NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy discussed during the International Astronautical Congress held in Paris on Sept. 20 the release of a document outlining her agency’s objectives in terms of space exploration. The updated document reflects the input collected from the public and industry during a commenting period and two subsequent workshops for further discussion. The […]
The General Services Administration intends to conduct a study to evaluate the impact of demographic variables on the effectiveness of biometric and non-biometric identity proofing solutions such as facial recognition. The agency will work with identity proofing vendors for the study, whose results will be released in a peer-reviewed publication. The GSA will also partner […]
Concept papers are being sought for the first phase of the Smart Communities, Smart Responders Artificial Intelligence for IoT Prize Competition, which is being funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Safety Communications Research Division. The objective of the contest is to produce an artificial intelligence-powered platform that can support first responders […]
The National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have issued a joint advisory containing recommendations on how users can defend against cyber threats to operational technology and industrial control system assets. The advisory, titled “Control System Defense: Know the Opponent,” also discusses the strategies malicious actors employ when attacking IT and ICS […]
Susan Shapero serves as the U.S. public sector vice president at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. In the said role, she is in charge of all business aspects, including sales, marketing, customer experience, services, government relations and integration of new acquisitions. Shapero was part of the original Hewlett-Packard company, joining up in 2001 as a sales manager. […]
AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, has awarded Real-Time Innovations a $1.25 million direct-to-phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research contract for software research work. RTI will investigate ways to improve the performance and cybersecurity of software frameworks that use the Data Distribution Service standard, particularly when implemented in zero trust […]
NASA’s Perseverance rover is in the process of collecting rock samples at the delta of an ancient river on Mars on the western side of a 45-kilometer wide formation called Jezero Crater, which may have once been a lake. The formation was selected by mission leaders as the destination for the vehicle because of the […]
Cloud infrastructure security company Ermetic has launched a certification process under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, a government initiative that standardizes the security assessment and monitoring of cloud products and services with the ultimate aim of promoting the use of such technologies in the public sector. The objective is to achieve an authority […]
President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the U.S. Space Force recently told Senate lawmakers that the newly-established service would need more manpower to contribute to the cyber mission force, teams of cyber operators from across the military overseen by the U.S. Cyber Command to carry out various defensive and offensive missions. Responding to advance policy […]
The U.S. Army is working with the U.S. Cyber Command on a pilot training program that will equip cyber personnel across the military with the skills needed to perform offensive operations. Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton, who leads the Army Cyber Center of Excellence, said at a recent TechNet Augusta conference that the new program is […]
