Shane Zabel is the director of artificial intelligence technology at Raytheon Intelligence & Space. He has been holding this position since April 2020. Zabel leads an organization that performs research and development projects related to AI and machine learning. He also identifies AI and ML functional technologies that can support existing lines of business and […]
Bassel Haidar is the lead official for the artificial intelligence and machine learning practice at management consulting company Guidehouse. He has been holding his current position since January 2020. He leads a team that manages AI and automation at Guidehouse’s center of excellence. The team helps clients overcome various challenges using advanced analytics, AI and […]
The Central Intelligence Agency has appointed La’Naia Jones, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, as chief information officer. She most recently served as the deputy CIO of the National Security Agency. Jones will be responsible for monitoring the CIA’s information technology systems and global communications network. She will succeed Juliane Gallina, who took a leadership […]
Lauren Boas Hayes, senior adviser for technology and innovation at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said health care organizations must have better communication and threat sharing capabilities with the agency to improve the sector’s cyber posture. Speaking at the 2022 ViVE event, Boas Hayes said investing in cybersecurity for the health care system is […]
Congress appropriators have canceled the U.S. Air Force’s plans to acquire hypersonic missiles in 2022. According to lawmakers, ongoing delays with the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon could prevent a production award from being granted within the year. Half of the funds meant for procurement of ARRW would be removed from the omnibus bill altogether […]
Lawmakers have questioned the U.S. Space Command‘s position when it comes to protecting the country’s satellites from cyber and electronic attacks from foreign adversaries. During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Sen. Jacky Rosen asked if increasing cyber threats from Russia could affect space operations as Moscow continues its invasion of Ukraine. Gen. James Dickinson, […]
The Department of Energy has allocated $35 million in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer funds to support science and technology product and service development. Each project will receive around $200,000, which will last between six months and one year. As part of the funding round, researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory […]
Cloud security and cybersecurity compliance company Quzara has received a Ready designation at the High Impact Level from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its Cybertorch for Government offering. The solution is available on the FedRAMP marketplace. Quzara Cybertorch for Government is a managed detection and response and security operations center-as-a-service platform that […]
House lawmakers have passed a piece of legislation that would require private companies to report cybersecurity incidents to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as part of an omnibus spending bill. Leaders from the House Homeland Security Committee said in a press release that reporting attacks to CISA would give the government a clearer picture […]
Congress appropriators have completed work on an omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2022 that includes over $24.04 billion for NASA. The allocation for the space agency is $760 million below the Biden administration’s request and is around $740 million more than the fiscal 2021 budget. The funding allocates $1.1 billion for the space technology […]
