The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released new guidelines for the safe development and deployment of artificial intelligence capabilities. The Roadmap for AI outlines five lines of effort: responsible use of AI for cybersecurity missions, AI systems assessment and assurance, critical infrastructure protection against malicious AI usage, interagency and inter-organizational collaboration and communication and […]
Sierra Nevada Corp. has won a multi-year, $554 million contract for aerial ISR support services for the U.S. Army. SNC will provide its RAPCON-X family of systems to support the Army Theater Level High-Altitude Expeditionary Next Aerial-Signals Intelligence project. RAPCON-X, based on the Bombardier Global 6500 jet, provides aerial ISR capabilities, enables rapid target maneuvering […]
The General Services Administration said the Department of Labor will receive nearly $3.5 million from the Technology Modernization Fund to support a digital service program that would help beneficiaries claim lost benefits. According to the GSA, the funding will be used for an Employee Benefits Security Administration project that would enable more than 153 million […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has secured funding from the Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Program to pursue quantum computing and deep learning technologies. Anthony Rizzo, a research scientist at the AFRL, said the agency will use the funding to help AIM Photonics create silicon photonic microchips that can receive […]
Budget uncertainties for 2024 have prompted NASA to slow down its Mars Sample Return work, an official said Monday. Speaking at a Planetary Science Advisory Committee meeting, Sandra Connelly, deputy associate administrator for science at NASA, said the agency ordered three MSR field centers to reduce their activities. MSR currently operates on an $822.3 million […]
Illumio’s federal chief technology officer said in a commentary for Federal News Network that cyber resilience improvements will determine if the U.S. government’s national cybersecurity strategy is generating a return on investment. Gary Barlet, a Potomac Officers Club member, shared that the U.S. government’s collective cyber resilience will grow if federal agencies see ROIs in […]
The Indian Health Service has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology a potential 10-year, $2.5 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for electronic health record system modernization. Under the agreement, GDIT will replace IHS’s current platform with a cloud-based enterprise EHR system from Oracle Health. The new system, which will be hosted in a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-approved cloud […]
The Department of Energy has awarded energy delivery company National Grid a $50 million grant for digital technology development in support of electric system reliability and resilience. The DOE chose National Grid for its Future Grid Project, a potential $140 million initiative that Stephen Woerner, National Grid president, said would support rapid integration of decarbonized […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ chief information security officer said risk management must be paired with cybersecurity compliance so threats can be defeated early. Speaking at the Rise8 Prodacity event, Lynette Sherrill shared that government officials must learn about the risks associated with the systems they use and added that skilled cybersecurity employees are capable […]
Australia-based space flight technology provider Saber Astronautics has secured a 15-month, $1.2 million Small Business Technology Transfer Phase 2 contract from the U.S. Space Force for data visualization software development. The contractor will work with Purdue University to develop Space Cockpit, a visualization platform the company started working on in 2019. Under the contract, Saber […]
