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Academic Institutions Receive Multimillion-Dollar NSF Funding for AI Research Expansion

The National Science Foundation has awarded several colleges and universities $16.3 million in total funding to expand artificial intelligence research capacity. Sethuraman Panchanathan, NSF director, said the “Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships” grant empowers institutions and communities of researchers to address opportunities and solve challenges related to AI. Eleven academic institutions were […]
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VA Artificial Intelligence Tech Sprint Seeks Solutions to Health Care Worker Burnout

The Department of Veteran Affairs is seeking entries to its Artificial Intelligence Tech Sprint competition with a $1 million total purse for the top teams creating AI-enabled tools to ease the burden on overworked health care workers.  Entries can focus on speech-to-text solutions for medical appointments and easier integration of external medical records into patients’ […]
Posted on by Arthur McMiler

Ping Identity Secures FedRAMP Authorization for ICAM Solutions

Ping Identity has received authorization at the high impact level under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, enabling the company to deal with sensitive and mission-critical government data using cloud-based identity, credential and access management solutions. With FedRAMP approval secured through UberEther’s IAM Advantage, federal agencies may use the ICAM technology to implement zero […]
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New Task Force Seeks to Hasten Air Force Digital Transformation

The Department of the Air Force’s Air Force Materiel Command has organized a Digital Acceleration Task Force to hasten the DAF’s digital transformation, including the delivery of digital materiel management solutions.  According to the AFMC, the service units represented in the DATF include the DAF Digital Transformation Office, AFMC centers and program executive offices. With […]
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Redhorse to Support OSD Scientific, Technical Needs Under Five-Year IDIQ

Redhorse will provide professional, scientific and technical services in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Fourth Estate.  The company will perform work under a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Acquisition Directorate of the Washington Headquarters Services. The IDIQ was awarded under the Analytic and Technical Support Services vehicle. Contract work […]
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White House Official: NIST to Drive New Executive Order to Assert US Leadership in AI Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will be a major implementer of the Biden administration’s upcoming executive order designed to boost and maintain U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence, a White House official said. Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, disclosed that the NIST will “have a huge […]
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CMS Awards GDIT $450M Contract to Manage, Modernize Accounting System

General Dynamics’ information technology unit announced on Thursday that it received a potential seven-year, $450 million contract to continue managing and upgrading the accounting system for all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services programs. The Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System improves CMS’ financial oversight and ability to maintain accurate and timely program records, GDIT […]
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Mattermost Launches New AI, Large Language Model-Based Solutions

Online chat service provider Mattermost has introduced new solutions designed to support workloads using artificial intelligence and large language models. The solutions are built on the Mattermost OpenOps AI platform and are connected with Microsoft Azure AI, Microsoft Teams and other core Microsoft services. The offerings also offer a customizable and interoperable collaboration experience deployed […]
Posted on by Lawrence Carter