U.S. Special Operations Command Acquisition Executive Jim Smith said on Tuesday during his keynote address at Special Operations Forces Week 2023 held in Tampa, Florida, that artificial intelligence should not be isolated as a single independent program that will require the designation of an executive officer specifically for AI. On the contrary, Smith said AI will […]
An audit conducted by the NASA Office of Inspector General shows that deficiencies in information technology management systems and artificial intelligence governance mechanisms have placed the agency at an increased risk from cyber threats. Previous OIG audits revealed the agency’s fragmented IT management while an audit report released last week found NASA’s AI management effort […]
The U.S. government on May 9 revealed that the FBI had carried out an operation that disrupted the work of the Turla group, a cyber espionage unit run by Russia’s Federal Security Service. The operation, dubbed “Medusa,” was enabled by the issuance of a court authority based on Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of […]
Microsoft considers the accelerated and secure handover of three chips developed through the Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes secure design capability a major milestone in the semiconductors and microelectronics industry. Microsoft helped develop the chips within its mission-critical Azure Government cloud infrastructure in compliance with the supply chain requirements of the Department of Defense. BAE Systems and […]
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense and now President and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association David Norquist, a Wash100 Awardee, asked the government on Wednesday at the Defense Logistics Agency Supply Chain Alliance Conference and Exhibition in Richmond, Virginia, to assist the defense industrial base or risk compromising an already vulnerable supply chain that […]
Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Monday that her country has managed to maintain strong ties with its Five Eyes allies including Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, and is interested in increasing cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other advanced technologies. But while Canada has expressed its intention […]
Security experts have expressed their concerns about the rapid development of artificial intelligence given its dual nature of being a powerful capability and weapon. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly, a 2023 Wash100 Awardee, warned on Friday during the Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats Summit about how adversaries could carry out cyberattacks or […]
The Department of Defense intends to take an active defense stance when it comes to keeping its commercial cloud networks secure by checking internal security, scanning internet protocol addresses and red teaming to look for vulnerabilities on various systems. Recent cybersecurity incidents have kept the DOD on a high alert despite the rigorous security checks and […]
Emerging technologies that simulate real-life military operations are in use at the Mariner Skills Training Center, Pacific in San Diego, California, and Mariner Skills Training Center, Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia, to improve U.S. Navy operations. Both training centers were established in the aftermath of separate fatal collisions in 2017 involving the USS Fitzgerald, which collided […]
The Biden administration is paving the way for the critical and responsible use of artificial intelligence within the federal government by releasing, through the Office of Management and Budget, specific policies that will govern the implementation, development and procurement of AI systems. The OMB guidance is part of several AI initiatives that include a public […]
