Four House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would reauthorize the Departments of Homeland Affairs and Justice to seize, control or destroy drones that pose threats to the public. The Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act is the House companion of a Senate bill seeking to provide the DHS […]
The U.S. Air Force’s Platform One software factory is moving its Iron Bank open-source code repository to classified levels to automate the delivery of intelligence from the National Security Agency, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and other intelligence community partners to other Department of Defense components. Iron Bank is expected to reach the […]
The Department of Energy has awarded $13.9 million to 13 projects under the High-Performance Computing for Energy Innovation initiative. Awardees, including Boeing, Ford Motor and General Motors, will use HPC resources from DOE national laboratories to address manufacturing efficiency, explore new materials for clean energy applications, and speed up the development and deployment of clean […]
The U.S. Army is asking eligible small businesses to submit proposals for a solution that can provide real-time two and three-dimensional mapping and modeling capabilities and can integrate sensor and object-identification data to support operations in GPS-denied environments. The service will select up to two Dynamic Enhanced Environment Perception – Building Information Models proposals for […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is considering modernizing or replacing Einstein, one of the key technologies within the National Cybersecurity Protection System, which provides federal network defense. CISA is seeking industry feedback to inform future plans for the Einstein system. According to a request for information, the changing threat landscapes brought by technological advancements […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning to publish new cybersecurity guidance for the water and wastewater sector which, according to water sector leaders, is the weakest link in the U.S. critical infrastructure. NIST will establish a consortium of cybersecurity firms and sector members to inform the cybersecurity implementation guide, expected to be […]
Neil Evans, the chief officer for the Office of Connected Care in the Veterans Health Administration, said Oracle Cerner is expected to deliver the requirements under its electronic health record contract despite Oracle’s decision to fire hundreds of Cerner employees. According to a physician executive with Cerner, among the people laid off are clinical team […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks to form a working group focused on generative artificial intelligence and is calling for volunteers from the public and private sectors. The Generative AI Public Working Group will help NIST address the opportunities and challenges associated with AI technology trained to produce code, text, images, videos and […]
Northrop Grumman announced that it has completed the production of first-stage A1000 and second-stage B1000 motors for the U.S. Navy’s Trident II D5 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile system, bringing the number of solid rocket motors the company manufactured for the program to 2,000. The Trident II D5 SLBM, a three-stage, solid-propellant, inertial-guided missile system with […]
RTX, formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, has selected Mynaric to supply optical communications terminals for the seven missile warning and tracking satellites being developed for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer under a $250 million contract. Mynaric is expected to deliver 21 Condor Mk3 terminals in 2024. Three optical communications terminals are required […]
