The Defense Health Agency has adopted MHS Video Connect and other virtual tools to enhance health care delivery to patients. MHS Video Connect, the DHA’s primary digital health platform, allows patients and health care providers to communicate virtually using their own devices, eliminating or reducing the need for in-person visits. At the Defense Health Information […]
The Special Competitive Studies Project is calling for the creation of a Defense Experimentation Unit to accelerate the adoption of generative artificial intelligence capabilities for defense applications. The proposal is one of the SCSP’s recommendations in a white paper titled “Memo to the President and Congress on the Adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Military […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has increased threat information sharing with federal agencies, scientific research institutions, medical device manufacturers and other organizations for improved cyber incident prevention. Speaking at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit, Karl Mathias, chief information officer for HHS, said the agency has enhanced information sharing in recent years through its Health […]
Cognosante and Consensus Cloud Solutions have completed the deployment of the Enterprise Cloud Fax solution at over 40 Department of Veterans Affairs facilities located in five sites that were given initial operating capability. The facilities handle various VA operations, including inpatient and outpatient care, pharmacies, cemeteries and administration. Cognosante is the prime contractor for the […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is working to integrate access management capabilities into its Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program to further strengthen the cyber defenses of federal agencies. CDM is currently focused on mitigating vulnerabilities and cyber incidents in federal systems, including the recent exploitation of a structured query language injection vulnerability in Progress […]
Teraphysics has entered into a Space Act agreement with NASA’s Glenn Research Facility to certify that the company’s microfabricated E-band helical traveling wave tube amplifier is suitable for space-to-Earth radio frequency telecommunication links. Work under the agreement includes evaluating the miniaturized product as a communication amplifier for satellite and terrestrial communications and demonstrating its performance […]
Leidos has completed the migration of the Department of Defense’s Automated Biometrics Information System to an Amazon Web Services cloud environment under the Biometrics Enabling Capability, Increment 1 contract. Moving the ABIS to the cloud is the first step to securing fully automated biometrics capabilities and delivering increased system availability and performance to users worldwide, […]
The Office of Strategic Capital within the Department of Defense is finalizing its first investment strategy, prioritizing artificial intelligence, biotechnology and quantum science, among other critical technology areas. OSC Director Jason Rathje, who will speak at the Potomac Officers Club’s Budget and Priorities Summit on Oct. 17, said at a Defense News conference that his […]
Aqua Security has secured in-process authorization at a high-impact level from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for the Cloud Native Application Protection Platform. The authorization was obtained with sponsorship from the Department of Education. Less than 20 companies have acquired FedRAMP high-impact authorization, including Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Okta, Aqua Security said. […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has created a platform to consolidate security-related data from multiple systems and users, reducing redundancy and data isolation. The Security Enterprise Communication and User Reporting Environment features a suite of tools for security process reporting and developing customized workflows and analytic reports. A pilot test of the platform’s foreign travel […]
