A U.S. Air Force-funded study has confirmed the viability of using Reliable Robotics’s aircraft-agnostic autonomous flight system to control all phases of KC-155 Stratotanker operation – from taxiing to takeoff and landing. Under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract, Reliable and the service branch conducted the study to understand how the Reliable solution […]
The Office of Management and Budget is working to manage 10,000 public-facing federal websites to ensure that each meets existing standards. In an interview with Federal News Network, Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana, a past Wash100 awardee, said that OMB is working with agency partners, screening the websites and ensuring that each agency has […]
Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, has emphasized the importance of good cyber hygiene in preventing cyberattacks. Speaking before members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Haines, a past Wash100 winner and Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said that hackers are taking advantage of the weak cyber posture of the U.S. critical infrastructure sector, which […]
The National Science Foundation and Northeastern University are collaborating to better understand the long-term impact of using generative artificial intelligence and large language models on society. Under a $9 million grant, the higher education institution’s research work will contribute to the National Deep Inference Fabric, a platform that offers students and researchers access to a […]
Brig. Gen. Robert Hutt, director of plans and programs for the U.S. Space Force, has highlighted the service’s vital role in the nation’s joint warfighting capabilities. At a recent Space Force Association event, Hutt said that the Department of Defense has recognized the valuable contribution of the Space Force in enabling kill chains, a term […]
Software developer Rebellion Defense announced that it has secured a contract to enhance the U.S. Navy’s target recognition capabilities. Won through the Tradewinds marketplace, the contract involves the delivery of Rebellion’s Iris software to sailors, helping them improve target recognition and tracking capabilities. The Modular Open Systems approach-compliant software offers a wide range of capabilities, […]
An advisory from various federal agencies has warned of a possible Russia-backed cyberattack on the water systems in North America and Europe. According to the advisory, pro-Russia activists are targeting the facilities due to their poor security standards. It added that operations have been observed since 2022 and as recently as April. Hackers usually target […]
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said that Congress should have invested in amphibious ships earlier rather than spending more on maintenance. Speaking before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, Del Toro, past POC speaker and 2024 Wash100 winner, discussed the challenges the service branch faced in performing maintenance work and how the military branch […]
V2X announced that it has secured new and follow-on contracts amounting to $75 million to develop a next-generation threat detection and response solution to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. Corinne Minton-Package, senior vice president of operational technology and engineering at V2X and a 4×24 member, said that the contracts show V2X’s operational expertise in […]
The Department of Energy has announced a variety of initiatives in support of President Joe Biden’s executive order on the safe, secure and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence. Among its new efforts supporting Biden’s AI plan is the VoltAIC project, which aims to use the $13 million grant to develop AI-enabled solutions to […]
