The National Science Foundation has allocated $35 million in research funding to seven teams advancing agricultural technologies and improving food and nutrition security. Among the selected projects is CropSmart, an artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled digital twin project led by George Mason University designed to provide on-demand, decision-ready solutions for users’ cropping goals using end-user […]
The Government Accountability Office is questioning the reliability of the Department of Homeland Security’s artificial intelligence use case inventory after identifying an incorrect entry. DHS officials confirmed to the watchdog that one cyber use case, a predictive model for sharing cyberthreat information, was wrongly added to the initial list, FedScoop reported. GAO wrote in a […]
Defense solutions researchers from the AUKUS military alliance of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States followed up their initial work on artificial intelligence-powered drones in April 2023 with the testing of robotic vehicles in battlefield conditions. According to Kimberly Sablon, principal director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s trusted AI and autonomy and […]
HII subsidiary Enlighten and the U.S. Coast Guard have collaborated to achieve “authority to operate” status on the service’s Surveyor integrated data environment platform. Enlighten helped the Coast Guard fortify the integrated data environment’s security, ensuring it could protect sensitive data needed by the service’s operations. It also allowed the service to have better access […]
The U.S. Congress and the Department of Defense are slated to review the AeroVironment Switchblade 600 attack drones as part of the Pentagon’s Replicator program, sources familiar with the matter revealed. According to the sources, the Switchblade 600 passed the initial assessment for the loitering munitions capability set after being tested during the U.S. Army’s […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is drafting a generative artificial intelligence guidance, as current government playbooks do not fully prescribe the specific steps each agency should take, a CDC official said. Speaking at AFCEA Bethesda’s Health IT Summit 2024, Travis Hoppe, CDC associate director for data science and analytics, disclosed that the agency […]
SparkCognition Government Systems announced that it has entered into a Master Government Aggregator agreement with Carahsoft Technology to deliver artificial intelligence-enabled security solutions to the public sector. Carahsoft will make SGS’s Visual AI Advisor solution for government users through its reseller partners and government contracting vehicles. The Visual AI Advisor uses computer vision, deep learning […]
Integrating AUKUS quantum technology research and development can expand the naval superiority of the military alliance of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States over China, particularly in submarine warfare, industry experts told Breaking Defense. The alliance’s cooperation in quantum science, as well as in artificial intelligence and robotics R&D, can lead to “a […]
Customs and Border Protection has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology a spot on a potential 14-year, $1.8 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for surveillance systems modernization. GDIT and two other awardees will have the chance to compete for contracts to modernize CBP’s Consolidated Tower & Surveillance Equipment system. If awarded task orders, GDIT and GD Mission Systems […]
The White House has released a new draft policy to prevent China and other foreign entities from developing artificial intelligence models using U.S. infrastructure. The “know your customer” regulation would require U.S. cloud providers to implement a customer identification program to verify foreign users, U.S. News reported Friday. Cloud companies would also need to certify […]
