The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a document describing how malicious actors manipulate artificial intelligence systems‘ behaviors. The document, titled “Adversarial Machine Learning: A Taxonomy and Terminology of Attacks and Mitigations,” is designed to help AI developers and users understand the different types of cyberattacks they might experience and to provide suggestions […]
Ondas Holdings announced that its American Robotics subsidiary has enrolled the Optimus System in the Green UAS program. Green UAS is a program administered by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems designed to establish unmanned aerial system security measures and foster a safe and competitive drone market. It also gives companies a standardized route to […]
RTX business Raytheon has secured a $345 million U.S. Air Force contract to produce over 1,500 StormBreaker glide bombs. Paul Ferraro, president of air power at Raytheon and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the contract will allow Raytheon to evolve StormBreaker’s production to meet warfighters’ needs. Ferraro stated that the glide bomb was […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has trained 100 pilots to fly the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial system, exceeding the service’s expectations in 2022. The training milestone is part of the Marine Corps’ efforts to extend its drone-based ISR capabilities by equipping new squadrons with unmanned systems. In 2022, the USMC had trained just 38 pilots out […]
The Department of Transportation has launched a new advisory committee to provide innovation plans and approaches to the agency. The Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee comprises 27 members from think tanks, academic institutions, the public sector and other organizations who would provide insights on various topics, including automation, cybersecurity, technology safety and technology accessibility. The TTAC […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is helping facial recognition technology vendors combat identity spoofing through a collaborative research effort involving a facial recognition image database. Patrick Grother, a computer scientist at the NIST, said vendors develop algorithms and technologies and send them to the institute for testing and evaluation. According to Grother, the […]
U.S. Air Force Gen. James Slife was promoted to a four-star general and appointed Air Force vice chief of staff on Dec. 29 during a ceremony attended by Air Force leaders, including Gen. Charles Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As Air Force vice chief, Slife will oversee the service’s efforts in […]
Nine new trades are available under the Department of Defense United Services Military Apprenticeship Program to help address the U.S. military’s workforce needs. Among the nine are cyber defense analyst, cyber digital forensics analyst and cyber intelligence planner. The new trades add to the 15 cybersecurity occupations introduced under USMAP in 2022. DOD officials said […]
The U.S. Space Force’s two Integration Mission Delta prototypes are showing benefits early on, two service officials said. According to Col. Carl Bottolfson, director of futures and integration at the Space Force, the IMD concept allowed the Space Force to better understand how things work. Col. Marc Brock, director of combat power at the Space […]
A cybersecurity science adviser at the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Science and Technology said its zero trust implementation map involves standards development and independence. Donald Coulter, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, shared during the 930Gov conference that the DHS will ensure that its zero trust implementation includes awareness expansion and metadata improvements […]
