The U.S. Air Force is continuing to pursue cloud services that would allow its intelligence community to operate regardless of connectivity conditions. Norman Leach, a director within the Air Force Research Laboratory‘s information directorate, said cloud offerings should work even in areas with higher latencies and lower network reach. He suggested that while hotspots or […]
The Biden administration has announced $1.5 billion in additional funding for the federal government’s national laboratories. According to the Department of Energy, the funding will be used to upgrade facilities, modernize infrastructure and address maintenance projects. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the resources will be used to develop advanced technologies. The funding will come from […]
The National Reconnaissance Office plans to sign more agreements with commercial satellite imaging operators for hyperspectral satellite data. Jeremy Banik, deputy director of the NRO Commercial Systems Program Office, said during the CyberSatGov conference on Nov. 3 that NRO is completing the request for proposals for hyperspectral remote sensing, which is expected to be released […]
The Department of the Treasury said financial institutions across the U.S. processed nearly $1.2 billion in ransomware payments in 2021, representing a nearly 200 percent on-year increase. According to a report from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a bureau within the Treasury Department, the sharp increase indicates that ransomware remains a significant threat to businesses […]
Space systems provider Rocket Lab has delivered the last solar panels that would be used for NASA’s Gateway lunar space program to Maxar Technologies. The solar panels incorporate Rocket Lab’s Z4J solar cells, components that exhibit a 30 percent minimum average conversion efficiency at beginning-of-life. Z4J can also operate better in high-radiation and high-temperature environments […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate is working on several capabilities that would support entities that are working on soft target physical security. One of the solutions is called Special Event Planning Tools, a software suite that will support decision-making through security assessments. Ali Fadel, Soft Targets Security program manager at DHS […]
Federal officials said health agencies within the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense should be deliberate in their efforts to build trust in their artificial intelligence solutions. Scott McKeithen, product manager for health analytics within the DOD’s Chief Digital and AI Office, said during a General Dynamics Information Technology event that explaining […]
The U.S. Army Cyber Command has awarded Fairfax, Virginia-based company ECS a five-year, $430 million recompete contract for Army Endpoint Security Solution support. Under the contract, ECS will continue providing managed service operations and continue developing enhanced functionality for AESS 2.0. The company will also expand the system’s endpoint detection and response capabilities and create […]
An innovation cell within the U.S. Army‘s Human Resources Command is streamlining data and applying artificial intelligence and predictive capabilities to advance the service’s workforce. Lt. Col. Kristin Saling, the director of the innovation cell, said during an AFCEA event that the Army is doing more to make sense of the data that it captures […]
Reston, Virginia-based telecommunications provider Inmarsat Government has selected Rocket Lab, a Long Beach, California-based provider of vehicle launch and space systems, to develop and manufacture an L-Band radio that would support NASA’s Communications Services Project. Under the partnership, Rocket Lab will help enable InCommand, Inmarsat’s real-time, near-Earth telemetry, command and control service for CSP satellites […]
