Salesforce has announced that its cloud instance, called Government Cloud Plus, which runs on Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud platform, has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program provisional authority to operate at the High Security Impact Level. The operational clearance allows Salesforce customers to deploy the company’s Customer 360 customer relationship management platform and […]
The Department of Defense should implement "checks and balances" throughout the development processes of weapons based on artificial intelligence, according to one of the department's AI leaders. Brig. Gen. Matt Easley, director of the Army Futures Command's AI task force, said the Army must rigorously test its unmanned systems to ensure that its soldiers can […]
GoSecure, together with software vendor SAP NS2 and Carahsoft, announced that its proprietary endpoint detection response platform has received the approval of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program. Neal Creighton, chief executive officer of GoSecure, described the EDR platform as a purpose-built tool for detecting the most advanced attacks and addressing federal agencies’ specific use […]
The General Services Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have awarded contracts to Booz Allen Hamilton and Systems Engineering Solutions for the implementation of the GSA Centers of Excellence. Booz Allen Hamilton will work on building an agency-wide customer experience capability for the CoE while Systems Engineering Solutions will be responsible for […]
Data scientists and subject matter experts are debating which group of people is best suited to lead the development of artificial intelligence. Chakib Chraibi, the chief data scientist for an agency under the Department of Commerce, said data scientists are more qualified to raise awareness on the ethical issues related to AI development, Nextgov reported. […]
The Continuity of Economy Act and the National Guard Cyber Interoperability Act would help the United States protect critical infrastructure and prevent severe disruptions to daily life, according to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. “Cyberattacks are one of the greatest threats to our national security and the United States is not sufficiently prepared to defend itself in […]
Will Roper, the Air Force's assistant secretary for acquisition and a Potomac Officers Club member, said he plans to transfer the Department of Defense's artificial intelligence experiment over to the Air Force. Called Project Maven, the experiment was launched in 2017 to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques for managing large chunks of intelligence, surveillance […]
The Department of Defense needs modern information technology systems to handle the logistics of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the department's top acquisition official. Ellen Lord, the Pentagon's undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, said the DOD needs to upgrade its network to track critical supply chains […]
CloudBees, an enterprise software delivery company, has launched an hardened version of its continuous integration solution. Called CloudBees CI, the upgraded tool has met the Department of Defense's security specifications and is immediately available for the DOD, federal civilian agencies and private enterprises, CloudBees announced Monday. “The goal of this initiative is to enable DoD […]
The Army should advance new technologies to reduce long-term costs and bring back long-term economic forecasting techniques. according to the service's acquisition chief. Bruce Jette, the Army's acquisition executive and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, said the service should focus on technologies like 3D printing and modular upgrades to make up for the budgetary impact of […]
