The Los Alamos National Laboratory unveiled a new supercomputer developed with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NVIDIA on Monday, accelerating work on the use of artificial intelligence in advancing national security and basic research. The Venado is an HPE Cray EX supercomputer networked with an HPE Slingshot 11 interconnect to supercharge its performance with extremely high-speed […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has outlined its achievements in addressing roadblocks in exchanging data between health care institutions and public health offices and laid down the next phase of its work. In the CDC’s 2023 Lookback Report, the public health agency named the growing number of facilities using electronic case reporting as […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has shared with the Expedia Group ways to protect traveler data amid the growing number of cyberattacks. As part of the CISA’s Secure Our World campaign, three advisers from the agency’s Region 10 office visited the online travel agency’s Seattle, Washington, office to help the company’s security professionals enhance […]
The Government Accountability Office has awarded Lumen Technologies a $73.6 million contract to modernize the agency’s network, data, voice and video connectivity systems. Jason Schulman, national vice president of federal government sales at Lumen and a 4×24 member, said the award will revolutionize the GAO’s communications capabilities, allowing the office to better serve the federal […]
The Air Force Futures office is testing artificial intelligence-enabled platforms in wargames to gain a better idea of their effectiveness in real-life scenarios. Speaking at a recent virtual event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Lt. Gen. David Harris, deputy chief of staff of Air Force Futures, said that wargaming allows the office […]
NASA has promoted three space professionals to its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ensuring the facility has leaders capable of ensuring its success. JPL Deputy Associate Director Howard Eisen is taking on another role at the facility as its chief engineer, contributing his experience to ensure the success of missions and projects within the laboratory. Eisen has […]
Lockheed Martin will support the Missile Defense Agency in developing the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications system. On Thursday, the MDA announced that it had awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum ceiling amount of $4.1 billion and an ordering period from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2029. The C2BMC-Next initiative involves […]
Sean Connelly has announced his resignation as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s senior cybersecurity architect and Trusted Internet Connections program manager, effective April 19. The cybersecurity professional has led several federal cybersecurity projects during his 11 years at the agency, including heading the 3.0 update of the TIC architecture and training agencies on cyber […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to resume introducing its new electronic health record system in new health care facilities before the end of fiscal year 2025. Speaking before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Denis McDonough, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said that the VA is committed to completing the rollout after […]
The Space Development Agency has welcomed a new partner to fulfill the data recording needs of the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer in support of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. On Wednesday, Mercury Systems received a $31 million contract to supply solid-state data recorders for L3Harris Technologies’ satellites that will form part of the program. L3Harris […]
