The U.S. Army continues to modernize its tactical and enterprise-based networks to launch a “true single global network.” In an interview during the Army’s Technical Exchange Meeting in Philadelphia on Thursday, Mark Kitz, program executive officer for command, control, communications-tactical and a featured speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s upcoming 2024 Army Summit, said that […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently hosted an event to identify an artificial intelligence-powered solution to address health care delivery issues. After the 90-day AI Tech Sprint, the VA named six teams’ work as finalists for the program, including an “ambient dictation” project that uses AI to take notes during and after a consultation between […]
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has found that 5G would be a great tool in increasing the resilience of power systems and telecommunications infrastructure amid the growing number of cyberattacks. In the “5G Securely Energized and Resilient” report, the NREL created a 5G research platform inside a replicated military microgrid and tested its resiliency against […]
Emily Goldman, a senior strategist at the U.S. Cyber Command, said that cyberattacks of all levels have “strategically consequential effects” on the influence of the United States and its allies in the global community. Speaking at the International Conference on Cyber Conflict in Estonia on Friday, Goldman said while NATO members agreed to treat an […]
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has adopted a new strategy to accelerate how it scales data, analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities. On Thursday, the CDAO introduced Open DAGIR, which stands for Open Data and Applications Government-owned Interoperable Repositories, an ecosystem that will support the Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control architecture. The […]
The Space Development Agency is building a pool of experienced and capable contractors aimed at accelerating the process of securing support services for its future technology demonstrations. In a solicitation posted on SAM .gov, the SDA said that it established the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO program to provide non-traditional defense contractors with the opportunity […]
The Environmental Protection Agency will soon be able to comply with the Government Accountability Office’s recommendation to assess its cybersecurity risk. In a recent email to FedScoop, an EPA spokesperson said that the agency is expected to complete its risk assessment process by Nov. 22. The spokesperson also shared that the EPA updated its procedure […]
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University are collaborating to ensure robust and reliable artificial intelligence models. Under the new partnership, the two organizations will work to ensure AI systems are capable of handling challenging national security issues, test and assess the resiliency of AI tools and improve decision-makers’ confidence in using AI-enabled technologies […]
The U.S. Space Force is collaborating with a vendor to help deploy artificial intelligence-enabled solutions to space. Machine learning model company Wallaroo .AI is the latest organization to enter the U.S. Space Force’s TAP Lab accelerator program. It will work on an AI platform prototype, enabling the service branch to operationalize machine learning models using […]
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has named a permanent chief information officer. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the U.S. nuclear regulator promoted Deputy CIO Scott Flanders to the CIO role, effective June 2. Flanders joined NRC in 1991 as a reactor engineer intern and later moved to the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and […]
