The Department of Commerce is helping upgrade a New Hampshire microelectronics facility through the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen the American semiconductor sector. To support the objective, the Commerce Department has awarded $35 million in funding to BAE Systems to modernize the Microelectronics Center in Nashua, New Hampshire. The funds will be used to […]
The United States government continues to ensure the responsible use of artificial intelligence across the organization. On Tuesday, the Government Accountability Office released a report on the progress of 23 offices mandated by the Chief Financial Officers Act to annually provide a report on their current and future plans for using AI, FedScoop reported. The […]
The Senate has confirmed the United States’ next national cyber director after a vote on Tuesday. Harry Coker, President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the government’s cybersecurity chief, secured the position after a vote of 59-40, putting him permanently in charge of the federal government’s cybersecurity efforts, CyberScoop reported. Coker’s confirmation is a much-needed development […]
NASA and its partners are on track to deploy three new space stations on the low-Earth orbit. Angela Hart, manager of the commercial low earth orbit development program, said the space agency has made significant progress on better understanding the needs of specific hardware and processes and plans to start reviewing comprehensive designs in 2024. […]
Artificial intelligence developers are racing to provide businesses with a solution to improve their processes. AI-backed business intelligence solutions provider BigBear.ai is making its ProModel AI-driven warehousing solutions available to Amazon Web Services Professional Services customers as part of a collaboration to improve supply chains. The ProModel solution allows businesses to improve warehouse management, including […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is offering a solution to address privacy concerns with the growing use of artificial intelligence. The “Draft NIST Special Publication 800-226, Guidelines for Evaluating Differential Privacy Guarantees” aims to take advantage of a mathematical algorithm called differential privacy to allow data to be publicly released without revealing the […]
The federal tax collections agency is the latest government office to take advantage of artificial intelligence while complying with Executive Order 13960. The Internal Revenue Service is seeking information on the availability of an AI operations platform to improve its operations. The winning bidder is expected to help with the agency’s data science team in […]
The United States is ensuring its allies are supplied with vital resources even when faced with unanticipated disruptions. On Tuesday, the Department of Defense and Singapore’s Ministry of Defense entered into a bilateral, non-binding security of supply arrangement with William A. LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, and Melvyn Ong, permanent secretary of […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is turning to artificial intelligence to improve how it conducts customs and border protection operations. On Thursday, CBP awarded trade and travel technology firm Pangiam a prime contract to develop and roll out the Anomaly Detection Algorithms initiative. The deal will see Pangiam and West Virginia University collaborate on using […]
A White House office aims to improve Americans’ experience in transacting with the federal government. The Office of Management and Budget is developing analytics tools to track the use of the United States web design system. Based on the General Services Administration’s site scanner program, it is part of the agency’s guidance on how to […]
