A new initiative at the National Institutes of Health aims to use artificial intelligence to advance biomedical research. The Brain2AI program, co-led by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, is expected to generate new ethical and trustworthy biomedical and behavioral data, facilitate the development of software and standards to unify data attributes and […]
Adm. Charles Richard, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, has expressed confidence in the cyber resilience of the country’s nuclear command, control and communications network, which links the president to commanders of nuclear forces. Speaking before members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Richard said the NC3 network exists in relative isolation and has tremendous […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division a $107 million contract modification to continue providing support services to the LHA 9 type of amphibious assault ships. The award, which marks HII’s fourth modification for the contract, calls for long-lead-time material and advanced procurement activities for LHA 9. With the modification, the […]
The Missile Defense Agency has completed an on-site cybersecurity assessment of Trident Systems. The evaluation is part of a new directive requiring defense contractors to undergo an in-depth assessment of how well they are implementing the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-171, “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations.” […]
Gen. James Dickinson, commander of the U.S. Space Command, has raised concerns about the growing number of satellites orbiting the Earth, citing potential safety problems and access restrictions to the space domain. Speaking before members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Dickinson attributed the congestion in space to commercial activity, with companies such as SpaceX, […]
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic are guiding technological modernization efforts under the Biden administration. In a budget passback, the Office of Management and Budget recommended that agencies accelerate the adoption and utilization of electronic signatures for public facing digital forms. While they have been around since the late 1990s, digital signatures only became widely […]
Mark Stock serves as the vice president and general manager of FLIR Systems’ sensor systems business. Stock is responsible for a business segment that provides sensing and perception solutions to inform decision making by military personnel, law enforcers and public safety professionals, according to his LinkedIn profile. Before assuming his current position, he served as […]
Jon Rambeau is a long-time Lockheed Martin executive currently serving as the vice president and general manager of the company’s integrated warfare systems and sensors business. The IWSS business line falls under Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems. In his role, Rambeau is in charge of the strategic, operational and financial performance of Lockheed’s missile […]
Seasoned tech expert Ann Dunkin has been named the new chief information officer of the Department of Energy. She will replace Rocky Campione, who has resigned as Energy CIO after being at the helm of the agency’s IT operations for nearly two years. Dunkin currently works for Dell Technologies as chief technology officer for state […]
The House Government Operations Subcommittee has received suggestions to include agencies’ use of grants from the Technology Modernization Fund in the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard. Kevin Walsh, director of the IT and cybersecurity team at the Government Accountability Office, told members of the subcommittee that while not every agency will benefit from […]
