The U.S. Congress and the Department of Defense are slated to review the AeroVironment Switchblade 600 attack drones as part of the Pentagon’s Replicator program, sources familiar with the matter revealed. According to the sources, the Switchblade 600 passed the initial assessment for the loitering munitions capability set after being tested during the U.S. Army’s […]
Congressional Democrats have proposed legislation requiring government agencies to study potential consequences artificial intelligence poses on the environment. The “Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2024” requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to create a methodology to evaluate AI’s potential environmental impact. Additionally, the NIST will also be required to create an AI […]
The Information Technology Industry Council has offered several recommendations to the National Institute of Standards and Technology on ways to safely develop and use artificial intelligence. In its response to the NIST’s request for information for the Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy AI, ITI recommended that the institute work with international partners in […]
Comtech Telecommunications has received the green light from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to deliver support services under the $544 million Global Field Service Representative task order awarded in October. Comtech will provide onsite engineering services and satellite and terrestrial networking communications technologies for the Project Manager Tactical Network in support of the GFSR program. […]
The Department of Energy will test one of Westinghouse Electric’s instrumentation and control systems for potential cyber flaws. The collaboration between the DOE Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response and Westinghouse Electric is part of the department’s Cyber Testing for Resilient Industrial Control and Systems program, which aims to test the cyber resilience […]
The U.S. Space Force activated the U.S. Space Forces-Space on Thursday, over a month after the organization was established. S4S is tasked with planning, integrating, conducting and assessing global space operations to ensure that the United States and its partners and allies have combat-relevant space effects. Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations at the […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking feedback on its plans to update its “Guide for Mapping Types of Information and Information Systems to Security Categories” special publication. According to the NIST, the SP 800-60 revision 2 initial draft includes updates to the information types categorization methodology to address privacy considerations, as well […]
CACI International has secured a potential five-year, $198 million task order to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s C5ISR Center. CACI will design and field solutions capable of defeating emerging threats to tactical edge and enterprise systems. John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, shared that the company’s […]
The National Institutes of Health is seeking a new artificial intelligence-compatible electronic health record platform that can improve how the institute manages health care data. The new EHR will replace the Clinical Research Information System in place at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Jon McKeeby, chief information officer of the NIH Clinical Center, […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Space Commerce has signed a no-exchange-of-funds cooperative research and development agreement with SpaceX to advance safe and automated satellite operations. Under the CRADA, the OSC will perform an astrodynamic evaluation of SpaceX’s software, particularly those used for satellite management. According to OSC Director Richard DalBello, NOAA wants […]
