herley’s expertise will also improve efforts to forge ties with clients and contribute to the broader industry. Herley’s facilities in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania manufacture various RF, electronic […]
