Primer Technologies has announced that its products were rated “awardable” by the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office. The Primer Delta and Primer Command AI platforms, available on the CDAO’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, allow military personnel to access and analyze their unstructured data sources and enhance decision-making capabilities. Both products, currently used […]
The Internal Revenue Service announced on Thursday that its Paperless Processing Initiative’s first goal has been achieved, with taxpayers now able to send digital correspondence and responses to the IRS three months ahead of schedule. The tool, launched in February 2023 as a key component of the IRS digitization program, opened the agency’s capability to respond […]
Tysons, Virginia-based company Aeyon has announced that it received a five-year, $108.9 million task order for defense data modernization and automation. According to Aeyon, it will provide the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment with solutions that can modernize and automate data collection; improve data management; enable transparent and actionable analyses; […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded GovCIO a three-year, $35 million task order to continue providing advanced technology solutions and digital services support to the VA’s Life Insurance Policy Administration System Phase II program. GovCIO had previously worked with the VA Office of Information and Technology and the Veterans Benefits Administration to modernize and […]
A bipartisan Senate bill is seeking to require all federal agencies to adopt the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s AI Risk Management Framework. Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Mark Warner, D-Va., proposed the Federal AI Risk Management Act of 2023 to reduce safety and privacy risks related to the use of artificial intelligence. Rep. […]
The Department of Commerce will set up a new institute to lead the government’s efforts to develop safe and reliable artificial intelligence technologies. The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute will lead the department’s mandates under the Biden administration’s newly signed AI executive order. Specifically, it will oversee the agency’s efforts in developing standards for AI […]
The Department of Defense issued on Thursday its 2023 Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy focused on agility and speed in AI development and application. The improved decision-making advantage that an agile AI approach delivers is the strategy’s main driver, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks commented in unveiling the new blueprint. The Chief Digital […]
Ping Identity has received authorization at the high impact level under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, enabling the company to deal with sensitive and mission-critical government data using cloud-based identity, credential and access management solutions. With FedRAMP approval secured through UberEther’s IAM Advantage, federal agencies may use the ICAM technology to implement zero […]
The Department of Veteran Affairs is seeking entries to its Artificial Intelligence Tech Sprint competition with a $1 million total purse for the top teams creating AI-enabled tools to ease the burden on overworked health care workers. Entries can focus on speech-to-text solutions for medical appointments and easier integration of external medical records into patients’ […]
The National Science Foundation has awarded several colleges and universities $16.3 million in total funding to expand artificial intelligence research capacity. Sethuraman Panchanathan, NSF director, said the “Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships” grant empowers institutions and communities of researchers to address opportunities and solve challenges related to AI. Eleven academic institutions were […]
