The Department of the Treasury has recovered over $375 million after it embraced an artificial intelligence-powered fraud detection process in late 2022. The decision to incorporate AI into Treasury operations comes with a growing number of check fraud cases. The department shared that suspicious activity related to check fraud nearly doubled between 2021 and 2022, […]
Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force, and other leaders recently learned more about the needs of the U.S. Air Force as it embarks on its modernization plan. In a visit to the F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming from Feb. 19 to 20, Jones visited the 20th Air […]
Essential risk management and mission support services provider Constellis has appointed Olivia Fines as chief legal and compliance officer and corporate secretary. CEO Terry Ryan, a 4×24 member and past Wash100 winner, said Fines’ experience and talent are a welcome addition to Constellis’ leadership team, allowing the company to achieve its growth objectives using her […]
The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy have created a research coordination network focused on advancing privacy research and the development, deployment and scaling of privacy-enhancing technologies. Led by the Future of Privacy Forum Education and Innovation Foundation, the network is expected to produce technologies that will enable data analysis while safeguarding individual […]
Guy Cavallo, chief information officer at the Office of Personnel Management, said that Microsoft’s Azure cloud-native cybersecurity platform helped the agency protect sensitive data it handles from malicious actors. In a recent interview, Cavallo said the agency opted for cloud-based cybersecurity because it offered the perfect place to store a significant amount of data with […]
Dana Weigel has taken the International Space Station program manager position at Johnson Space Center, succeeding Joel Montalbano, effective April 7. In her new role, Weigel will oversee the ISS’s overall management, development, integration and operations. A 20-year NASA, Weigel most recently served as deputy program manager for the scientific lab, a position she has […]
Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, said that the U.S. Space Force is looking at automation and expanding into other orbits as a way to address threats associated with using ground stations. Speaking at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Calvelli said he […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Astronautics Corporation of America a Phase 1 cybersecurity research contract to better understand the scope of aviation-related data and the underlying architectures that support the transmission and use of data. The contract will see Astronautics’s avionics cybersecurity assurance group working on identifying, categorizing and characterizing the data and data […]
Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., said he is concerned over the potential security threats from artificial general intelligence, a theoretical form of artificial intelligence that could rival human abilities. In an interview with FedScoop, Foster, a particle physicist before his election to the House of Representatives in 2007, said that potential pitfalls associated with artificial general […]
Seth Center, deputy envoy for critical and emerging technology at the Department of State, said that the international community needs to sit down and have a conversation about the risks and opportunities associated with artificial intelligence. Speaking at a Foreign Policy event on Thursday, Center said that the State Department is taking a methodical approach […]
