DoDIIS 2024: The IC’s Data Reference Architecture Is Coming Soon
The Intelligence Community just signed and will soon release a data reference architecture intended to help its 18 elements connect siloed data across their distributed ecosystem, according to Chief Data Officer Lori Wade.
ATO to cATO Cybersecurity Transition in The Federal Government
Federal agencies have long followed the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations to help agencies select the appropriate safeguards related to cybersecurity, privacy and supply chain risk management.. A key component of how agency IT officials assess risk and deploy new information systems is an authorization to ...
TechNet Augusta 2024: The Army’s Network Is ‘Becoming a …
How Enterprise Computing Fits into the Unified Network. Interoperability is also important as the Army looks to have its Enterprise Computing Environment, a part of the unified network, remotely store data from tactical systems and facilitate artificial intelligence for units anywhere in the world.. The ECE is a soon-to-be-enduring program enabling the move to hybrid cloud, said Maj. James ...
Human-Centered Design: A Framework for Developing Effective …
Human-centered design offers agencies a powerful approach to reduce friction and enhance trust by delivering consistent, intuitive, high-quality digital services. The framework, centered on user experience, lets agencies improve workflows and elevate employee and customer satisfaction, building stronger public connections with the constituents they serve.
Fighting the AI ‘Octopus’: Agencies Need a Methodology
Artificial intelligence evolved from a tool assisting with prompted tasks to an autonomous agent handling complex tasks, with varied foundational models and tooling at its disposal, between early 2023 and 2024.. Agents with different “personalities” can now work together as a swarm to solve problems. AI computing has scaled about 1,000 times in the past eight years, underscoring the ...
TribalNet 2024: Indian Health Service Announces PATH EHR Pilots
The Indian Health Service announced plans to start rolling out pilots of its new electronic health record at three Oklahoma sites in 2025: Lawton Indian Hospital, Anadarko Indian Health Center and Carnegie Indian Health Center.. PATH EHR is a cloud-based EHR from Oracle Health that will replace IHS’ 40-year-old Resource and Patient Management System.
Unpacking AI Data Poisoning | FedTech Magazine
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are making their way to the public sector, whether agencies are ready or not.. Generative AI made waves last year with ChatGPT boasting the fastest-growing user base in history. Meanwhile, Microsoft launched a generative AI service for the government in June, the Department of Defense announced a generative AI taskforce in August, and more ...
Computing Power of Apollo 11 & The Tech Behind It
Fifty years ago this week, on July 20, 1969, the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle landed on the surface of the moon at the culmination of the Apollo 11 mission, and human beings first set foot on the planet’s only natural satellite.. The technological feat that enabled Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to bounce around the Sea of Tranquility was the Apollo Guidance Computer, or …
From Cloud to Procurement: How the FITARA Scorecard Is …
Agencies’ improved grades on the 18th FITARA scorecard reflect their growing commitment to enhancing their IT infrastructure and management practices.. This iteration of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard saw agencies achieve the highest number of A grades ever recorded, with 13 out of 24 agencies receiving top marks and 10 others securing B grades.
What is CSfC: How CSfC Components Can Boost Network Security …
What Are Commercial Solutions for Classified? The CSfC program, which got off the ground in 2016, certifies commercial network solutions that agencies can use to create secure, encrypted networks.The program is designed to enable commercial products for use in layered solutions protecting classified National Security Systems (NSS) data.