Generative artificial intelligence offers plenty of potentials for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but a cautious approach is needed because of the uncertainties in its tools, a USDA official said. Christopher Alvares, USDA chief data officer, told NextGov/FCW that while generative AI can bring more efficient and more effective USDA programs, the department is weighing […]
Deloitte announced that it has incorporated generative AI into its suite of tools to help enhance the delivery of government health care services, modernize Medicaid systems, streamline administrative tasks and promote health services equity for underserved families and individuals. The company’s health solutions enhanced with GenAI include HealthMap, a tool for managing state Medicaid programs’ […]
Software as a service provider Elastic has been elevated to the Technology Alliance Tier of the Leidos Alliance Partner Network. The tier features Leidos partners whose innovation and knowledge help Leidos technology to excel. The tier also includes Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp, RedHat and IBM. Chris Townsend, Elastic’s vice president of public sector sales and […]
The Department of Homeland Security recently added items to its AI use cases inventory while removing others on the publicly available list required under Executive Order 13960 issued in 2020. The AI technologies added to the list include a facial recognition system that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement uses and the Customs and Border Protection’s […]
Fairfax, Virginia-based cybersecurity firm WidePoint Corporation will provide its identity and access management solution to an unnamed agency of the Department of Transportation under a three-year, $1.7 million contract. The contract will also include full operations and maintenance services related to WidePoint’s quantum-resistant identity management solution. Certificates and support services that the DOT agency needs […]
Airbus U.S. Space and Defense has received a $27.8 million contract to upgrade the mission equipment package of the UH-72A Lakota helicopters used by the U.S. Army’s National Guard Security & Support Battalion. The system improvements under the contract, which include enhanced digital interfaces, an advanced moving map and new monitors, will expand the aircraft’s […]
The U.S. Air Force is collecting data from its test on Saturday of a prototype hypersonic AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon as inputs for future weapons capable of speeds above Mach 5. The test, which was launched from a B-52H Stratofortress, is the latest since another operational ARRW prototype failed its test in March. The […]
RTX company Raytheon has awarded a $200 million follow-on, full-rate hardware production and sustainment contract to advanced radio frequency technology provider CAES. Under the award, CAES will continue supplying fully tested radar modules for the U.S. Navy’s AN/SPY-6 family of radars to which Raytheon holds a five-year manufacturing contract. Raytheon and CAES have been partners […]
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is soliciting technology proposals for its newly launched Digital Health Security project seeking to protect the U.S. healthcare system’s digital infrastructure. The agency, a unit of the Department of Health and Human Services, seeks proven technologies designed for national security and applicable to civilian health systems, clinical care […]
Representatives of the U.S. Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade shared their capabilities during Cyber Summit 2023, which was held in Wiesbaden, Germany, from July 24 to 27. The USAR-CPB delegation contributed insights during the summit’s discussions and breakout sessions on tactical cyber topics, such as artificial intelligence hunting, intel-based threat hunting and effective incident response […]
