The U.S. Army will roll out a new virtual desktop capability in the coming weeks that will give soldiers and civilian personnel a more flexible work arrangement. The capability features cloud-based virtualized desktops and applications that personnel can use to access their work. The introduction of the new technology is part of the service’s push […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has retired a cryptographic algorithm that was used for security applications such as website validation. Secure Hash Algorithm 1 became part of the Federal Information Processing Standard in 1995 and remained active despite the emergence of more sophisticated threats from more powerful computers. It works by performing complex […]
The Department of the Air Force is considering using facial recognition technology to prove a person’s identity when entering bases. According to a sources-sought notice posted on SAM .gov, the Air Force plans to conduct a proof-of-concept for facial recognition at Scott Air Force Base. During the pilot, facial recognition will facilitate entry approval and […]
Researchers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Russian hackers were able to infiltrate a U.S. satellite network because of lax security measures. According to MJ Emanuel, an incident response analyst at CISA, the Fancy Bear Russian military group was in the victim’s networks for months. CISA’s experts found that the group exploited a […]
Reston, Virginia-headquartered company Leidos has secured a $334 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory design an air-breathing hypersonic aircraft. The contract is for the Expandable Hypersonic Multi-Mission ISR and Strike program, also known as the Mayhem program. As part of the program, Leidos assembled a team of leaders from the private […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a draft update for its identity-proofing technology guidance for government agencies. The draft updates facial recognition guidance, testing requirements for facial recognition and other matters that are designed to help the government respond to evolving threats and changing technologies. The update is the first that the […]
NASA has awarded Northrop Grumman a $31.2 million contract to support the James Webb Space Telescope‘s phase E operations and sustainment. Under the sole-source, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Northrop will provide products and services to be used in the monitoring and maintenance of JWST’s systems. The contractor will monitor the telescope’s bus, optics and telescope, and sun […]
The U.S. Navy 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59 has tested how mesh networks and data-crunching tools can be used to pair autonomous technologies with crewed ships and planes. During the Digital Horizon exercise, which concluded on Wednesday, Task Force 59 was able to execute its cuing concept, where uncrewed systems were able to partner with […]
Accenture Federal Services has secured a spot on the National Cancer Institute‘s five-year, $137 million software engineering and IT support services blanket purchase agreement. Under the BPA, AFS will have the opportunity to deliver software engineering and support services to NCI’s customers. The company will also be able to support the institute’s scientific applications, grants […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded movement health platform maker Sparta Science an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contract to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning in cloud-based and mobile applications to improve movement health for U.S. Space Force personnel. Under the contract, Sparta Science will install AI and ML capabilities to extend […]
