The U.S. National Science Foundation and the French National Research Agency have entered into an international collaboration agreement to enhance partnerships between American and French research institutions. The agreement’s collaborative framework is provided in a memorandum of understanding that the two agencies signed on Sept. 26. Under the MOU, research project proponents from both countries […]
Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday that over 500 companies from 42 states have sent to the department statements of interest on potential incentives for industry support on the National Semiconductor Technology Center. The NSTC is a public-private consortium announced in April by the Commerce Department as a […]
The Department of Defense has granted FedLearn a Phase II award under the Try_AI other transaction agreement to develop two online training courses on responsible artificial intelligence, the company announced on Wednesday. FedLearn will use its AI-enabled learning platform to pilot-test the courses for the DOD’s Chief Digital and AI Office. The courses are geared […]
Denmark is contributing $2.8 million to the U.S. Agency for International Development’s program, Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure in Ukraine, the U.S. and the Danish governments announced on Monday. Following Russia’s Ukraine invasion, USAID launched the program as a four-year activity in May 2020, with an initial $38 million in funding to strengthen and protect Ukraine’s […]
Security data solution Singularity DataLake is now available to federal agencies via SentinelOne’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Authorized platform, the company announced on Tuesday. SentinelOne, a Mountain View, California-based cybersecurity company, launched Singularity DataLake in April, describing it as a “one-of-its-kind” cloud-native solution providing a comprehensive look into data across security ecosystems. The […]
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has announced the creation of a Disruptive Capabilities Office to handle the service’s rapid adoption of new warfighting technologies. According to Del Toro, a 2023 Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, the DCO will work across the Navy’s various units, including the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory’s […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s criminal investigative unit is upgrading its two systems to curb child abuse and bringing in artificial intelligence and machine learning into the process. The new technology upgrade, envisioned to help fast-track the discovery and prosecution of child abusers, will support the Homeland Security Investigations special agents in the undercover operation […]
Five small businesses have received contract offers from the U.S. Army for the development of artificial intelligence-powered language translator software. Under the contracts, the Army’s subject matter professionals will analyze the businesses’ software solutions to check their capability to translate and summarize complex information from multilingual communications. The selected companies are Anonymous A.I., Barron Associates, […]
NASA announced that it has chosen four small explorer missions for concept studies on Sun- Earth relationships through investigations of solar phenomena, such as coronal mass ejections, auroras and solar wind. According to Nicky Fox, NASA associate science administrator, the four studies were selected because they complement the agency’s current mission fleet and offer the […]
The National Security Agency is establishing an AI Security Center consolidating the NSA’s security-related artificial intelligence activities, the agency’s director, Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, announced at a National Press Club discussion in Washington on Thursday. Nakasone, also the U.S. Cyber Command’s head and a Wash100 winner, disclosed that the new center will manage the U.S. […]
