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DOD streamlines cloud authorizations, as promised
Providers with provisional authorities to operate through FedRAMP no longer need to jump through additional hoops to store unclassified DOD information.
Get those 8GB files ready: DISA launches new unclassified file transfer system
The original version of the SAFE system was designed for a smaller set of users, and the new technology will reach enterprisewide, DISA says.
DIU announces disaster-mapping AI challenge
The DIU's second AI challenge, xVIEW2, seeks AI solutions for post-disaster mapping.
HHS partners with DISA on assured identity biometric login system
DISA's Assured Identity program is catching on with HHS for potential use with first responders and other health care workers.
Army’s new cyber units come with serious workforce challenges, GAO finds
The Army is facing a range of staffing, equipment and training issues as it shifts to face the future of warfare.
NGA inks $824 million modernization deal with Perspecta
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency signed a deal with Perspecta for a wide range of enterprise engineering.
FedBizOpps to be shut down by year’s end so a new awards site may rise
Nine other legacy systems will be consolidated within the streamlined beta.SAM.gov.
Tests of wildfire-tracking AI are just months away, JAIC says
The goal is to produce hourly updates to crews instead of the daily wildfire maps that are the current standard.
Google engineers are demanding the company cease work with CBP
The tech giant shouldn't provide any infrastructure that may support human rights abuses, the signatories argue.
DOD establishing a director role to lead 5G development
The position will oversee a new Pentagon initiative to support 5G development.
