A report by the National Science Foundation revealed how China is outpacing the United States in registering international artificial intelligence-related patents and releasing science and engineering publications. The State of Science and Engineering 2024 report disclosed that the filing of AI patents reached significantly higher numbers in China over the last few years compared to […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has started an investigation into the ransomware attack that targeted insurance group UnitedHealth’s subsidiary Change Healthcare. According to the announcement released on Wednesday, the investigation will center on assessing the company’s compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which established safeguards over health care data. The […]
Cybersecurity solutions provider Everfox, formerly Forcepoint Federal, has entered into a strategic partnership with Microsoft, allowing the integration of the company’s defense-grade cross-domain technology into the Azure cloud platform. Everfox CEO Sean Berg said the Microsoft partnership allows the company’s solutions to offer expanded capabilities “from cloud to tactical edge.” Under the agreement, the two […]
Five individuals have received NASA’s Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation grants, a program under the Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program that aims to develop technologies useful in future flight opportunities. Hao Cao of the University of California, Los Angeles, is among the awardees. Cao and his team are developing a miniaturized, low-power, ultra-scalable fluxgate […]
Advanced research, scientific and software solutions provider Metron has entered into a partnership with Cellula Robotics to develop uncrewed underwater vehicle capabilities for advanced operations in dynamic environments. Under the collaboration, Metron will integrate its Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio into Cellula’s Solus and Imotus families of vehicles to deliver AI-powered situational awareness and execute real-time […]
Maxar Intelligence has secured a contract from the U.S. Army to continue providing 3D global terrain capability and associated information services. Susanne Hake, general manager for U.S. government at Maxar Intelligence and a 4×24 member, said that with the company’s Precision3D product, the service branch can receive accurate 3D representations of the Earth, helping provide […]
The Department of Defense is seeking a budget about a billion dollars higher compared to what it received in fiscal year 2024 for its cyberspace activities in fiscal year 2025. A senior DOD official said that the FY25 cyber operations will focus on three areas: cybersecurity, cyberspace operations and cyber research and development. According to […]
The Biden-Harris administration is requesting over $25 billion for NASA in the fiscal year 2025 budget to continue its work on better understanding the planet and space. Bill Nelson, administrator of the U.S. space agency, said the White House’s budget proposal will help ensure that the United States remains a leader in space exploration, scientific […]
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency have laid down plans to strengthen open source intelligence as a core intelligence discipline and help the United States intelligence community make the most of it. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2024 Wash100 […]
The Department of Health and Human Services Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has named advanced technology, science and engineering solutions provider ECS as a prime contractor for a five-year, $500 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide systems engineering, technical advisory support and other professional services. Under the deal for the Strategic Technical ARPA-H Talent Support […]
