The Federal Trade Commission has awarded Leidos a potential five-year, $12 million contract to manage the organization’s cyber and enterprise security operations. Leidos will implement and operate a modern security operations center and IT security tools as a managed SOC-as-a-service program. The contractor will provide cybersecurity monitoring and threat response capabilities and will help implement […]
A Department of Defense official said a new task force launched in August is investigating the use cases and consequences generative artificial intelligence could bring to the defense sector. Joseph Larson III, deputy chief digital and AI officer at the DOD Chief Digital and AI Office and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said Task […]
Government officials, business leaders, civil society organizations and universities from different countries participated in the United Nations’ 78th Session High-Level Week, where they focused on how artificial intelligence can accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. During the session, representatives from Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft and other organizations demonstrated AI applications that can advance the SGDs. […]
The U.S. Army’s acquisition chief said the service expects to field the Dark Eagle Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon by the end of 2023. Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, said in a Defense News interview that the Army expects to miss the Sept. 30 fielding date because of a canceled […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking information on how the agency’s Program Executive Office-Spectrum could modernize its tools, processes and data. According to a request for information, PEO-Spectrum wants to modernize its electromagnetic spectrum IT capabilities to enhance existing tools, processes and data. The new EMS IT capabilities must enable enhanced decision-making through machine-based […]
A Sandia National Laboratories project with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory could connect large satellite networks autonomously, ensuring a resilient satellite network supply chain. The SNL-AFRL project seeks to cluster small and inexpensive satellites to work as a single, autonomous unit. The concept is to allow satellites to communicate with each other, identify network-related […]
The Department of Defense’s deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy said creating an independent cyber military service poses administrative challenges because of the different functions military branches perform. Speaking at a Defense Writers Group event, Mieke Eoyang shared that the military branches’ missions are enabled by technologies designed to meet specific requirements. This means that […]
The U.S. Space Systems Command and Firefly Aerospace have launched the Victus Nox mission in just over a day, marking a new record for space launch responsiveness. Victus Nox is an effort to advance the SSC’s Tactically Responsive Space capabilities. Within 27 hours of receiving launch orders, SSC and Firefly mated a Millennium Space Systems-built […]
The Department of Defense has provided Ukrainian armed forces with industrial 3D printers to help them combat Russian forces. Speaking at a Center for a New American Security event, DOD acquisition chief William LaPlante said the “truck-sized” 3D printers will enhance Ukraine’s additive manufacturing capabilities and allow soldiers to produce spare parts needed on the […]
QuSecure said its post-quantum cryptography products are now available on the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule. According to QuSecure, its products can provide government users quantum-resistant protection through PQC algorithms and seamless integration into existing government IT infrastructure. The company added that its solutions adhere to government security standards and certifications, including those recognized […]
