Perspecta has been re-accredited to serve as a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Third Party Assessment Organization. Citing the increasing use of FedRAMP certified services within the federal government, Mac Curtis, president and chief executive officer of Perspecta, said the accreditation validates the company’s commitment to providing customers with quality solutions. A total of […]
Lockheed Martin's skunkworks unit has partnered with the Air Force Test Pilot School to test an autonomous intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system designed to support warfighters in communications-denied environments. The system is powered by artificial intelligence technology and integrated into an F-16 through a Lockheed-made pod solution, the company said Wednesday. "As a remotely piloted […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a joint advisory with Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre aimed at helping international healthcare bodies and medical research organizations steer clear of large-scale password spraying campaigns. The cybersecurity bodies cautioned against advanced persistent threat groups that are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to collect […]
The government needs the collection of more digital data, the advancement of new processors and the development of better algorithms before it can effectively adopt artificial intelligence, according to a Dell Technologies executive. Jay Boisseau, Dell's chief artificial intelligence and high-performance computing strategist, said government agencies can use AI to unlock the benefits of object […]
Shaun Bierweiler, president of Cloudera's government solutions business, said agencies that aim to adopt artificial intelligence should develop a data strategy that accounts for data security, openness, interoperability and scalability. Bierweiler advocated for a data strategy that does not restrict an agency to a specific hosting service or legacy system. He recommended the use of a […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within the Department of Homeland Security has introduced a dedicated telework product line to address cybersecurity risks amid the pandemic-induced work-from-home set up in the country. As indicated in the agency’s statement, the product line, which factored in input from federal and private sector partners, is aimed at putting […]
Four Republican senators are seeking to introduce the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act in an effort to uphold consumer data privacy amid the coronavirus pandemic. One of the proponents of the bill, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., acknowledged that while the use of data is instrumental in containing the virus and limiting future outbreaks, efforts must […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has outlined its technology focus areas for 2020 and announced plans to release an agency-wide technology strategy soon. NGA leaders divided the agency's technology needs into five areas: advanced analytics and modeling, data management, modern software engineering, artificial intelligence and future of work, MeriTalk reported Thursday. “The tech focus areas aren’t […]
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification office and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Management Office are working to allow reciprocity between the two certifications, according to a DOD official. Katie Arrington, lead of the CMMC program and a Wash100 awardee, said the FedRAMP office has reached out to her office. “You, as a taxpayer, paid for […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has tapped Maxar Technologies for land cover classification and change detection services through a combination of the Janus Geography program and the General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70. Under the terms of contracts with a consolidated value of $20M, Maxar will leverage its change detection model to produce updates and enhancements, […]
