The government needs to enact new laws forcing companies to replace older software and computers that carry easily fixable vulnerabilities, according to one cybersecurity official. Rob Joyce, head of the National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Directorate, said Americans need to pay their “historical tech debt” before smaller-scale hackers get their hands on more advanced technology, Nextgov […]
Nellis Air Force Base has created a Shadow Operations Center as part of its contributions to the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control mission. Lt. Col. David Spitler, commander of the 805th Combat Training Squadron, described ShOC-N as a “virtual and physical playground” for collecting and analyzing data at the speed of relevance. […]
Curtiss-Wright, an arms component manufacturer and service provider, is slated to help the Department of Energy develop digital twin technology for advanced nuclear reactors. Digital twins are digital representations of real-world objects and are commonly used in modern digital engineering. “Curtiss-Wright is uniquely positioned to participate in the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors and […]
Law enforcement agencies should work more closely with ransomware victims on investigations, according to FBI Director Chris Wray. While Wray did not offer policy recommendations, he said the government cannot defeat ransomware without immediate and transparent cooperation from the private sector, FCW reported Wednesday. “Anything that helps provide more incentive for that to happen, I […]
Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has directed the military branches to make their data more accessible and interoperable. The general signed four new directives aimed at unlocking the large data sets that the Department of Defense needs to develop artificial intelligence and other capabilities, FedScoop reported Wednesday. A large […]
NASA announced Thursday that it has added four new members to its senior leadership team. Administrator Bill Nelson named Shahra Anderson Lambert, who previously served as director of strategic initiatives for the commissioner of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, as senior adviser for engagement, NASA said. Lambert served as a regional director […]
James Frelk serves as senior vice president at Robotic Research, a developer of technologies that augment military capabilities. Frelk is primarily in charge of the company’s work on robotics technology solutions. Robotics Research said its defense technology practice specializes in solutions that improve the efficiency of logistics, enhance situation awareness and extend the reach of […]
The General Services Administration has established a multiple-award blanket purchase agreement for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The potential $2.1 billion NOAA Mission IT Services BPA provides the climate agency a streamlined method for procuring information technology products and services from small businesses, GSA said Wednesday. NMITS includes a five-year base period of performance […]
The annual installation of industrial robots in factories worldwide more than tripled between 2010 and 2019, reaching 381,000. The technology can improve older processes and be improved by new capabilities, including artificial intelligence software and modern sensing systems, according to the International Federation of Robotics. In some manufacturing sectors, the wider adoption of robotics and automation tools […]
Leidos has been awarded a five-year firm-fixed-price contract to provide bioinformatics and scientific computing support services to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under the terms of the potential $13 million deal, Leidos will help the Office of Advanced Molecular Detection expand CDC’s capacity in various scientific tasks. Most of the work will be […]
