The Department of Homeland Security plans to deploy the minimum viable products for agency dashboards, which have been deployed to 59 agencies. Judy Baltensperger, project manager for the dashboard of DHS’ Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, told Fifth Domain that the agency plans to integrate a number of capabilities, such as risk-scoring, assessment metrics, system […]
The Army has developed new neural network performance metrics to measure the reliability of next-generation artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. The metrics will supposedly help deep neural networks apply safe techniques for command and control systems, precision fire and decision support systems. DNNs can typically only make predictions within their scope of training, becoming […]
Technology firm Octo has scored a $50M contract from the Patent and Trademark Office, which is seeking support on a range of emerging technologies for enhanced mission delivery and business processes. The USPTO awarded the contract through its Intelligent Automation Innovation Support Services blanket purchase agreement. The contractor shall help develop and deploy technologies like […]
AttackIQ has announced the availability of its breach and attack simulation platform in RockITek’s General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule. The AttackIQ platform enables government agencies to map cyber defense to real-world threats and allows for continuous testing of security controls. John Sobczak, chief executive officer of RockITek, believes that AttackIQ will offer the same […]
The Air Force plans to increase its use of ethical hackers to bolster its preparedness for wartime attacks on its information technology networks. In its search of "white-hat" hacking services, the Air Force previously awarded cybersecurity firm Dark Wolf a $75M blanket purchase agreement for internal network penetration testing, FedScoop reported. In March 2019, the Air […]
Katie Arrington, chief information security officer for acquisition at the Department of Defense, believes that small businesses will benefit from a rule change on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Speaking on the program Government Matters, Arrington said the current self-attesting rule promotes uneven competition among defense contractors, adding that the CMMC was launched to lower […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is poised to expand its artificial intelligence program and develop novel use cases for the technology. Speaking at AFCEA’s Automation Transformation conference, VA Director of AI Gil Alterovitz said it is a challenge for the department to make its data sets ready for use in AI. According to Alterovitz, AI can […]
Tom Keane, vice president of Microsoft’s Azure Global, has confirmed that the company’s Azure Government Secret offering has received approval to host “secret” government data. Keane specified in a blog post that Azure Government Secret secured the provisional authority at the Department of Defense’s Impact Level 6, along with other standards compliant with intelligence community […]
The Department of Defense has announced that it will not delay the timeline of its Cybersecurity Maturity Certification program in the face of the coronavirus public health crisis. Katie Arrington, the program's lead and a 2020 Wash100 winner, stressed that the agency will not halt work despite its efforts to save lives during the outbreak. […]
Senior Army officials have underscored the importance of establishing cloud architecture and services within the service. Army Secretary and 2020 Wash100 winner Ryan McCarthy and Army Chief of Staff James McConville told the Senate Armed Services Committee that cloud technology is the foundation of the Army's entire modernization effort. They announced that the Army plans to invest […]
