Verizon Frontline announced that it has entered into a three-year cooperative research and development agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop new innovative approaches to accelerate the deployment of uncrewed aircraft systems during natural calamities. Under the partnership, Verizon will be supplying the UAS platform, sensors and manpower needed to collect aerial […]
The Biden-Harris administration has released the second version of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan, an update to the federal government’s efforts to improve the national cyber posture. Among the new objectives included in NCSIP Version 2 are strengthening the cyber resilience of the health care sector and advancing the collaboration between federal, state, local, […]
A team at the Defense Contract Management Agency has transitioned to the new Contract Administration Management System, automating the analysis of contractor on-time delivery data. Craig Morgan, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at DCMA, said that with the addition of on-time delivery information and contractor effectiveness capabilities to CAMS, the agency gains flexibility and […]
Groq announced that it has entered into a partnership with Carahsoft Technology to offer rapid artificial intelligence inference capabilities to government customers. Carahsoft President Craig P. Abod, a 2024 Wash100 winner, said that the collaboration enables public agencies to be early adopters of AI while customizing the technology according to their daily operations. Available through […]
The Department of Homeland Security and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced new and departing members of the Cyber Safety Review Board. On Monday, the DHS named Jamil Jafer of the National Security Institute, past Potomac Officers Club event speaker David Luber of the NSA, Katie Nickels of Red Canary and past Wash100 winner […]
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks has revealed the first tranche of features of the Replicator drone program after the Department of Defense secured about $500 million in funding for fiscal year 2024. According to Hicks, the Replicator’s initial features are focused on all-domain attributable autonomous systems, including uncrewed surface vehicles, uncrewed aerial systems and […]
The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot announced that it has granted the initial 35 projects access to resources needed to pursue responsible development of AI. Led by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, the initial batch of projects will have access to the Delta computing system at the National Center for […]
The Technology Advisory Committee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has made five recommendations to address the impact of artificial intelligence on the financial market. In the “Report on Responsible AI in Financial Markets,” the committee disclosed several findings, including the importance of having appropriate industry engagement and relevant guardrails to ensure potential vulnerabilities associated […]
Experts have agreed that adopting innovative technologies, enhancing existing cyber systems and investing in growing the cyber workforce are vital steps in preparing to address threats from adversaries. At the Space Systems Command’s third annual Cyber Expo, Col. Craig Frank, director of SSC’s Chief Information Office, said partnerships between the public and private sectors will […]
The Space Systems Command is seeking to award a contract to develop and produce four space vehicles under the Evolved Strategic Communications Space Development and Production initiative. According to the solicitation notice, the SSC needs a vendor capable and experienced in delivering an XDR payload with uplink and downlink antennas and radiofrequency electronics to down-convert […]
