The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has made its hardware vulnerability disclosure platform for ethical hackers and cybersecurity researchers open-source. DARPA launched the Finding Exploits to Thwart Tampering bug bounty program in April 2020, providing white-hat hackers the opportunity to help protect processors being developed for the System Security Integration Through Hardware and Firmware program. […]
The military services are turning to automation for help in ensuring they can get the best prices for goods and services from government contractors. The Army is working to introduce algorithms that can quickly determine the fairness of vendor prices, a task that typically requires much manpower, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. Rebecca Weirick, the […]
The Navy needs to find a balance between investing in modernization and force readiness, according to the military branch’s top officer. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, a two-time Wash100 winner, said that while the Navy needs to invest in remaining relevant today, the service must not neglect its responsibilities for the future, USNI […]
The Department of the Air Force has announced its plans to move close air support and rescue missions to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base from Nellis AFB beginning fiscal year 2022. The Air Force’s plan to transfer rescue and attack missions, A-10 Thunderbolt II and HH-60 Pave Hawk weapons schools and test squadrons to the Arizona-based […]
The Air Force completed a flight test of a General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger drone at Edwards Air Force Base using the Skyborg autonomy core system. “The ACS accomplished basic aviation behaviors and responded to navigational commands, while reacting to geo-fences, adhering to aircraft flight envelopes, and demonstrating coordinated maneuvering,” the service said in a statement. […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to develop artificial intelligence agents that share their experiences with each other. DARPA is seeking innovative basic or applied research concepts in “lifelong learning,” an emerging area of machine learning focused on a single, independent agent, according to a solicitation document posted on SAM .gov. Lifelong learning algorithms […]
Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey has been appointed the new director of the Army’s Network Modernization Cross-Functional Team. Rey replaces Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher, who served as the first head of the team. Gallagher retired from military service in May. The N-CFT is part of the Army Futures Command. The team was established with a focus […]
The Air Force has launched a new unit to take on electromagnetic spectrum threats posed by adversaries like Russia and China. According to an announcement by the Air Combat Command, the newly established 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing will provide maintenance, operational and technical expertise for electronic warfare in support of the combat air forces. The […]
Small businesses are seeking to be excused from complying with higher levels of the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. Jonathan Williams, a partner at the Washington, D.C.-based law firm PilieroMazza, told members of the House Small Business Committee on June 24 that compliance with CMMC requirements beyond level 1 would burden small […]
The Department of Defense has appointed John Garstka as acting chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment. In his role, Garstka will lead the integration of security- and cyber-related initiatives within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense and ensure security within the Pentagon’s technology supply chain, FedScoop reported. Sources say he is taking […]
