The Cyber Safety Review Board’s report released on Thursday showed that the hacking group known as Lapsus$ uses simple techniques to evade industry-standard security tools. The report, which was delivered to President Biden through Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, also outlined 10 recommendations on improving public and private sectors’ protection against Lapsus$ and […]
Satellite observation data provider ICEYE US has received its first synthetic-aperture radar data task order under a blanket purchase agreement with NASA announced in April. The data will be provided to the scientific and academic communities to evaluate if the information is suitable for pursuing NASA’s Earth Science research objectives. The ICEYE-NASA agreement is the first […]
Keynote speakers and panelists in the AI Defense Forum scheduled for Sept. 13 in Tysons, Virginia, will discuss the challenges and opportunities for the defense and intelligence communities in the AI era. Hosted by the enterprise AI application software company C3 AI, the forum will focus on the policy and security considerations related to the […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has opened a new joint-use Secure Corporate Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The facility offers a one-stop shop for collaboration and communication in an expansive workspace with premier network security. It can accommodate multiple teams, enabling effective communication across organizations. Four AFRL offices and directorates fielded 17 individuals […]
Projects at Northeastern University, New York University and DeepSig Inc. will receive the first round of awards under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund amounting to $5.48 million. The fund from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration totals $1.5 billion to support developers of open-architecture approaches to communications networks. The CHIPS […]
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Sagetech Avionics to explore the integration of identification friend or foe capabilities in unmanned aircraft systems. The research supports NSWC PCD’s development of a low-cost expendable UAS featuring a new deployment method to expand its advantage for the U.S. Navy. According […]
The challenges of 5G integration that the Department of Defense faces can be addressed through early collaboration with industry, Axellio CEO Scott Aken, a 4×24 member, said. In an article on the website Military Embedded Systems, Aken noted that the early approach to link military and commercial stakeholders will “avoid proprietary ‘island’ solutions” that exclude […]
The National Science Foundation’s Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society is one standout among programs prioritizing the use of trustworthy systems in industries where artificial intelligence will make an impact. A joint NSF program with the National Institute for Standards and Technology, TRAILS has tapped the University of Maryland, George Washington University and […]
The thermal vacuum test of the Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization program’s Flight One payload has been completed and demonstrated the satellite’s ability to survive the harsh conditions of a polar orbit. The first EPS-R payload was delivered in June 2022, followed by a second delivery in November 2022. Both payloads are scheduled to fly aboard Space […]
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks shared perspectives on the Biden Administration’s Additive Manufacturing Forward initiative in a Pentagon meeting Wednesday with some of the program’s participants. Hicks, a 2023 Wash100 awardee and a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said AM Forward represents the power of partnerships that will ensure maintaining the […]
