Peraton attended the annual CybHER event held at Dakota State University on June 19, where the chief information security officer of the company’s defense mission and health solutions sector delivered the keynote remarks. CybHER showcases the multi-year partnership between Peraton and DSU. Tom Afferton, president of the cyber mission sector at Peraton and a member […]
The Department of the Army has named Mark Kitz the new program executive officer for command, control and communications-tactical at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, to succeed Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts. Program Executive Office – Command, Control Communications-Tactical is responsible for providing a unified network and pertinent tools and technologies that will enable the […]
Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu said on June 21 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C., that signing the Artemis Accords is a landmark step for India and reiterates the country’s commitment to cooperative space exploration. The Artemis Accords, which provides a set of principles to guide 21st-century civil space exploration, were launched in […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has named two senior leaders who will take on leadership roles in the agency’s cybersecurity division. CISA welcomed Andrew Scott as associate director for China operations and David Carroll as associate director for mission engineering. Scott and Carroll bring with them years of experience across government and industry, CISA […]
The signing on Wednesday of a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration paves the way for a continuing partnership in implementing mutually-beneficial activities. One of the areas for collaborative efforts between the USDA and NASA is the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics as […]
Brian Merrick, deputy director of solutions delivery staff at the Department of Justice, said on Tuesday during a Federal News Network event that the agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer is formulating a draft policy regarding privacy and the DOJ’s application of artificial intelligence. Merrick did not divulge if the AI policy will be […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced on Wednesday the Safe Innovation Framework for Artificial Intelligence Policy, which aims to develop comprehensive legislation that would harness the potential of AI. During a keynote speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Schumer stressed the need for the government to come up with a strategy to […]
Eric Stein, U.S. Department of State deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Global Information Services, said the department is looking for ways to quickly process Freedom of Information Act requests using automation tools and artificial intelligence. The federal government received over 900,000 new FOIA requests in fiscal year 2022, prompting the Chief FOIA Officers […]
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, secured from the state of New Mexico, a $39 million contract with a four-year base period and four options years. The state’s human services department provides housing, nutrition and health assistance services including Medicaid to over 40 percent of the state’s citizens. The contract requires […]
Sierra7 and AvaSure have been awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs a contract to provide telecare services to seven medical centers operated by the Veterans Health Administration. Under the contract, Sierra7 and AvaSure will provide medical centers within the Veterans Integrated Services Network 9 region with safe, cost-effective observation, communication and analytics through the […]
