The Air Force Materiel Command will use a strategy-driven operational approach for its materiel management and acquisition enterprise, according to its 2023 Strategic Plan released earlier in January. James Kyle Hurst, the chief of the Department of the Air Force’s Digital Transformation Office and a speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2022 Air Force Summit, […]
Howard University will receive $12 million in annual funding over the next five years to set up and maintain essential tactical autonomy development capabilities for the Department of the Air Force, becoming the first historically black college or university to house a university affiliated research center. DAF aims to build the academic institution’s research capacity […]
CACI International has secured a five-year, $284 million systems engineering support prime contract with the National Security Agency to assist the NSA’s cybersecurity directorate in combating cyber threats. According to a press release, CACI will use its expertise and knowledge in cybersecurity to help the agency modernize its systems engineering practices and build solutions that […]
Eric Fanning, CEO and president of the Aerospace Industries Association, penned a letter to Congressional leadership urging the creation of a bipartisan budget deal instead of enforcing spending caps. The AIA is a trade group representing the interests of 300 defense and aerospace suppliers. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said in a recent Fox News interview […]
Discussions at the recent Naval Artificial Intelligence Summit focused on the efficient and effective development and deployment of AI to ensure the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense can maximize the use of the technology to improve their warfighting and corporate functions. The event was held from Dec. 5 to 9 at the Naval […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary, a $42 million phase 2 contract to design an aircraft as part of the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors program. Aurora Flight Sciences‘ design will use active flow control technology to enable the aircraft to maneuver. Whereas a conventional […]
Red team hackers from the National Security Agency will perform simulated attacks on zero trust security systems on cloud platforms owned by Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contractors. According to Randy Resnick, the director of the Department of Defense Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office, the months-long exercise will mimic adversarial attacks to see if hackers could […]
An advisory research analyst for the Virginia-based software company Deltek said the implementation of a cloud cyber testing requirement under the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act could be beneficial but would be a monumental task. In an interview with FCW, Deltek’s Alex Rossino said it could take some time to identify the nuances that Section […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray has raised concerns about China’s artificial intelligence programs and their capability to infiltrate the systems of other countries. Speaking at a panel at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Wray said the Chinese government has the world’s biggest AI-powered hacking program and that China does not place restrictions on AI development […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has inaugurated the Marine Corps Information Command to strengthen support for the joint force through the integration of various cyber, intelligence and space personnel under one authority. During a ceremony at Fort Meade in Maryland on Jan. 13, Maj. Gen. Ryan Heritage assumed command of the new unit. Heritage, who heads […]
