The U.S. Space Command said in a statement that President Joe Biden has approved the implementation of the 2022 Unified Command Plan, which officially transfers the U.S. Strategic Command’s missile defense responsibilities to SPACECOM. Gen. James Dickinson, head of SPACECOM, said in a statement on May 31 that the transfer was based on a comprehensive […]
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity is inviting expert hackers to join the Reimagining Security with Cyberpsychology-Informed Network Defenses competition. Under the ReSCIND competition, IARPA will fund the most promising software proposals that will study and exploit the psychological weaknesses and cognitive vulnerabilities of hackers in a bid to build the capabilities of defenders against […]
A collaborative swarm of artificial intelligence-powered drones from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States demonstrated its ability to detect and track military targets during the first AUKUS AI and autonomy trial held in April at Upavon Airfield in Wiltshire. The U.K. Ministry of Defence said the trial, organized by the Defence Science and […]
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl stressed during a recent trip the critical role played by advanced technology developments in autonomy, artificial intelligence, energetics, biotechnology and resilient space capabilities in safeguarding national interests. Kahl met scientists and engineering experts at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in California from May 23 to 26. […]
Cybersecurity authorities from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn information technology professionals and organization managers on the primary tactics, techniques and procedures of China-based state-sponsored cyber actor Volt Typhoon that are typically focused on espionage and information gathering. The authorities have recently discovered a cluster of activities of […]
National Reconnaissance Office Director Chris Scolese said in an interview with CNBC that modifications to the government’s procurement processes will help the agency realize its plan to increase the number of satellites in orbit over the next decade. Scolese said establishing strong partnerships with commercial space companies will also provide the agency with better access […]
KBR announced that it has secured a $24 million task to provide mission-critical base operations and infrastructure services to two key communications sites in Japan. The task awarded by the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command will allow the company to expand its footprint in the Indo-Pacific region, KBR said. The communication sites […]
David McKeown, the chief information security officer at the Department of Defense, said implementing the zero trust architecture by the year 2027 will depend on the department’s ability to use automation tools. The 2023 Wash100 awardee said Tuesday at the UiPath Together Public Sector summit that automation tools are needed to label the data coming […]
The Department of Defense’s Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded rocket propulsion company Ursa Major a contract to advance the United States’ hypersonics defense programs and space launch capabilities. Under the contract, Ursa Major will develop and test a prototype of the new Draper engine for hypersonics and develop a 200,000 pound thrust Arroway rocket […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has challenged developers to collaborate with the government in Track 2 of the Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration and come up with technologies that can detect the authenticity of photos in documents and identification cards and evaluate identity verification of images taken using smartphones and other devices. […]
