The Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Digital Innovation plays a critical role in helping the U.S. outmaneuver its adversaries in the digital sphere amid the exponential increase of data, according to Jennifer Ewbank, the CIA’s deputy director for innovation. Ewbank noted at The Cipher Brief’s Annual Threat Conference that DDI is now focused on the […]
Acuant announced that its digital identity solutions have achieved a milestone in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to evaluating the security of cloud-based products and services. The company’s Ozone, AssureID and facial recognition offerings have achieved FedRAMP provisional authority to operate from the […]
The Department of State is continuing to reduce its physical data centers in high-risk overseas locations as it transitions to using cloud-based data storage. According to Keith Jones, the department’s chief information officer, migrating to the cloud enables agency personnel to access data from a multitude of devices, FedScoop reported Thursday. Utilizing innovations such as […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has released an updated plan to facilitate the rollout of its new electronic health record systems, taking into consideration challenges and lessons learned from the EHR modernization program review. The plan includes a rollout schedule through early fiscal year 2024, which incorporates feedback from initial operating capability sites. Deployments will […]
MetTel, a communications technology company, has partnered with Science Applications International Corp. to deliver digital transformation services to federal government clients. SAIC is a global information technology integrator that works with clients in the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets. MetTel said that it will help agencies develop modernization roadmaps and execute near-term objectives. The […]
Noblis, Inc. has unveiled its RunSituationalAnalysis solution, designed to drive efficiencies and automate data gathering to help analysts deliver faster intelligence and help agencies make smarter decisions. This is the fourth offering launched within the Run solutions suite which helps customers employ automation and analytics to streamline complex workflows, improve decision making and achieve broader […]
1st Edge, a small business based in Huntsville, Alabama, has been awarded a $9.7 million deal to continue developing artificial intelligence technologies for the U.S. Army. The Small Business Innovative Research Phase III contract was issued by the Space and Missile Defense Command, 1st Edge said Tuesday. The company said that the contract advances its […]
The airworthiness certification process for current aircraft is going digital, thanks to recent efforts within the U.S. Air Force. The change was readily apparent in the Air Force Materiel Command‘s digital campaign, which continues to drive transformation across all aspects of the acquisition realm, DVIDS reported Wednesday. Airworthiness is an air system’s ability to “safely […]
Government and industry experts at AIAA’s ASCEND conference said artificial intelligence will be critical to fulfilling the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control concept. According to Brig. Gen. John Olson, mobilization assistant to the Space Force chief, AI and machine learning will enable the military to understand and react to battlefield information […]
The Library of Congress has issued a request for information on electronic visitor counting systems and software. The government needs a commercial off-the-shelf solution to replace the Library’s outdated electronic visitor counting camera system that is nearing its end of life, according to the RFI posted on SAM .gov. Vendors are encouraged to present solutions […]
