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NASA Receives Final L3Harris-Built Imager for GOES-R Weather Satellites

L3Harris Technologies has delivered the fourth and final imager for NASA’s constellation of geostationary weather satellites, dubbed GOES-R. The space agency jointly operates the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R constellation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These satellites allow for improved hurricane track and intensity forecasts, increased thunderstorm and tornado warning lead time and earlier […]
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White House Office Launches Public Portal to Advance AI Projects

The White House’s National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office has added an AI researchers portal to its website to provide access to federal datasets and testbed environments for AI application training. The portal hosts resources for AI project advancement from agencies such as NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute for Standards and […]
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Senators Propose VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act

Two senators have introduced new legislation to increase transparency surrounding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Record Modernization program. The VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act, introduced by Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., requires VA officials to regularly report on the costs, schedule and performance of the EHR modernization effort until […]
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Air Force Mission Defense Team Conducts In-Flight Test of MC-130J Cyber Suite

The Air Force’s 27th Special Operations Communications Squadron Mission Defense Team has completed an in-flight test of the new cyber suite aboard the MC-130J Commando II aircraft. The feat marked the first time the MDT’s capabilities were connected to an operational weapon system outside of laboratories. Cyber analysis conducted by the team could shape preventative […]
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