The Navy has issued a request for information in search of ready-to-use commercial off-the-shelf tools for its web-based repository for network configuration data, called the Vulnerability Remediation Asset Manager. The requested COTS solutions are intended to help the Navy leverage VRAM in cataloging network configurations to ensure compliance with technical directives and address known vulnerabilities. According […]
Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would direct the government's creation of a national cloud computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence research. Sens. Rob Portman and Martin Heinrich introduced the National Cloud Computing Task Force Act, which would pool technical experts from the academe, industry and government to build and maintain the cloud, Nextgov reported. “With China […]
The Department of Defense has announced plans to establish seven new 5G testing and experimentation sites, bringing the total to 12. Joseph Evans, the Pentagon's 5G technical director, told reporters that the sites were selected for their mature connectivity infrastructure, availability of spectrum bands and access to prototypes, test areas and training ranges, Federal News […]
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has launched a pilot Entrepreneurs Challenge to round up novel ideas on current technological trends that would help further its science exploration goals. According to Michael Seablom, NASA’s chief technologist for science, the inaugural contest was introduced to ensure that the agency does not leave any good ideas behind for […]
Casepoint, a legal technology and service provider, announced that its cloud-based Casepoint Government platform has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Program authorization at the Moderate level. With the new authorization, Casepoint Government may now be used by public-sector clients for their litigation, investigation, compliance and Freedom of Information Act needs, Casepoint said Monday. "By achieving this […]
Brite Systems, an information technology company, announced that it has been awarded the General Service Administration Multiple Award Schedule. GSA MAS, also known as Federal Supply Schedules, are long-term government contracts with companies that provide federal, state and local government buyers with products at discounted prices, Brite systems said Tuesday. "All our past successful cloud […]
The Department of Defense has announced plans to establish its fifth 5G development site at Nellis Air Force Base, an Air Force installation in southern Nevada. DOD's Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Air Force Warfare Center will jointly build a 5G cellular network at the base, C4ISRNET reported. ''The […]
Researchers from the Army Research Laboratory and the University of Southern California have come up with a new cybersecurity technique that is expected to improve soldier graph analytics. The novel design framework, called GraphSAINT, parallelizes training on the Graph Neural Network, a fundamental aspect for deep learning on graphs, which ARL researcher Rajgopal Kannan considers […]
Novant Health, a North Carolina-based not-for-profit, integrated health care system, together with logistics company Zipline, has launched an emergency drone logistics operation catering to hospitals involved in pandemic response. The operation, which relies on drone flight services provided by Zipline, is underway in Charlotte, North Carolina, enabling Novant Health frontliners within the metro area to […]
Citadel Defense, a counter-drone solution developer, has released new software that leverages deepfake neural networks designed to counter adversarial spoofing tactics. The software integrates generative adversarial networks into Citadel's Titan counter-unmanned aerial system platform, the company said. “Just like anti-virus programs have methods to detect software exploits, Titan has automated methods that proactively defend against […]
