Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Congress and the federal government have no choice but to join the artificial intelligence revolution to enable safe AI innovation. Speaking at a New York event, he noted that the government should not rely on companies to put guardrails on AI because they may not be willing to put […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has provided businesses a fact sheet that identifies tools they can use to protect critical assets and data as they migrate to the cloud. The Free Tools for Cloud Environments fact sheet also includes resources to guide network defenders and analysts in identifying, mitigating and detecting vulnerabilities and anomalies […]
Sen. Mark Warner, a three-time Wash100 award winner, said keeping U.S. competitiveness in the technology sector involves increasing U.S. participation in conferences and organizations setting standards for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. Warner, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, said at a German Marshall Fund event that the United States has become accustomed to […]
Ashley Weston, Adobe product senior specialist and technical lead at Carahsoft, said government agencies have started adopting digital signature technology, which reduces the time spent on transactions, speeds up document delivery and eliminates the need to meet in person to sign documents. The Internal Revenue Service has already begun using digital signatures to improve taxpayers’ […]
Federal Communications Commission officials are looking into a proposal to launch a pilot program that would provide schools and libraries $200 million over three years to strengthen their cybersecurity. At the recent Legislative Advocacy Conference, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, who introduced the proposal, highlighted the need to better protect the networks of such entities, citing […]
The U.S. Army Integrated Fires Mission Command has awarded Silvus Technologies a $35 million contract for the procurement of its mobile ad hoc network communications solution. Silvus developed its MANET Antenna Integrated Radio System in partnership with Northrop Grumman. AIRS, equipped with a tri-lobe high-gain transceiver antenna array and Silvus StreamCaster MANET radios, works to […]
The developers of an artificial intelligence-enabled chatbot have been selected as finalists for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s 2023 Innovation Rodeo. Varlin Sheffey, computer scientist for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, and Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Grenfell, a noncommissioned officer for the Combined Force Space Component Command at […]
The White House has selected Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the commander of Space Operations Command, as its nominee to be the next leader of U.S. Space Command. If confirmed by the Senate, Whiting would replace Gen. James Dickinson, who has served as SPACECOM’s commander since August 2020, C4ISRNET reported. As SpOC commander, Whiting leads the […]
The U.S. Space Force has posted a modified draft solicitation for the third phase of the National Security Space Launch program. The original draft of the request for proposals released in February informed the industry of the Space Force’s intent to award five-year Lane 2 military satellite deployment contracts to two launch providers; however, the […]
The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into a potential consumer protection laws violation of OpenAI in connection with its ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool, a large language model trained to produce answers to queries and generate personalized content. In a demand letter, the regulatory agency ordered the company to contact FTC counsel to schedule […]
