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GSA’s CMMC-like rules raise concerns in industry
50+ min ago (973+ words) GSA's new guide is raising concerns about an increasing patchwork of contractor cybersecurity rules across government. Even for those who closely follow cybersecurity compliance issues, the General Services Administration's new requirements for protecting controlled unclassified information came as a surprise....
AI systems are only as safe as the environments where they’re trained and tested
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (344+ words) "You have to go through emulation, attacking, and really testing every single controls that you're putting into place," said Bri Frost. Terry Gerton You work directly with DoD and military teams and federal agencies on secure AI adoption. Based on…...
AI systems are only as safe as the environments where they’re trained and tested, a point now hitting home across DoD and the federal government
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (54+ words) AI systems are only as safe as the environments where they're trained and tested, a point now hitting home across DoD and the federal government'Federal News Network AI systems are only as safe as the environments where they're trained and…...
Army overhauls direct commissioning process to bring in civilian tech experts faster
1+ day, 40+ min ago (616+ words) "We're focused on folks coming in at the lieutenant, captain level to help us in the technical areas in our operational units," Brig. Gen. Gregory Johnson said. The Army has high hopes for its direct commissioning program " service officials say…...
DOE’s Genesis Mission: Building AI for national security the right way
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (486+ words) John Weiler, CEO of the Information Technology Acquisition Advisory Council, explains why open, secure architectures must be the foundation for this effort. "Defense leaders from DLA and the Navy share how real-time visibility, data at the edge and modern tech…...
OPM revives defunct gov tech efforts with Tech Force hires
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (180+ words) "The good news is we don't have to reinvent the wheel. We can look to the successful initiatives that punched way above their weight," Lauren Chambers said. Eric White What is the big tech takeover? I guess they're calling it…...
A look at how federal agencies are using artificial intelligence
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (132+ words) A look at how federal agencies are using artificial intelligence'Federal News Network A look at how federal agencies are using artificial intelligence Federal agencies are releasing their new use case inventories for artificial intelligence. Across the government, there now are…...
Securing commercial satellite networks: A national security imperative
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (154+ words) As bipartisan senators reintroduce the Satellite Cybersecurity Act, the urgency to safeguard the nation's commercial satellite networks has never been greater. While traditional kinetic threats, such as missiles or anti-satellite weapons, remain concerning, the more significant risks often lie in…...
Trump orders all federal agencies to phase out use of Anthropic technology
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1039+ words) Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said his company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Defense Department's demands Trump's comments came just over an hour before the Pentagon's deadline for Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of its AI technology or…...
AI is producing exploits faster than we can patch
1+ week, 2+ day ago (575+ words) In operational technology environments where patching timelines are long, the speed of AI-developed exploits poses a grave risk to critical infrastructure. The most important detail in recent reporting on the VoidLink Linux malware framework is how fast it was built....