Robert Silvers, the Department of Homeland Security’s policy undersecretary, is calling on the agency to implement artificial intelligence early and aggressively. Silvers and other national security officials assert that the technology can support an information advantage against adversaries, Federal News Network reported Wednesday. Speaking at an Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology conference in Virginia, Silvers […]
Raytheon has secured a $39 million contract to develop the U.S. Air Force’s Battle Management Command and Control software and a missile defense system prototype. The software will be integrated into the prototype designed to protect U.S. air bases worldwide from airborne threats. The RTX business previously demonstrated its air defense solution, called the National […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded CACI International a potential five-year, $917 million contract for C5ISR capabilities enhancements. Under the contract, CACI will continue providing software lifecycle support and systems engineering to support AFRL’s performance, research and development capabilities and data gathering. Specifically, the company will implement Agile and adaptable processes to develop […]
The Government Accountability Office said the Environmental Protection Agency needs to modernize two systems used to monitor air pollution across the United States. According to a GAO report released on Sept. 29, EPA’s Air Quality System and AirNow system are outdated and riddled with user experience and upgradeability issues. GAO also found it difficult to […]
The U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command has adopted a data continuum framework to support decision-making by defining types of data analytics based on complexity. The framework breaks data analytics down into descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive approaches. Selecting the proper method depends on the issue being addressed, available timelines and the desired action, the Army […]
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office is seeking external speakers for its three-day symposium on data and artificial intelligence. The Advantage DoD 2024: Defense Data & AI Symposium, which will begin on Feb. 20, 2024, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., will gather data professionals from the public and private sectors to discuss […]
The Technology Modernization Fund is spending $9.1 million to enhance Department of Transportation and Federal Trade Commission systems. The Transportation Department’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection is receiving $8 million to upgrade a complaint and case tracking application used by thousands of air travelers annually, TMF said Friday. Expected outcomes include improved efficiency and a […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency plans to use generative artificial intelligence to support cybersecurity-related data management. Speaking at an Intelligence and National Security Alliance event on Sept. 28, NGA Chief Information Officer Gary Buchanan, the large amounts of cyber data the agency receives is overwhelming employees, adding that the NGA’s Cybersecurity Operations Center receives up to […]
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has awarded CGI Federal a 10-year contract for financial management solutions and consulting services. CGI Federal also secured a potential 10-year, $143 million operations and maintenance, service desk support and training service task order. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, CGI Federal will provide strategic consulting, advisory, application operations and […]
The Government Accountability Office is experimenting with an artificial intelligence model that could automate report queries and information retrieval. Taka Ariga, the oversight body’s chief data scientist and the director of the GAO Innovation Lab, said the agency’s goal for its AI model work is to establish a foundational large language model that would be […]
