Department Of Defense news and trends

Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Others Join Federal Pilot to Democratize AI Access
artificial intelligence // January 25, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has captivated the world — but also spurred fears of industry capture.  After all, while AI has the potential to make information, tools and resources more accessible to a wider range of people, in order to effectively democratize access to information, access...

Report: Russian-Speaking Hacking Group Breached 632,000 US Government Email Addresses
Cybersecurity // October 30, 2023

A Russian-speaking hacking group reportedly accessed the email addresses of about 632,000 U.S. federal employees at the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice. The cyberattack, known as the MOVEit hack, happened May 28 and 29 and exploited vulnerabilities in the popular file-transfer tool MOVEit, Bloomberg reported Monday...

From PopeGPT to the Pentagon: All Eyes on Gen AI Oversight
Artificial Intelligence // August 14, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds seemingly unlimited potential to impact nearly all areas of human activity across personal, professional and social life, as well as politics and the global economy. AI has even captured the attention of organizations as disparate as the Pentagon and the Catholic Church’s...

Federal Agencies Ask Contractors to Support Digital Payments
Digital Payments // March 23, 2022

Three federal agencies are working together to facilitate digital payments and automation with contractors and have filed a joint request for information, the Business of Federal Technology (FCW) reported on Tuesday (March 22). The General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD) and NASA are...

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From PopeGPT to the Pentagon: All Eyes on Gen AI Oversight

August 14, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds seemingly unlimited potential to impact nearly all areas of human activity across personal, professional and social life, as well as politics and the global economy. AI has even captured the attention of organizations as disparate as the Pentagon and the Catholic Church’s pope. Because of the rate and speed at which the […]

The Threat Intelligence Gateway Waging War On 100M Threat Vectors

August 28, 2018
Firewalls, from the biggest to the smallest, are under assault all day, every day from the staggering number of cybersecurity threats floating around the digital sphere — a fact that probably...

For Government And IoT, Moving Beyond Inertia To A Sprint

February 12, 2018
Embracing change is never easy, and never more so than for the government, which has proved resistant to trying new things, especially where technology is concerned.  As Sprint renews efforts...

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Report: Russian-Speaking Hacking Group Breached 632,000 US Government Email Addresses

October 30, 2023
A Russian-speaking hacking group reportedly accessed the email addresses of about 632,000 U.S. federal employees at the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice. The cyberattack, known as the MOVEit hack, happened May 28 and 29 and exploited vulnerabilities in the popular file-transfer tool MOVEit, Bloomberg reported Monday (Oct. 30), citing a report compiled by the Office of Personnel […]

Federal Agencies Ask Contractors to Support Digital Payments

March 23, 2022
Three federal agencies are working together to facilitate digital payments and automation with contractors and have filed a joint request for information, the Business of Federal Technology (FCW) reported on...

US To Insurers: Coronavirus Vaccine Should Not Require Copay

June 17, 2020
U.S. officials don’t want people to have to pay health insurance copays when a coronavirus vaccine eventually becomes available, they said on Tuesday (June 16), the Associated Press reported. A senior...

Data Breach At US Defense Agency Compromised Personal Info

February 20, 2020
The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) said that its network was likely “compromised,” according to reports on Thursday (Feb. 20). The department is tasked with supplying information technology and...