The explosion of digital media over the past two decades has pushed companies to be more aware of their relationship with the public. With the constantly changing social media landscape, businesses must cope with the increasing number of communications and media channels they need to manage. Such responsibilities are commonly delegated to the chief communications […]
The Department of Defense’s chief information officers have pledged to address complaints regarding the outdated computer hardware used by its employees. In a LinkedIn post, the Office of the DOD Chief Information Officer acknowledged the need to improve employees’ user experience with their hardware and enable modern office features. The goal is to provide DOD […]
The Naval Postgraduate School has updated its Harnessing Artificial Intelligence educational video series, designed to dispel misconceptions about what the emerging technology is and is not capable of. HAI was developed as part of a course for NPS students and is used by the Department of Defense’s Joint AI Center for its own education programs. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has hired Mark Latonero as senior adviser for artificial intelligence and international cooperation. In a post on LinkedIn, Latonero said he will focus on managing the risks and impacts of AI while helping NIST collaborate with international standards and policy organizations. Latonero is currently a research professor at […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has announced its founding sponsorship of the first-ever U.S. Cyber Games team that will compete in the inaugural International Cybersecurity Challenge to be held in Greece in June. Founded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the U.S. Cyber Games is a talent recruitment and development program inspired […]
The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominees for the positions of Air Force assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics and Army undersecretary. Andrew Hunter, a former Department of Defense executive, will hold the Air Force role. As the service’s acquisition chief, Hunter will be responsible for overseeing research, development and acquisition activities. He […]
The Department of Homeland Security‘s newly established Cyber Safety Review Board will focus on addressing the critical vulnerability found in the Log4j Java-based logging tool. DHS established the CSRB in accordance with President Joe Biden’s May 2021 executive order on modernizing the federal government’s cybersecurity. The board is made up of more than 20 members […]
Unqork, a cloud computing company, announced that its enterprise no-code offering has achieved the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program “In Process” designation. The Virtual Government Services platform is designed to help government agencies digitize licenses, permits and other documents, Unqork said Wednesday. According to its product page, Virtual Government Services was created to accelerate […]
The General Services Administration and the Department of Defense are jointly requesting market information from suppliers of carbon pollution-free electricity. GSA and the Defense Logistics Agency Energy want to learn whether the industry can support the electricity requirements of President Joe Biden’s December 2021 executive order on driving federal sustainability, according to a request for […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s science advisory branch is asking developers of chemical and biological agent detectors to offer technologies for a new testbed in the New York City subway system. In partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate will test and evaluate the submitted technologies as part of the Chemical […]
