The Air Force Research Laboratory has flown experimental units of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions-built unmanned aircraft to demonstrate artificial intelligence-enabled airborne operations. The AFRL’s Autonomous Air Combat Operations team developed and matured AI algorithms using data from high-fidelity simulation events and flight tests and integrated them into the XQ-58A Valkyrie aircraft. The XQ-58A Valkyrie […]
The Department of State plans to release a strategy that ensures that artificial intelligence will be part of the agency’s data analytics capabilities development. Giorleny Altamirano Rayo, chief data scientist and responsible AI official at the State Department, said during a FedInsider webinar on July 12 that the strategy will focus on how the department […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has chosen Palantir Technologies to deliver a software platform to automate radio-frequency spectrum coordination processes between the Department of Defense and private-sector licensees. Palantir aims to enhance the shared use of the 3450 to 3550 megahertz band within cooperative planning and periodic use areas, which are geographic zones where non-federal […]
The Office of Naval Research-Global is seeking new capabilities that could support the Pacific SCOUT initiative. According to a request for information, the capabilities the ONRG is after must be at least at technology readiness level 6 and should be capable of being fielded in the next three years. The capabilities should help sailors in […]
Epirus and Anduril Industries have integrated their respective counter-unmanned aerial systems capabilities to support the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory’s technology assessments for Force Design 2030. Anduril’s Lattice command and control system, a target detection and monitoring program built on artificial intelligence, is expected to serve as the operating system for Epirus’ Leonidas, a software-defined […]
The leading officials of the Congressional Artificial Caucus have introduced the “Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act,” which gives students greater access to resources needed to develop safe and trustworthy AI. According to California Rep. Anna Eshoo, the CREATE AI Act calls for the establishment of the National AI Research […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp. an expanded contract for continued heterogeneous sensing network technologies and capabilities development. Under the contract, Sarcos will continue developing a collaborative sensing solution allowing Department of Defense agencies to quickly and accurately identify, track and classify time-critical objects autonomously and heterogeneously. The company […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray said China is now on track to create more powerful cyberattack capabilities using the innovation and data it stole through its hacking program. At the FBI Atlanta Cyber Threat Summit at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center, Wray said China has been using artificial intelligence to steal personal and corporate […]
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium is seeking information on how artificial intelligence and other prototype capabilities can be used to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injuries. According to the sources sought notice posted on SAM .gov, TBIs have affected 10 to 15 percent of all veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Meanwhile, at […]
A new audit report has identified several ways the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s cloud practices fall short of requirements set internally and by the Office of Management and Budget and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. According to the agency’s inspector general, the FDIC lacks an organized cloud data asset catalog, an exit strategy […]
