Defense officials said IT integration issues are causing delays in the Department of Defense’s planned overhaul for the system used to move servicemen’s household goods. Andy Dawson, director of the U.S. Transportation Command’s Defense Property Management Office, said the systems and the environment being developed are not being deployed into an existing architecture, making IT […]
The National Security Agency and the UK National Cyber Security Centre have issued a cybersecurity advisory warning organizations about Russian spear-phishing techniques. The CSA focuses on how Russia’s Star Blizzard hacking group uses spear-phishing to illegally access various kinds of information, including those owned by the defense sector, national governments, non-government organizations and academia. The […]
The U.S. Space Force, U.S. European Command and the U.S. Africa Command have activated a new service component designed to help develop and expand space capabilities. US Space Forces Europe and Africa is a Space Force unit under EUCOM and AFRICOM responsible for satellite navigation, communications, integration with NATO allies and partners and other space-based […]
The Department of Defense will host a hacking event in Hawaii from Feb. 5 to 9, 2024, open to all U.S. citizens. The BRAVO 11 Bits2Effect event will be hosted by the DOD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, the Defense Innovation Unit, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the U.S. Army Pacific Command and the U.S. […]
The Department of State has awarded the Atlantic Council think tank a cooperative agreement to continue work under the “Promoting American Leadership, Democratic Values, and Economic Prosperity in Artificial Intelligence” initiative. Under the AI Connect II initiative, the Atlantic Council will implement a project funded by the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy’s Digital Connectivity […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has chosen Altana to provide an artificial intelligence-based supply chain mapping tool to support the agency’s anti-drug trafficking operations. CBP will use Altana’s Atlas intelligent map to monitor chemical manufacturing and chemical equipment industries worldwide and identify which entities are likely linked to fentanyl production and distribution. The Atlas uses […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has announced the initial features of a new electromagnetic spectrum capability toolkit for warfighters. The Electromagnetic Battle Management-Joint is designed to improve soldiers’ situational awareness across the electromagnetic spectrum. The tool’s first iteration, called EMBM-J Situational Awareness, is a cloud-based platform that integrates EMS capabilities and functions into a single […]
The National Security Agency, in partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and international agencies, released a cybersecurity information sheet focused on eliminating memory safety vulnerabilities from software products. The CSI, titled “The Case for Memory Safe Roadmaps,” includes technical and non-technical factors software manufacturers should consider when developing memory-safe code integration plans. Recommendations […]
NASA has selected six companies to demonstrate their prototype robotic systems designed to navigate through the lunar south pole. The six companies were chosen through NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, conceived in 2020 to identify novel solutions that can collect samples from the lunar south pole for further studies. The six, all from the […]
The U.S. Postal Service should take advantage of artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency, according to an opinion piece written by three Hitachi Vantara Federal officials. Phil Fuster, Hitachi Vantara Federal chief revenue officer; Pragyansmita Nayak, chief data scientist; and Gary Hix, chief technology officer, all 4×24 members, said in a Federal Times article that AI combines predictive analysis, […]
