The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is addressing the growing number of ransomware attacks targeting various organizations through cyber hygiene. Through the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot, CISA aims to promote a proactive approach to cybersecurity, preventing malicious actors from accessing and deploying ransomware on networks. CISA emphasized the critical role to be played by its […]
NASA announced that its Deep Space Optical Communications project has showcased the possibility of using optical communications to accelerate the sending of complex scientific information from space, including high-definition images and video. On April 8, the optical communication solution aboard the Psyche spacecraft achieved a maximum data transmission speed of 25 Mbps, surpassing the original goal […]
Hanna Kim, the incumbent deputy director of Technology Transformation Services, will take over as director of Login .gov, effective May 11. On Wednesday, the General Services Administration announced that Kim will succeed Dan Lopez-Braus, who will be a TTS senior adviser. Before Login .gov, she spent five years at Amazon, helping develop artificial intelligence-based technologies […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is performing an agency-wide upgrade on its logistics systems, covering software, business processes and the distribution network. In an interview with Federal News Network’s Tom Temin, Douglas Templeton, chief of the National Logistic Support Center for NOAA and the National Weather Service, said the modernization came after the current […]
Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle Cloud Federal Financials, enabling federal agencies to automate finance processes and use artificial intelligence to increase productivity, improve controls and enhance the quality of services. Rondy Ng, executive vice president of applications development at Oracle, said that the cloud-based application provides government customers access to a solution capable […]
Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has disclosed her office’s plan to start offering an automated vulnerability warning program, alerting organizations when they are targeted by hackers. The U.S. cybersecurity agency chief, a 2024 Wash100 winner, discussed how organizations benefit from the program and how it would use its administrative subpoena […]
Harbec, an Addman Group business, announced that it has secured a qualification project for additive manufacturing of copper-nickel components in submarine fittings from the U.S. Navy. The vendor will tap collective expertise and resources across its seven production facilities across the United States to shorten the production time, a concern commonly associated with traditional castings. […]
Hitachi Vantara Federal announced that it has achieved “awardable” status under the Department of Defense’s Tradewind Solutions Marketplace, ensuring that federal agencies have access to needed solutions powered by artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. On Wednesday, the mission-centric data solutions provider’s Pentaho Plus product was listed in the Marketplace’s data catalog, data integration and […]
The U.S. Navy’s top civilian has expressed interest in collaborating with partner nations to ensure timely ship deliveries. In an event held at the Stimson Center on Tuesday, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2024 Wash100 winner, said that the United States needs to keep an open mind […]
The Defense Innovation Unit aims to help the Department of Defense accelerate its adoption and deployment of commercial capabilities after receiving a significant funding boost from Congress. DIU Director Doug Beck said that the agency is working double time to determine how and where to allocate the $983 million in funding set aside in the […]
