AI Won’t Replace People, But It Might Finally Fix Federal Hiring
Federal hiring has long tested even the most patient applicants. Ten months at the Government Accountability Office to get a job, nine months at the Office of Personnel Management. “You can’t ask someone to put their life on hold waiting for an uncertain decision for 10 months,” said Taka Ariga, a former GAO and OPM
Trump Signs EO to Boost US AI Exports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday launching a federal initiative aimed at expanding the global reach of American artificial intelligence technology and preserving U.S. dominance in the sector. The EO establishes the American AI Exports Program, a Commerce Department-led effort to support the international deployment of “full-stack” AI technology packages. These include everything
At Nightwing, Offense Informs Defense — and AI Never Sleeps
A breach doesn’t start with a firewall alert or a blinking light. It starts with a quiet probe, a subtle misstep, a pattern only an attacker would notice. At Nightwing, defenders don’t wait for sirens — they train like attackers, think like adversaries and use artificial intelligence to anticipate the next move before it happens.
Trump Signs EOs to Boost Skilled Trades, AI Education
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders April 23 to strengthen America’s workforce for the future economy, focusing on skilled trades and artificial intelligence education. The first EO, “Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future,” directs federal agencies to streamline workforce development programs and connect workers with in-demand jobs. Agencies must review
Government Agencies Push Forward on AI Policy Efforts
As artificial intelligence continues to shape the landscape of federal operations, government contractors are actively supporting agency initiatives. “We applaud the administration for moving quickly and expansively in their efforts to catalyze and guide federal use of AI,” Tom Oliver, GDIT’s vice president of digital consulting and solutions said of President Biden’s executive order on
Karen Britton: Data Can Drive Personnel Management, Equity Efforts
In 2018, Karen Britton joined LMI to support the consultancy in its efforts to help government solve its most complex challenges. As vice president of communications and marketing and chief digital officer, she’s lately focused on data, especially the uses of artificial intelligence and machine learning in shaping the workforce of the future. For government
WATCH: Percipient.ai’s Balan Ayyar Talks Advancements in AI Positioned for NatSec Missions
WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Balan Ayyar, founder and CEO of Percipient.ai and retired U.S. Air Force general officer, to discuss all things artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision for intelligence and national security missions. Ayyar shares advancements his organization is making in AI/ML solutions, and how those help customers solve complex national security
Perspecta Labs to Conduct Advanced AI Research
Perspecta Inc. announced its applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, has received an award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to provide research on the Trojans in Artificial Intelligence, or TrojAI, program. Advancements in AI and machine learning have added complexity to the threat landscape, the company notes. By hacking the training phase of ML,
Modzy’s Josh Elliot Joins WashingtonExec’s AI Council
Modzy’s head of operations, Josh Elliot, is the latest addition to WashingtonExec’s Artificial Intelligence Council. In his current role at Modzy, Elliot oversees company success with his experience in driving growth, creating industry partnerships and helping customers meet their goals with emerging technologies. Booz Allen in November 2019 unveiled Modzy as a new AI platform and
Column: Fighting Fraud Requires Institutional Reform
Gary M. Shiffman, Ph.D., is the author of “The Economics of Violence: How Behavioral Science Can Transform our View of Crime, Insurgency, and Terrorism” (Cambridge University Press, March 2020). He teaches economic science and national security at Georgetown University and is founder and CEO of Giant Oak, the creator of Giant Oak Search Technology. The Secret
Rob Albritton Joins Octo as Senior Director for AI
Rob Albritton has been tapped as senior director of Octo Consulting’s AI Center of Excellence, to guide the company’s artificial intelligence capability, set long-term strategy and develop the center through its R&D center, oLabs. “When we met Rob, we knew he would push the boundaries of what is technically possible with this emerging technology,” CEO Mehul
An AI Tool Detected Health Anomalies in Wuhan Before the Pandemic. Now It Helps Detect and Track its Spread Worldwide.
When Geospark Analytics’ artificial intelligence-driven platform detected abnormalities around pneumonia data in Wuhan, China, on Dec.31, the tool immediately triggered a hotspot to monitor the outbreak and alert users. Little did Geospark or its users know they’d be tracking an upcoming pandemic in its early days. The Herndon, Virginia-based venture-backed startup developed its core product
Putting AI Governance to Work
This column is written by Josh Elliot, head of operations at Modzy. While governments and other organizations continue to debate and design macro-level artificial intelligence policy, regulations and ethical frameworks, it is on us to responsibly deploy AI today. If your organization has an established governance function, you’re likely already exploiting the opportunities associated with AI.
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center Partners with GSA to Use Data, Propel AI Adoption
An effort through the Centers of Excellence collaboration between the General Services Administration and the Defense Department’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has reached new goals in leveraging data as a strategic asset while advancing DOD AI adoption. A part of GSA’s Technology Transformation Services, COE works to accelerate IT modernization for federal agencies by using private sector innovation
The Tipping Point for AI in the Federal Market is Here Today — and Leverage is to Blame
Brendan Walsh is senior vice president of partner relations at 1901 Group. The recent convergence of quality clouds, federal reuse programs and policies, and enabling platforms has created leverage that simply did not exist until recently, and this creation of leverage is the catalyst pushing artificial intelligence in the federal IT market to its tipping
Excella Selected to Provide AI Expertise to Pentagon
Excella has partnered with the National Technical Information Service to assist the Defense Department and Joint Artificial Intelligence Center in harnessing artificial intelligence. The partnership involves a 10-month project in collaboration with NTIS and other joint-venture partners to support JAIC in creating a joint common AI framework and sharing platform, setting up sophisticated infrastructure for
DMI Wins $8M Army Personnel Records Management Deal
DMI has been awarded an $8 million contract to modernize the system that manages personnel records for the Army. The company will leverage its AIQUSTM artificial intelligence and machine learning portfolio to modernize the Army’s Interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System. The system was chartered to redesign the Army’s business processes related to 250 million
Joint AI Center Aims to Democratize Access to AI Tools with Cloud-Based Platform
In developing artificial intelligence for use on the battlefield and throughout the defense enterprise, the U.S. military is challenging China and other adversaries to a multigenerational contest. At stake is nothing less than global dominance in the fast-arriving digital future. “We are in a contest for the character of the international order in the digital
1901 Group Teams with NTIS to Accelerate AI Solutions
IT services and solutions provider 1901 Group has inked a deal to help the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center in delivering data modernization capabilities to up the speed and agility of artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities. The 10-month project, valued at $10 million, will be conducted in collaboration with National Technical Information Service and a half-dozen other NTIS
Perspecta Labs to Provide PEACH Research for DARPA
Perspecta Labs has won a prime contract to provide Photonic Edge AI Compact Hardware, or PEACH, research for an artificial intelligence program at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The PEACH program strives to research and develop AI processing architectures in combination with innovative photonic hardware to enable breakthrough AI functionality with significant reduction in hardware
Save the Date: Intelligence & National Security Summit, Sept. 4-5
The Intelligence National Security Alliance will host its six annual summit at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center at Maryland’s National Harbor next month. The Intelligence & National Security Summit runs from 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 4 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 5. In partnership with AFCEA, the the event will focus on topics such
White House Publishes Plan Encouraging Agencies to Develop AI Standards
The White House has released a plan for developing technical standards for artificial intelligence through the National Institute of Standards and Technology, following an AI initiative from a February executive order and efforts to keep the U.S. on top. Titled “U.S. Leadership in AI: A Plan for Federal Engagement in Developing Technical Standards and Related Tools,” the plan
NSF CIO Dorothy Aronson Challenges the Status Quo — Technologically and Personally
Dorothy Aronson never thought she would pursue a career in IT — or even a career at all. She grew up in Philadelphia with a single mother and two brothers. As a child, Aronson envisioned she would become either a wife, a mother or a professional dancer. Nothing more. “I didn’t grow up thinking of
Cerner, AWS Collaborate to Improve Health Care Services
Global health platform and tech company Cerner and Amazon Web Services have formed a strategic partnership to speed up global innovation in health care. The partnership aims to leverage AWS’ artificial intelligence, machine learning and other technology-driven innovations to provide more efficient and beneficial patient health outcomes. “As we work to transform Cerner, we are
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