High-risk artificial intelligence platforms should undergo independent audits to establish trust in AI solutions, according to the AI Accountability Policy Report that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration released on Wednesday. To come up with the evaluations, the report recommended the creation of AI auditing guidelines via a partnership between the federal government and stakeholders. […]
The Department of State sees the potential of artificial intelligence to help realize its mission and support individuals in charting their career paths. Speaking at a Federal News Network-moderated panel at the recent ATARC AI Summit, Don Bauer, chief technology officer at the department’s Bureau of Global Talent Management, said that his team is working […]
Developing international alliances on securing artificial intelligence use is among the goals that the new U.S. AI Safety Institute is pursuing, according to Elizabeth Kelly, the institute’s inaugural director. The body, which was established under the National Institute of Standards and Technology in February, is working with countries that have their own AI safety agencies, […]
A Department of Defense official disclosed that the agency will release a maturity model for generative artificial intelligence. In a hearing hosted by the House Armed Services Committee’s cyber, innovative technologies and information systems subcommittee, Craig Martell, the DOD’s outgoing chief data and AI officer, said that the agency is working to identify where and […]
ManTech International announced that it will provide DevSecOps support to the Defense Health Agency‘s Medical Logistics IT Program Management Office under a $166 million contract. The five-year contract will use the company’s Scaled Agile Framework to streamline, maintain and expedite the AWS cloud migration process, ManTech said. The project is expected to enhance the performance […]
Cargo drone manufacturer HoverCrane has announced that it was awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to provide the service with an uncrewed aerial vehicle for evaluation. The HoverCrane UAV can move payloads weighing between 10 lb and 50 lb regardless of weather conditions and take off and land in harsh terrain. It uses an open […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is developing a new version of its data strategy to guide the adoption of artificial intelligence for improving data analysis and decision making. In an interview with Federal News Network, Steve Wallace, the director of emerging technology and chief technology officer at DISA, said the new strategy for 2025-2027 covers […]
A Lockheed Martin hypersonic weapon prototype has undergone testing at the Reagan Test Site in the Marshall Islands. Lockheed is developing the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon to provide the U.S. Air Force with a hypersonic capability with speeds greater than Mach 5. The ARRW trial on Sunday, during which the weapon was launched from […]
Customs and Border Protection has expanded its use of unmanned aircraft systems over the last five years for search and rescue and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, among other purposes. In an interview during a webinar edition of Ask the CIO, Quinn Palmer, the national operations director for small UAS at CBP, said the agency now […]
Several artificial intelligence pilot projects, including tests on large language models and generative AI capabilities, are lined up in the first Department of Homeland Security road map for the responsible use of the technology. The programs under the DHS “Artificial Intelligence Roadmap” outlined for 2024 range from U.S. citizenship and immigration officers’ training to transforming […]
