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Strider Technologies, Scale AI Partner to Deploy AI Capabilities to Federal Agencies

Federal agencies could soon benefit from a strategic collaboration advancing artificial intelligence use in the government, providing decision-makers with needed data. Strategic intelligence solutions provider Strider Technologies and AI application developer Scale AI are collaborating to deliver data and AI solutions designed to identify, contextualize and respond to various economic and national security issues. The […]
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Senator Pushes to Ensure Harry Coker’s Smooth Transition as National Cyber Director

An independent lawmaker is ensuring a smooth transition for the national cyber director post, an office he believes plays a vital role in coordinating the government’s cyber operations. On Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced the nomination of Harry Coker, President Joe Biden’s choice as the next lead of the White […]
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DOD CFO: Defense Department Embracing Recommendations to Improve Challenging Audit Practices

The Department of Defense’s chief financial officer offered a glimpse into changes made to the fiscal 2023 audit of DOD’s consolidated financial statements.   Michael McCord, undersecretary of defense and DOD chief financial officer, said that the department has achieved improvements after making changes to processes in auditing its $3.8 trillion assets and $4.0 trillion […]
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LANL, National Nuclear Security Administration Partner With SambaNova Systems to Improve AI Use in Scientific Projects

Purpose-built, full-stack artificial intelligence platform maker SambaNova Systems will provide generative AI and large language model capabilities to two units within the Department of Energy. Product Senior Vice President Marshall Choy said the agreement extends SambaNova’s relationship with LANL, showcasing its performance advantage over GPU-based systems on challenging foundation models and deep learning workloads. Under […]
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Customs & Border Protection Conducts Market Research for Automated Commercial Environment IT Platform

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking information on the availability of commercial technologies for the Automated Commercial Environment 2.0 program. CBP is looking for technologies that would help fulfill several mission requirements, including sharing data between internal CBP systems and other federal agencies, obtaining supply-chain visibility from product manufacturers and identifying anomalous trade patterns, […]
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CyberCatch Releases Solution to Comply With HHS Cybersecurity Practices Standard

Artificial intelligence-enabled Software-as-a-Service solution provider CyberCatch Holdings has released a solution to help organizations comply with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices. The Healthcare Compliance Manager solution comes with several features, including a workflow engine for compliance risk assessment, compliance tips and charts, reports and evidence repository, CyberCatch said. The […]
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Srini Iyer: Biden’s AI Executive Order is too Ambiguous to Force Companies Into Compliance

Leidos’ health group chief technology officer has raised concerns over companies’ artificial intelligence reporting requirement under the Biden administration’s executive order on artificial intelligence. In an AI panel at a recent Milken Institute’s Future of Health Summit, Srini Iyer, a 4×24 member, said companies could look for loopholes to avoid compliance. He recommended that it […]
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