National Cyber Director Harry Coker said augmentations to a backbone data transmission algorithm will take effect in more than half of federal IP addresses by the end of 2024 to protect sensitive data from being rerouted to untrusted transmission paths. The algorithm, called the Border Gateway Protocol, was developed in 1989 to accelerate data transfers […]
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division has partnered with Brigham Young University to test proposed algorithms designed to enable unmanned underwater vehicle fleets to use bathymetry data for cooperative localization. The collaboration, formed through the Naval Engineering Education Consortium program, works on the project named NEEC: Active & Cooperative Terrain Aided Navigation Using Inverted-Ultra-short […]
NASA and its industry partners are testing a generative artificial intelligence capability that could have access to the agency’s sensitive internal data in the future. Jeff Seaton, chief information officer at NASA, said the agency expects to have the large language model rated at a Federal Information Security Modernization Act Moderate level by mid- to […]
The U.S. Army is planning to post two requests for information in the summer to solicit industry input on the development of a layered defense framework for testing artificial intelligence, a project called #DefendAI. At the Defense Scoop DefenseTalks conference, Young Bang, the U.S. Army’s principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, a 2024 Wash100 winner […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has confirmed that Jeff Greene, a former cyber staff member of the White House National Security Council, will join CISA in June. CNN previously reported that Greene, the cybersecurity programs senior director at the Aspen Institute, will take on the assistant director of cybersecurity role, replacing Eric Goldstein, who […]
BlueHalo has demonstrated integrated backend mission services that use a fully virtualized satellite communications ground system from Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to the U.S. Space Force’s Space Rapid Capabilities Office. The demonstration, held at the 2024 Space Symposium in Colorado, was part of the Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource program, under which BlueHalo was awarded […]
Northrop Grumman’s upper-stage solid rocket motor has undergone a static fire test at the U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Complex to validate the product’s capabilities and ensure it can support flight missions. The testing event confirmed that the C50 High Performance rocket motor system, designed in a digital environment using model-based systems engineering, can […]
NuAxis Innovations, which specializes in customer experience and human-centered design, has partnered with Nexthink to offer digital employee experience management solutions to federal agencies. Raza Latif, CEO of NuAxis Innovations and a 4×24 member, said the collaboration will enable the delivery of advanced DEX services to public sector customers seeking to transform their environments, support […]
Skylark Labs has demonstrated the capabilities of its Aerial Reconnaissance & Elimination System to detect and track rogue drones to Department of Defense stakeholders, including representatives from the Defense Innovation Unit. The company showed that its counter-unmanned aerial system, enabled by artificial intelligence, can perform surveillance operations even in areas beyond visual line of sight […]
Summit 7 Systems has named Darron Makrokanis as chief revenue officer. Makrokanis, a 4×24 member, joined Summit 7 from Xage Security, where he held the same role for over two years. According to his LinkedIn profile, he remains at Xage as a part-time executive adviser. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving […]
