Elham Tabassi, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s associate director for emerging technology, told lawmakers that she is planning to introduce new assessment techniques and a standards tracker for artificial intelligence. Her efforts are part of NIST’s goal to promote the development of responsible AI, Nextgov/FCW reported. Testifying before the House Science, Space and […]
Gary Gensler, the Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, is warning that artificial intelligence could cause a “nearly unavoidable” financial crisis in the next decade unless regulators act. He told the Financial Times that the issue lies in multiple entities relying on the same base algorithm or data aggregator, potentially leading to a herd mentality, The […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has updated a toolkit that helps public safety agencies identify and address potential cyber threats. The Public Safety Communications and Cyber Resiliency Toolkit is designed to help public safety agencies and communications network operators evaluate and improve their cyber hygiene and develop plans for mitigating cyber threats. Eleven new […]
The Department of Energy has named the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility as the new lead for a center to provide resources for data-intensive science. JLab will serve as the director of the High Performance Data Facility and host its infrastructure, the Energy Department said Monday. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will contribute to the […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has scrapped a March memorandum requiring cybersecurity audits of water utilities using sanitary surveys, citing legal challenges by some states and industry groups. Experts had questioned whether sanitary surveys were appropriate given that some auditors were not qualified to assess industrial system cybersecurity, FedScoop reported Thursday. Arkansas, Iowa and Missouri blocked […]
The National Science Foundation has awarded GuardianSat a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer grant to accelerate the development of a sensor system designed for satellites to autonomously detect objects and avoid space debris. GuardianSat will work on its Autonomous Satellite Orbital Debris Avoidance System in partnership with The Aerospace Corporation under a Phase I […]
The Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office has awarded a K2 Construction Consultants-led team a potential five-year, $253 million contract for anti-WMD detection support. Under the contract, K2, Parsons and Culmen International will deploy radiation portal monitors for the Radiation Portal Monitor Program, which supports first responders’ ability to detect and […]
Canada-based cybersecurity company BlackBerry has secured a seven-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Department of Homeland Security to build and sustain the Super Enterprise for Personnel Emergency Notification System. American Systems and Four Points Technology will contribute to the software and services delivery, Blackberry said Wednesday. BlackBerry said its AtHoc critical incident management solution will serve […]
A committee assembled by the Department of Commerce has named seven individuals to lead the nonprofit responsible for the National Semiconductor Technology Center, the CHIPS for America program’s research and development arm. The NSTC will facilitate collaboration and innovation within the semiconductor industry while reducing the cost and time needed to commercialize new technology, the […]
The National Science Foundation’s effort to push research on an artificial intelligence-driven Safe Learning-Enabled Systems program has gained traction, with an NSF official saying that they have received “what appear to be some really fantastic proposals.” Michael Littman, NSF Division of Information and Intelligent Systems director, said the SLES research challenge is to develop a […]
