Technology

The Census Bureau has increased its collaborative efforts with the Department of Homeland Security and intelligence community to protect the 2020 Census program from cyber threats, Federal News Network reported Friday.

Maj. Gen. Garrett Yee, deputy chief information officer for the U.S. Army, has said that the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract does not preclude the implementation of other pilot cloud projects within the Defense Department. Yee made the remarks during a recent AFCEA luncheon, where Edward Siomacco, a deputy director at the Army’s G-4 headquarters, described a six-month trial commercial cloud effort being carried out by the Army Business Council, FCW reported Thursday.

The U.S. Marine Corps has launched the upgraded version of a tool intended to monitor and report everyday maintenance and supply operations.

The Food and Drug Administration and Department of Homeland Security have partnered to resolve cybersecurity issues in medical systems to maintain patient safety.

The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate collaborated with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop an artificial intelligence system geared to help first responders process large amounts of information. Built under S&T's Next Generation First Responder Apex program, the Assistant for Understanding Data through Reasoning, Extraction and Synthesis or AUDREY works to manage first responder data in emergency situations, the DHS said Tuesday.

Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division is investing in electro-optical technologies for the newly launched Naval Innovative Threat Exploitation and Optical Warfare Laboratory or NITE OWL. The new laboratory is meant to help warfighters address electro-optical threats, Naval Sea Systems Command said Tuesday.

Thomas McDermott, the Department of Homeland Security’s deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy, recently said that more and more federal agencies are complying with the requirements of Binding Operational Directive 18-01, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. The DHS issued BOD 18-01 on Oct. 16, 2017, requiring government agencies to implement a variety of cybersecurity policies including Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance, an email security protocol.

Brian Sadler, a senior scientist for intelligent systems at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, has said the service is working on leveraging artificial intelligence to resolve some of its technological issues, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.

The Department of Energy will award up to $46M in funds for research into fortifying the security and resiliency of solar-powered electric grids in locations associated with critical infrastructure, the department said Monday.

Innovators from the U.S. Navy have introduced new technologies at an Office of Naval Research-funded year-end review to address emerging threats.