NASA is testing OpenAI for code-writing assistance, research summarization and other applications. NASA employees are using the Microsoft Azure cloud system to study generative artificial intelligence in a secure environment. Edward McLarney digital transformation lead for AI and machine learning at NASA, said as a precaution, employees looking to test generative AI are only allowed […]
The U.S. Air Force could issue a solicitation for its Cloud One Next program in August ahead of a potential contract award in spring 2024. C1N could succeed Cloud One, a secure platform to provide the service with access to commercial cloud capabilities. Maj. Gen. Anthony Genatempo, program executive officer for command, control, communications, intelligence […]
The National Science Foundation’s Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society is one standout among programs prioritizing the use of trustworthy systems in industries where artificial intelligence will make an impact. A joint NSF program with the National Institute for Standards and Technology, TRAILS has tapped the University of Maryland, George Washington University and […]
John Sherman, the Department of Defense’s chief information officer, has ordered all existing cloud services to transition upon contract expiration to the $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability vehicle. In a memo circulated on Aug. 2, he also mandated that all future cloud services sought by DOD components be procured through JWCC. JWCC is the […]
The U.S. Air Force’s Kessel Run is preparing to scale its Kessel Run All-Domain Operations Suite to support multi-domain operations for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. KRADOS is a software application designed to replace the Theater Battle Management Core System. It contains several tools, including the Jigsaw Tanker Planning Tool, which streamlines and optimizes airborne refueling […]
DLH Holdings has secured a position on a five-year, $85 million blanket purchase agreement to provide agile development, data science and health information technology services to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The company and four other vendors will compete for task orders to modernize the NHLBI IT and Applications Center’s software. The institute’s […]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has launched a solution for securely operating Department of Defense mission workloads and storing data at impact levels 2, 4 and 5, which cover non-critical, controlled unclassified information and mission-critical information. The new offering is meant to enable compliance with the Secure Cloud Computing Architecture, a DOD standard for maintaining the boundary […]
PagerDuty has achieved “in process” status under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its digital operations management platform. PagerDuty Operations Cloud uses artificial intelligence technology to detect and analyze issues in mission- and time-critical operations. It also identifies the appropriate team members to address problems and simplifies the process of resolving them through […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded ECS a potential five-year, $154 million contract for infrastructure engineering services. Under the contract, ECS will work with Commander, Navy Installations Command IT services branch N61 to continue modernizing the service’s public safety network, which enables CNIC mission operations systems worldwide. Specifically, the contractor will provide IT governance and network […]
The Senate has approved four amendments to its version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act that would require the Department of Defense components to address vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence-powered systems. The amendments package, called “AI, Group of Four,” includes language directing the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to create and implement a […]
