The Department of Defense is taking steps to limit the number of its concurrent projects on artificial intelligence, machine learning and intelligent automation, an executive said. Anthony Robbins, vice president of Nvidia’s North American public sector business, said many of the Pentagon’s AI-related pilot projects either do not work well together or overlap with each […]
Digital modernization will allow NASA to save a lot of time and money as Congress refused to fully deliver the agency’s budget request for fiscal 2021, an official said. Pinar Moore, project manager at NASA, said the agency has already invested in the information technology infrastructure required for shared services, which he said are important […]
OMNIQ has been selected to provide an artificial intelligence-enabled machine vision safety solution to a top defense authority, which the company has not named. Called Q Shield, the solution will be used in a homeland security project outside the United States focused on preventing terror attacks, OMNIQ said Tuesday. “Our selection, based on unique – […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Excella a $23.9 million contract to expand its provision of data technology services. The five-year contract includes a $14.3 million base award. Excella will support the Office of Chief Data Officer within the HHS Office of the Inspector General in integrating disparate data sources, increasing accessibility […]
The Navy said it plans to install a high-energy laser weapon on one of its destroyers before the end of 2021. The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance is slated to be integrated with the Aegis Combat System aboard a Flight IIA DDG Arleigh Burke destroyer, National Defense Magazine reported Monday. “We’re delivering […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released new guidance on a government-wide effort to improve the cybersecurity of positioning, navigation and timing services. NIST published the PNT profile in response to Executive Order 13905, titled “Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation and Timing Services,” Nextgov reported Tuesday. “Many efforts to […]
The Army is developing a tool that would allow warfighters to visualize the signals they leak into the electromagnetic spectrum. The tool would be used in tandem with an existing spectrum technology designed for electronic warfare. Col. Daniel Holland, Army capability manager for electronic warfare, said the tool would improve soldiers’ situational awareness and help […]
Nitin Natarajan has been appointed deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a position that has been vacant since November 2020. A CISA official said there are no plans for Natarajan to take over the role of CISA Executive Director Brandon Wales, who has been acting director since the vacancy, The Hill reported […]
L3Harris Technologies said its technology will allow NASA to communicate and control the Perseverance Rover throughout its 10-year life expectancy. The rover is scheduled to touch down in Mars’ Jezero crater on Thursday. NASA was provided the avionics and communications technology it needs to transmit data to and from the rover. The information will be […]
Some projects are too large in scale to be taken on by the public or private sector alone. Through strategic partnerships with the public sector, private companies can play to their strengths while letting the government make up for shortcomings. Public-private partnerships have historically been key in the financing and operation of public transportation networks, parks, convention […]
