The Department of Defense intends to make full use of the benefits of generative artificial intelligence like OpenAI’s ChatGPT but is concerned about AI hallucination or the generation of misinformation. The agency intends to hold a conference in June to address the matter. Other agencies, including the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Central Intelligence […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is seeking proposals for an open-source, unclassified reporting system that can identify and assess artificial intelligence supply chain risks. The NGA issued a solicitation for the system in support of Project Maven, which will become a program of record in fiscal year 2024. Project Maven aims to accelerate the adoption of […]
Seven startups have won phase 1 other transaction awards worth a combined $1.4 million from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to develop tools supporting the generation, reporting and management of software bills of materials, which list the “ingredients” that constitute computer programs. SBOMs contain the various components and dependencies used to […]
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives overcame its apprehensions about technology and has migrated from an antiquated on-premise data center to the cloud, according to ATF Chief Technology Officer Mason McDaniel. The official said the transition took the agency from zero cloud utilization a few years ago to 80 percent currently, Federal News […]
Cybersecurity firm Trellix’s cloud-based endpoint detection and response solution has attained Federal Risk and Authorization Management clearance from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, a government entity responsible for safeguarding historic resources and properties. Trellix’s authority to operate is rated at the high impact level, indicating that its security controls passed under a stringent assessment. […]
The Federal Systems Integration and Management Center has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a potential five-year $889 million contract to support the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s One IT modernization program. One IT delivers IT infrastructure, customer support and technologies to enhance the DCSA’s IT environment. The services that will be provided under the contract […]
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has called for the creation of a DHS Artificial Intelligence Task Force to be led by Undersecretary for Science and Technology Dimitri Kusnezov and Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen as co-chairpersons. Kusnezov and Hysen have been tasked to establish the working procedures of the internal task force. The […]
Austin, Texas-based Aurigo Software’s Masterworks Cloud platform has attained In Process status from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, a security standard for cloud applications to be used by the government. In Process indicates that a vendor has cleared certain criteria and is working with a federal agency throughout the process. Aurigo attained FedRAMP […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has postponed the deployment of a modernized electronic health record at additional sites to prioritize fixing EHR issues at five locations where the system is already in use. Oracle Cerner, which developed the EHR, already deployed the system at Spokane VA Health Care System, VA Walla Walla Health Care, Roseburg […]
Carahsoft Technology has started selling software from identity management firms Okta and Socure to the public sector. Craig Abod, Carahsoft president and 2023 Wash100 awardee, highlighted his company’s existing relationships with both Okta and Socure and noted that putting such products together could offset costs incurred from modern cyberattacks. One of the solutions on offer […]
