The Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will establish a new position that will be in charge of “AI assurance.” Jane Pinelis, the former head of test and evaluation at JAIC, will serve as the organization’s new chief of AI assurance. She will work to ensure that users of artificial intelligence across the department […]
Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has reiterated the agency’s commitment to driving technological progress in the transportation sector. “Transportation and technology have always gone together,” Buttigieg said remotely on the second day of the annual Consumer Electronics Show. The secretary highlighted the department’s work in overseeing the development of autonomous vehicles, research in new […]
The Air Force said it is using a modern logistics and financial reporting tool to support the operations of its active-duty, reserve and national guard components. The Integrated Logistics-Supply is a financial feeder system designed to provide business operations support for base-level supply and material management functions, the Air Force said. According to the service […]
U.S. Cyber Command has entered into partnerships with 84 universities across 34 states as part of an effort to expand the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. The Academic Engagement Network program will focus on supporting four lines of effort: future workforce, applied cyber research, applied analytics and strategic issues, CYBERCOM said. David Frederick, CYBERCOM executive director, said […]
Information Systems Laboratories, an employee-owned company, is using BrainChip Holdings’ Akida neural network processor to develop an AI-driven radar research solution for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Akida is an ultra-low-power chip with a neuromorphic architecture, an artificial intelligence design inspired by the biology of the human brain. ISL’s work on the AI-powered solution is […]
President Joe Biden has renominated Ed Gonzalez for the role of director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Biden first selected Gonzalez for the role in April 2021. The nomination expired at the end of the year because the Senate did not vote on the matter, Homeland Security Today reported Thursday. If confirmed for the role, […]
The Army’s Intelligence and Security Command is going to industry for support in modernizing its information technology infrastructure. INSCOM is a unit tasked with conducting intelligence, security and information operations in support of Army commanders and members of the Intelligence Community. The organization requires uninterrupted availability of command, control, communications, computers and information management systems, […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked $35 million in funding for small businesses working to develop clean energy and climate solutions. DOE said the funding will be distributed among 158 projects across 29 states. The projects are expected to advance technologies such as climate research tools and enhanced batteries for electric vehicles, DOE said Thursday. […]
The Department of Energy is seeking vendors capable of digitizing paper records and providing software tools for record management. The contractor will support the Consolidated Service Center, an organization that provides environmental compliance, safety and health, quality assurance and other services to the DOE Office of Science, according to a draft performance work statement posted […]
NASA has announced the appointment of Rae Ann Meyer to associate director at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Based in Huntsville, Alabama, Marshall provides NASA with critical propulsion systems and hardware, launch vehicles, space systems, engineering technologies and other science and research solutions, according to its website. As associate director, Meyer will play a leadership […]
