The National Science Foundation’s effort to push research on an artificial intelligence-driven Safe Learning-Enabled Systems program has gained traction, with an NSF official saying that they have received “what appear to be some really fantastic proposals.” Michael Littman, NSF Division of Information and Intelligent Systems director, said the SLES research challenge is to develop a […]
Top U.S. Army officials have unveiled a new smartphone app called My Army Post enabling troops to access and share real-time information in and around their military stations. The Army Future Command’s Army Software Factory came up with the app’s beta version “in just weeks,” Col. Vito Errico, the software factory’s director, told DefenseScoop in […]
The U.S. Space Force is looking at technologies for its guardians’ virtual and remote training, which needs to be more realistic and immersive than before, according to a SpaceNews report. Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton, former Space Training and Readiness Command head, said the first challenge is explaining the space domain to trainees who have not […]
Booz Allen Hamilton is unveiling new artificial intelligence capabilities to enhance mission success. Citing a report on AI in the federal landscape from GovWin of Deltek, Booz Allen said in a press release that it is well-prepared to meet evolving client needs with its new AI capabilities. The company’s expanded AI portfolio includes specialized technology […]
The U.S. Air Force announced that it has acquired an enterprise license for Immersive Wisdom’s software platform for denied, degraded, intermittent and limited-bandwidth environments under a $25 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract. The Boca Raton, Florida-based software developer announced the contract award at the 2023 Association of the United States Army Annual […]
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced that it will oversee three new DOE-funded fusion energy research projects on ways to accelerate the technology’s adoption into the power grid. According to Phil Snyder, interim director of ORNL’s Fusion Energy Division, the projects mainly seek to combine fusion science and technology for cost-effective […]
Dan Richard, chief CIA cyber policy adviser, said data management and rapid adoption of commercial solutions are the challenges that the agency is working on as it pursues artificial intelligence use. Speaking at the 14th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit held from Sept. 5 to 8, Richard noted that AI-powered disinformation and cyberattacks are also areas […]
The U.S. Army is looking at a five-year development, qualification and production timetable for a new Stinger missile to replace the service’s short-range air defense system, an Army official said. Brig. Gen. Frank Lozano, the service’s program executive officer of missiles and space and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said in a Defense […]
The U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications-Tactical unit is planning to publish toward year-end a request for proposals on low-cost and user-friendly single-channel radios. The planned radio communications kit purchase is in line with the service’s shift to division-centric fighting from a brigade-centric one and its related communication network revamp. According to […]
A roundtable discussion between the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and health care, academic, industry, and patient advocacy leaders has listed specific-use cases of artificial intelligence to improve health services delivery. The roundtable participants tackled AI’s risks and benefits, with ideas on the technology’s responsible development discussed as well. The Biden-Harris administration’s […]
