The Department of Energy is seeking potential vendors capable of building the next exascale supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. While no specifics were detailed by the facility in its request for proposal, the next ORNL supercomputer, to be called the Discovery, is expected to have three to five times more computational power compared […]
The Office of the National Cyber Director is taking a collaborative approach to execute its mandate, according to National Cyber Director Harry Coker. In an interview with CyberScoop, Coker, a Potomac Officers Club member, discussed how partnering with other federal agencies allows the ONCD to maximize another institution’s expertise. On why his office frequently works […]
NASA is discontinuing an effort to develop a moon exploration rover due to delays and rising development costs. On Wednesday, the U.S. space agency announced that it will cease the project dubbed VIPER, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, initially scheduled to launch in 2023. The agency plans to disassemble and repurpose components that […]
The AUKUS trilateral security agreement’s second pillar needs to include space capabilities, expanding beyond its original aim of supporting the development of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, according to Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of operations for the U.S. Space Force. Speaking with reporters at the Global Air Chief’s Conference on Wednesday, Saltzman, a 2024 […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking research proposals that maximize the benefits offered by artificial intelligence in advancing technologies and techniques for next-generation target-tracking solutions. Under the advanced research announcement on Thursday, the AFRL seeks new algorithms, techniques and methods for 3D pixel and point cloud processing; ingestion and processing of GPS, inertial navigation […]
The Department of Defense has disclosed plans to recompete a contract covering lifecycle information technology support for the agency’s data platform. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event on Monday, Radha Plumb, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the DOD, said that the Advana platform was a “victim of its own […]
The Department of the Air Force’s commercial investment seeks air and space project proposals from small businesses with Phase II Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer contracts. According to a notice of opportunity issued on Monday, AFWERX AFVentures will provide funding under the Strategic Funding Increase program, with selected businesses expected to […]
Commvault is expanding its public sector presence by collaborating with Carahsoft Technology, making its cyber resilience and data protection solutions more accessible to the U.S. Intelligence Community. On Tuesday, the hybrid cloud cybersecurity solutions firm announced that it listed its Commvault Cloud offering in the AWS Marketplace with the help of Carahsoft. The solution offers […]
A task force established by the Department of Defense has started providing recommendations to help create guidelines and identify infrastructure needs as the agency adopts generative artificial intelligence-enabled solutions. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event on Monday, Radha Plumb, chief digital and AI officer at the DOD, said the recommendations have […]
Two University of Central Florida researchers have received a $1.2 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to address the so-called “simulation-to-real gap.” Announced on Monday, George Atia and Yue Wang’s “Distributionally Robust Approaches to Transfer Learning” project will see the two experts work over the next 18 months to create artificial intelligence-powered […]
