The Federal Communications Commission has banned the use of robocalls using artificial intelligence-generated voices. On Thursday, the commission issued a declaratory ruling making the use of AI-generated voices or audio deepfakes in robocalls illegal. The ruling is the signal for state attorney generals to go after organizations using voice-cloning technologies to scam Americans. The ruling […]
Intelligent autonomous systems company Scientific Systems has completed demonstrating autonomous, peer-to-peer collaboration and orchestration of commercial satellites and uncrewed aerial systems. The Collaborative Mission Autonomy software enables the U.S. Army to sense, decide and act with superior speed and scale across the battlespace. The company previously integrated into Parry Labs’ software operating environment and Edge […]
Ball Aerospace has delivered Space Systems Command’s Weather System Follow-on Microwave satellite, one of the two satellites it is making for the U.S. Space Force’s next-generation operational environmental satellite system. Thai Sheridan, vice president and general manager for military space, said the satellite offers a new level of environmental intelligence for military forces across all […]
Melissa A. Johnson, acquisition executive at the U.S. Special Operations Command, is planning to invite venture capitalists to educate government officials on startup culture. In a recent Potomac Officers Club Defense R&D summit, Johnson, a past POC speaker, said her plan stems from the growing number of venture capital firms and startups working with the […]
Artificial intelligence is expected to modernize the educational landscape. Tim Boltz, education market program executive at Carahsoft and a 4×24 member, said schools need to embrace AI and machine learning to adapt to the changing needs of students. To ensure the success of AI in classrooms, education officials must follow guiding principles for responsible and […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has extended the Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force’s operations for two years. With the renewal, the task force is expected to continue developing risk-mitigating products using artificial intelligence to address threats posed to ICT supply chain risk management processes. Composed of representatives from the […]
The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity has designated the University of Alabama in Huntsville as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research for the second time. Tommy Morris, director of the university’s Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education, said that the designation allows the institution to be at the cutting edge of […]
Quantum-safe encryption solutions provider Arqit Quantum has entered into a partnership with Carahsoft Technology to make the Arqit Symmetric Key Agreement Platform available to the U.S. government. The platform enables end-customers to securely move from complex public-key infrastructure to a platform designed for the cloud and a network of connected devices. The availability of the […]
Tyler Technologies has extended its strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services to help government customers migrate their on-premise solutions to the cloud. The two companies first agreed in 2019 to provide Tyler customers better experiences when managing their applications in the cloud. The expanded collaboration is expected to continue supporting a wide range of […]
HII subsidiary Enlighten and the U.S. Coast Guard have collaborated to achieve “authority to operate” status on the service’s Surveyor integrated data environment platform. Enlighten helped the Coast Guard fortify the integrated data environment’s security, ensuring it could protect sensitive data needed by the service’s operations. It also allowed the service to have better access […]
