The Army has launched a research effort to develop artificial intelligence that would allow autonomous vehicles to steer through battlefields. The research revolves around “reinforcement learning,” a branch of machine learning focused on enabling AI to adapt to new environments by inferring knowledge from existing datasets, FedScoop reported Wednesday. “I am optimistic that reinforcement-learning equipped […]
Cloud and telework technologies allowed the Defense Information Systems Agency to thrive during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the agency's director. Speaking at an AFCEA virtual luncheon, Navy Vice Adm. Nancy Norton said DISA factors its employees' safety into all of its decisions, Defense .gov reported Thursday. “Our primary goal is to preserve and protect […]
The House of Representatives has approved a bill that would codify and introduce reforms to the General Services Administration’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. If passed into law, the FedRAMP Authorization Act, initially introduced as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, would address concerns raised by industry and federal stakeholders, including speeding […]
The Trump administration has released a “National Maritime Cybersecurity Plan” outlining the United States' strategy to focus on information and intelligence sharing. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said that President Donald Trump, in 2017, designated the cybersecurity of the Maritime Transportation System as a top priority for national defense, homeland security and economic competitiveness. "President […]
Two national security experts have called on the Department of Defense to fully commit to developing new technologies if it wants to stay ahead of adversaries like Russia and China. In an interview with the Federal News Network, Steve Blank, a tech entrepreneur and former Defense Business Board member, raised concerns about the significant number […]
Department of Defense officials said that they want the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to establish itself as the central go-to place for all of the military's AI needs in 2021. DOD Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the JAIC will be deemed successful when it becomes used in […]
Greg Allen, chief for strategy and communications at the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, said JAIC will stand to benefit if the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is signed into law. The bill, besides providing the center its own board of advisers and allow the organization to move up its status in […]
The government should conduct a detailed evaluation of the defense industrial base's security following the SolarWinds hack that compromised networks of several federal agencies, according to McAfee Chief Technology Officer Steve Grobman. The executive also suggested that agencies enhance their supply chain's cybersecurity without making standards too cumbersome to implement, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Such a […]
The Artificial Intelligence in Government Act, legislation that is seen to become a law, has become part of the must-pass government funding deal. Five senators — namely Brian Schatz, Cory Gardner, Rob Portman, Gary Peters and Amy Klobuchar – say the bill will make sure the use of AI throughout the federal government is ethical, […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has received an additional $20M in funds from Congress to increase its research and development budget for space programs. Overall, legislators set aside $66.9M in research, development, test and evaluation funds for the Department of Defense unit. The latest allocation is close to $27.5M more than DIU’s requirement and higher than […]
