The Department of Veterans Affairs is soft-testing a new artificial intelligence tool that could improve the diagnostic process for veterans with skin cancer. The tool is being developed with General Dynamics Information Technology. The AI tool is an open-source image classifier that uses deep learning models to sort images of skin lesions into common categories. […]
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Krista Boyd as the permanent inspector general of the Office of Personnel Management. She is the first permanent IG at the OPM since 2016. During her nomination hearing on March 10, Boyd said she would make open recommendations for OPM a priority. She shared that the IG office should stay […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Riva Solutions a spot on a $2 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for a broad range of modernization services. Riva said it is one of the three small businesses selected for USPTO’s 10-year Business Oriented Software Solutions contract. Five companies in total have spots on the IDIQ, Riva said […]
Maryland-headquartered Amentum announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate to develop and deploy new technologies for countering threats posed by hostile drones. The deal, with a maximum value of $260 million, calls for developing new and improving existing capabilities for defeating unmanned threats […]
The Senate has confirmed Laurie Locascio as the next director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. She will succeed James Olthoff as the Department of Commerce’s undersecretary for standards and technology. Locascio is a former bioengineering professor at the University of Maryland, where she currently serves as the vice president for research, Nextgov […]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center has issued a warning about potential cyberattacks from the Lapsus$ ransomware group. According to the TLP white warning, the hacking group’s motivations are likely financial gain and destruction, and they use bribery and non-ransomware extortion against high-profile organizations. HC3 also noted that the […]
The Small Business Administration has launched an initiative aimed at showcasing the work of innovative startups backed by the government. SBA’s inaugural America’s Seed Fund Startup Expo competition seeks to identify promising small businesses and give them the resources they need to scale. The competition was launched during a period of economic recovery and amid […]
The Department of Justice said it performed an operation to stop a botnet that was operated by the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm. According to the department, it launched a court-authorized operation in March to remove the Cyplocs Blink malware that Sandworm uses for command and control. Officials were able to copy and remove bots […]
Anthony Guglielmi, a former police official, is now the chief of communications for the U.S. Secret Service’s Office of Communication and Media Relations. The role is responsible for all matters related to media relations as well as employee and strategic communications at the agency. He most recently served as the chief communications officer and lead […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected Semiconductor Research Corporation, a high technology research consortium, to set the future technology goals for the microelectronics and advanced packaging technology industry. Over 18 months, SRC will develop a manufacturing road map, identify necessary technologies and come up with ways to develop the workforce required to […]
