U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said the $150-million investment by the Biden administration into the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will provide the laboratory with the resources needed to develop game-changing technology to help the country tackle climate change and create a more resilient and secure power grid. The Department of Energy said the funding, […]
The Office of the National Cyber Director seeks to address a shortage in the cyber workforce through the development of a cyber workforce strategy that seeks to remedy the lack of adequate cyber education and training in underserved and other communities nationwide by establishing better communication among agencies in terms of challenges in recruitment, training […]
Researchers from Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University, Boise State University and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have interlocked three large databases that contain information on computer vulnerabilities, weaknesses and possible attack patterns to help defenders determine and prevent cyber attacks as quickly as possible. PNNL Chief Computer Scientist Mahantesh Halappanavar said cyber […]
The Department of Defense is seeking statutory authority to be able to financially contribute to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic. Created in 2022, DIANA works to support cutting-edge and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, hypersonics, space and quantum developed in cooperation with allied nations as part of […]
Preston Dunlap, former chief technology officer and chief architect officer of the Department of the Air Force and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has been named a strategic adviser at project management company SOSi. SOSi Chief Technology Officer Kyle Fox said the company considers Dunlap’s insights and experience in artificial intelligence, data mesh […]
Sens. Michael Bennet and Peter Welch have introduced the Digital Platform Commission Act, which seeks to create a Federal Digital Platform Commission to oversee artificial intelligence companies and digital platform service providers. The proposal comes a few days after the congressional testimony of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Bennet said that while the Department of Justice […]
Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana expressed her frustration on Thursday during the Department of Labor’s Federal Tech Day conference over the government’s slow digitalization efforts and outdated form submission systems that led to a $38 billion annual paper expenditure despite the signing into law of the 21st Century IDEA Act in 2018. Martorana, who […]
Defense experts attending the U.S. Army’s Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition in Hawaii from May 16 to 18 stressed the need for stronger cooperation among like-minded countries for maximum protection against cyberattacks and information warfare. Army Cyber Command chief Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett said on Wednesday that cyber, information warfare and big data will […]
Department of Defense Senior Information Security Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity David McKeown, a 2023 Wash100 winner, said on Thursday during the GovExec Cyber Summit 2023 event that the department is working on contract modifications that would increase the cybersecurity responsibilities of commercial vendors, including cloud service providers, to bolster the department’s […]
ProFound AI Breast Suite, a breast cancer detection tool built by iCAD using deep-learning artificial intelligence that rapidly analyzes 3D mammography images and detects both malignant soft tissue densities and calcifications, was one of the four grand prize winners in the U.S. General Services Administration’s AI Healthcare Challenge. The competition was launched early in 2023 […]
