William LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said the Department of Defense is focused on improving its hypersonic missile capabilities. Speaking at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, LaPlante, 2024 Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, discussed the department’s plan to improve the country’s hypersonic weapons after testing […]
The U.S. Navy is considering the use of generative artificial intelligence to automate the assignment of security classifications. David Broyles, research program director at the Center for Naval Analysis, said at the DON IT West conference on Wednesday that analysts can depend on large language models to analyze datasets to gain a better understanding of […]
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology have recommended prioritizing “respect for persons, beneficence and justice” in training artificial intelligence systems. The recommendation comes as concerns arise over the impact of AI on human lives, including how it can make biased judgments on hiring decisions, loan applications and welfare benefits. Published in the […]
Automation and data analytics are expected to help protect the U.S. Navy’s unclassified networks from cyberattacks. Speaking at the WEST 2024, an annual Navy information technology conference, Vice Adm. Craig Clapperton, head of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and the 10th Fleet, said the technology enables easy identification of commonalities, activities happening in one part of […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency’s Science and Technology Directorate has awarded Leidos a task order to design and implement a Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination system for the agency’s Open Source Intelligence Integration Center. Under the DOMEX Technology Platform single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, work will be carried out in the National Capital Region with remote software […]
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command has awarded Perdigita joint venture, which is led by cyber solutions and intelligence services provider Analygence, the $80 million Air Force Cyber Operational Test Evaluation and Range Support II prime contract. Analygence announced Thursday that Perdigita is set to provide high-level cyber test and range engineering and administrative […]
Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, a subsidiary of technology company Ocutrx, has supplied high-precision circuit boards for NASA’s Psyche spacecraft’s communication. The Psyche mission, managed by Arizona State University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, marks a significant achievement in deep space exploration as it is propelled by a solar electric propulsion system, helping it reach a […]
Leslie Beavers, principal deputy chief information officer at the Department of Defense, has unveiled the department’s modernization plans on cloud, cybersecurity, customer experience and wireless connectivity to improve cybersecurity. Speaking at the Defense IT Summit on Friday, Beavers, a 2024 Wash100 winner and a Potomac Officers Club speaker, said modernization and cybersecurity are part of […]
The Department of Defense hosted the first of several Joint Interagency Field Experimentation technology showcases from Feb. 6 to 8 in California. JIFX, held four times a year, is part of the Pentagon’s initiative to support technology maturation by partnering with military branches, combatant commands and other defense organizations to enable the development of early-stage […]
Address management solutions provider Melissa is highlighting the value of data tools and services in government agencies’ push to improve the data used in day-to-day operations. In a press release on Tuesday, the company said that with its Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program status as a provider of global address verification capabilities, the GovCloud […]
