The U.S. Air Force announced on Sunday that its Project Management Resource Tools have been migrated to Air Force Cloud One, which provides secure platforms for development activities including proof-of-concept, integration, testing and sustainment. The migration, which was completed on July 24, is a two-year project with Science Applications International Corp. as the lead […]
Lawmakers in both houses of Congress have proposed a bill to protect individuals impacted by artificial intelligence-informed decisions in housing, credit and other areas. Under the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2023, the Federal Trade Commission would be required to craft assessment instructions and evaluation procedures for companies operating AI used for such decision-making. The FTC […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected four teams from private and academic-sector organizations to participate in Assured Neuro Symbolic Learning and Reasoning, a three-phase program aimed at developing hybrid artificial intelligence algorithms and evidence-based techniques to support assurance decisions. Assurance refers to the services that assess an AI’s systems and processes to decide […]
The Mariner, Ranger, Sea Hawk and Sea Hunter unmanned surface vehicles participated in Integrated Battle Problem 23.2, a U.S. Navy exercise to integrate them into regular operations, marking the first time the vessels were operating out of Japan. The four USVs sailed from Southern California in the summer and arrived at the U.S. 7th Fleet […]
Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser, said the White House is exploring ways artificial intelligence can augment cybersecurity. Speaking at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event on Wednesday, she explained that the technology could enable network patches by supporting the creation of more secure code. Neuberger noted that an upcoming meeting of the Counter Ransomware […]
Istari Digital announced that it has secured from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory a $19.1 million contract to design the world’s first digitally engineered airplane certified for real-world flight. According to the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company, the project will use the company’s digital-first engineering process from design to certification through the Military Flight Release. The […]
Red Cat Holdings has announced that Customs and Border Protection awarded its Teal Drones subsidiary a $1.8 million contract for Teal 2 unmanned aerial systems. Teal Drones will provide 106 Teal 2 units, spare parts and training services to U.S. Border Patrol officials using the UAS for supplemental reconnaissance, surveillance and tracking missions. The single-source […]
A Department of Defense official said a new task force launched in August is investigating the use cases and consequences generative artificial intelligence could bring to the defense sector. Joseph Larson III, deputy chief digital and AI officer at the DOD Chief Digital and AI Office and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said Task […]
Government officials, business leaders, civil society organizations and universities from different countries participated in the United Nations’ 78th Session High-Level Week, where they focused on how artificial intelligence can accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. During the session, representatives from Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft and other organizations demonstrated AI applications that can advance the SGDs. […]
Deployment of 10 Saildrone Voyager unmanned surface vessels to the Caribbean Sea began at the U.S. Naval Air Station Key West in Florida on Thursday, according to a Marine Technology News report. The launch is an initial step in the U.S. 4th Fleet’s Operation Windward Stack, a long-term operation of a hybrid fleet combining unmanned […]
