The Department of Justice is merging the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section to go after ransomware actors targeting digital assets. According to Nicole Argentieri, principal deputy attorney general at DOJ, ransomware deterrence is a key priority for the department, and combining the two investigation units would double the […]
Brookhaven National Laboratory has selected John Hill as its new deputy director for science and technology, replacing Robert Tribble, who held the role for eight years. Hill has served the Department of Energy-supported laboratory since 1992 in various capacities, most recently as the director of the National Synchrotron Light Source II, a DOE Office of […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded a five-year, $60 million contract to PlanetiQ to supply the agency with operational radio occultation data for numerical weather models. The contract is the company’s first from NOAA, although other government agencies have previously tapped PlanetiQ’s weather data for evaluation and testing. Ira Scharf, PlanetiQ chief executive, […]
The National Science Foundation, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office have agreed to extend public access to digital elevation models generated using commercially obtained imagery. Under the agreement, NRO modified its contract with Maxar Technologies, thereby providing the U.S. government long-term access to imagery collected over the Arctic and Antarctic. The imagery […]
Castillo Technologies, doing business as Cloud Computing Technologies, has received a Multiple Award Schedule contract from the General Services Administration, under which it will offer a range of cloud computing and IT professional services. These services include deep learning, DevSecOps and AI with data security governance, CCT said. The contract is part of the GSA […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is evaluating Loft Dynamics’ Airbus H125 and Robinson R22 virtual reality flight simulators for training pilots. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency-approved simulators were installed at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center, supporting the U.S. civil aviation and commercial space transportation regulator’s Next Generation Air Transportation System program, which aims […]
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Noblis a potential three-year, $82 million task order to provide research and development support to the Science and Technology Directorate. Under the Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance III task order, Noblis will provide strategic planning, program support and operational management to help S&T deliver technologies to stakeholders and […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected 40 post-quantum cryptography algorithms as candidates for the PQC standardization catalog, which is designed to help U.S. networks prepare for quantum computing. The algorithms were selected out of 50 submissions received in September as part of NIST’s efforts to boost quantum computing capabilities. According to the […]
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee is asking the Department of Veterans Affairs to lay out a specific deployment schedule for new software for the digital GI Bill platform. The VA was supposed to release the education benefits delivery platform‘s enrollment manager system this January but the rollout was pushed back to March, delaying the next […]
The Federal Communications Commission and the National Science Foundation recently convened stakeholders from different sectors to talk about the potential benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence for networks and users. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel explained during the event that communications capabilities could see exponential growth if AI is used to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. […]
