AiRANACULUS to Develop AI-Based Biological, Chemical Threat Warning System Under DTRA Contract

Technology company AiRANACULUS has announced that it received a Defense Threat Reduction Agency contract to create an artificial intelligence-based chemical and biological threat warning system. AiRANACULUS will demonstrate a platform alerting warfighters to possible exposure to chemical and biological threats and prevent them. The company will gather data from existing wearable devices that capture basic […]

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

DHS Task Force Identifying Priority Applications for AI Integration

Amy Henninger, a senior adviser for advanced computing at the Department of Homeland Security, said a newly created artificial intelligence task force is identifying applications that should be prioritized for AI adoption, particularly those related to border security, supply chain security, and fentanyl or synthetic opioid production. The DHS established the task force in April […]

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Lauren Grey

US Air Force’s Cloud-Based Command and Control System Nears Completion

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey, program executive officer for command, control, communications and battle management, said a cloud-based command and control system will attain initial operating capability by the end of fiscal year 2023. Speaking to reporters at the recent Air, Space and Cyber conference, he shared that the service aims to deliver […]

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Government Officials Discuss AI Benefits, Hurdles in Health Care Sector

Health sector officials said artificial intelligence can support operations and personnel but is riddled with challenges that must be addressed. Sanja Basaric, AI program lead official at the Department of Health and Human Services, said during the Health IT Summit on Sept. 21 that AI can provide natural language processing and computer vision for image […]

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

Lawmakers Create Senate Equivalent to House Multi-Cloud Bill

Sens. Steve Daines and Jacky Rosen have introduced a counterpart to a House bill aimed at securing government use of multi-cloud networks. House lawmakers filed the Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act in August. Both versions of the bill would mandate new guidance on agencies’ cloud usage, a multi-cloud implementation plan and a study on federal […]

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Noah Lowell

DOD, US Army Enhance Data Replication Pipelines

The U.S. Army and the Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said teams from both organizations have made infrastructure improvements that would enhance data replication pipelines between the department and the military branch. According to Army finance data steward Chase Levinson, the service’s Business Mission Area and CDAO worked to integrate pipelines […]

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

VMware Cloud Solution Obtains Expanded IL5 Authorization From Defense Department

VMware Cloud on Amazon Web Services GovCloud (U.S.) has received an expanded Department of Defense Impact Level 5 provisional authorization to cover the U.S.-East and the U.S.-West regions, the i4i .metal instance type and the Hybrid Cloud Extension solution. IL5 clearance signifies that a cloud environment is secure enough to store and process controlled unclassified […]

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Noah Lowell

House Committee Approves Bill Extending TMF to 2030

A bill seeking to extend the implementation of the Technology Modernization Fund to 2030 has cleared a markup session of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act of 2023 also proposes reforms to TMF program management and oversight, including requiring project funding suspension or termination when an agency head […]

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Lauren Grey

Noblis RunCyberAssurance Receives FedRAMP Moderate Authorization

Science and technology nonprofit Noblis has obtained the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Moderate Authority to Operate designation for RunCyberAssurance, a cloud-based solution that provides automation and analytics capabilities, enabling organizations to maintain continuous authority to operate. Mark Lay, Noblis’ solution delivery organization lead, explained that the designation allows future solutions to be integrated […]

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Noah Lowell

DOD Logistics Arm Pursues Digital-Business Transformation Program

The Defense Logistics Agency’s senior executives and leaders handling the Department of Defense’s combat logistics discussed emerging technologies for the agency’s Digital Business Transformation program during the third D-BX Senior Executive Service Offsite conference. Held at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, on Sept. 13 and 14, the meeting tackled the new business […]

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Arthur McMiler

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