Concept papers are being sought for the first phase of the Smart Communities, Smart Responders Artificial Intelligence for IoT Prize Competition, which is being funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Safety Communications Research Division. The objective of the contest is to produce an artificial intelligence-powered platform that can support first responders […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services has awarded ICF a five-year, $12 million task order to conduct support and modernization work on public health laboratory informatics and data exchange services for its Laboratory Response Network, a network of facilities throughout the U.S. capable of rapid response against chemical […]
AFWERX is seeking information on technologies that can automate and improve the Department of the Air Force’s testing capability for aircraft, spacecraft and ground vehicles. The request for information was released ahead of the AFWERX Autonomy Prime program launch. Autonomy Prime aims to partner with the industry to develop autonomy solutions that will enable rapid […]
The U.S. Space Force is training personnel in code writing as part of efforts to become a data-focused service. Speaking at the Air and Space Forces Association conference on Tuesday, Gen. Jay Raymond, the chief of space operations at the Space Force and a 2022 Wash100 winner, said having personnel go through coding programs would […]
Parry Labs will demonstrate its Stellar Relay platform and Global Expeditionary Miniature Mission Interface unmanned aerial vehicle control system at the Air and Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space and Cyber Conference that will run from Sept. 19 to 21 in National Harbor, Maryland. CEO John Parkes said that the government contractor, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, will […]
The secretary of the Department of the Treasury said improvements will be made to the Internal Revenue Service‘s workforce and technology to improve customer experience. According to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, one major focus for the IRS will be digital modernization. According to Yellen, the tax agency will focus on automating the scanning of paper […]
The White House has released a new framework that will guide crypto regulation in the U.S. The document combined nine reports from federal agencies, including the Departments of the Treasury, Justice and Commerce, to develop policy recommendations aimed at protecting consumers and investors, promoting financial stability, countering illicit finance and ensuring U.S. leadership in the […]
Sumo Logic’s Cloud SIEM, designed to speed up cyber incident investigations, is now part of the Sumo Logic FedRAMP-Moderate offering. Cloud SIEM provides security analysts with triage alerts and enhanced visibility across on-premise, cloud and hybrid cloud sources. CloudHesive, a cloud-based managed security services provider, expanded its partnership with Sumo Logic to use Cloud SIEM […]
The U.S. Army is testing the use of artificial intelligence to handle personnel selection, an official from the service said. According to Lt. Col. Kristin Saling, director of the innovation cell at the Army Human Resource Command, her team used a natural language computing program to train an AI model on hundreds of thousands of […]
Cloud infrastructure security company Ermetic has launched a certification process under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, a government initiative that standardizes the security assessment and monitoring of cloud products and services with the ultimate aim of promoting the use of such technologies in the public sector. The objective is to achieve an authority […]
