The General Services Administration said the Department of Labor will receive nearly $3.5 million from the Technology Modernization Fund to support a digital service program that would help beneficiaries claim lost benefits. According to the GSA, the funding will be used for an Employee Benefits Security Administration project that would enable more than 153 million […]
The Department of Homeland Security has added new facial comparison and machine learning applications to its artificial intelligence use case inventory. The update covers technologies used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Transportation Security Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, FedScoop reported Thursday. FEMA utilizes machine learning in its geospatial damage assessments, while […]
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Carpo, R-Idaho, have urged several federal agencies to disclose how artificial intelligence is being used in their day-to-day operations. While new technologies like AI come with new opportunities to better serve Americans, the government needs to identify consequences that could endanger individuals and the nation, Wyden said. Carpo, meanwhile, […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Aeyon a prime contract to support the USMC Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources Budget Execution Division, Execution Analysis Branch. Aeyon will deliver automation and data analytics capabilities to improve the Execution Analysis Branch’s data quality and reporting accuracy. The support services will also ensure that the branch can […]
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, along with leaders from North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command, Joint Staff, Royal Canadian Air Force and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, visited the Eastern Air Defense Sector in New York state on Wednesday to introduce the Advanced Battle Management System’s Cloud-Based Command and […]
McLean, Virginia-based consulting firm Guidehouse will provide the FBI’s Office of Chief Information Officer with information technology services under a five-year contract. According to the company’s press release announcing the contract award, the OCIO seeks assistance in maintaining customer-centric IT resources, boosting business functions, defining enterprise technology standards and ensuring interoperability of enterprise services. The […]
The Department of State has unveiled a new strategy with guidance for responsible and ethical procurement and use of artificial intelligence solutions. The “Enterprise Artificial Strategy FY 2024-2025: Empowering Diplomacy through Responsible AI” is designed to promote AI-related innovation, infrastructure, policy, governance and structure. It lays down the foundation for using the technology for various […]
The Internal Revenue Service announced on Thursday that its Paperless Processing Initiative’s first goal has been achieved, with taxpayers now able to send digital correspondence and responses to the IRS three months ahead of schedule. The tool, launched in February 2023 as a key component of the IRS digitization program, opened the agency’s capability to respond […]
Primer Technologies has announced that its products were rated “awardable” by the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office. The Primer Delta and Primer Command AI platforms, available on the CDAO’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, allow military personnel to access and analyze their unstructured data sources and enhance decision-making capabilities. Both products, currently used […]
Octo, an IBM company, has received a contract modification from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, extending its research and development work on a machine learning operations prototype for another year. The partnership has been building ML operations for soldier-centered models capable of automatically retraining itself even at the tactical edge. […]
