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Air Force Taps Machine Learning to Speed Up Flight Certifications
The Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office cleaned up its “data swamp” and implemented a machine learning application, and it's making the flight certification process more efficient.
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NIST Releases Core Principles to Judge ‘Explainable AI’
The need for the technology to be trustworthy only grows as it’s increasingly adopted.
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The Case to Increase Workforce Training for Artificial Intelligence
The need for federal workforce upskilling has never been clearer.
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Energy Department, Microsoft Set Up Consortium to Produce AI-Enabled Tools for First Responders
At least ten partners from across the government, industry and academia have already signed on.
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The Pentagon’s AI Factory Gets a Powerful New Tool
The Joint Common Foundation aims to help the Department to standardize and secure its data and make it easier to find.
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How Agencies Can Tackle Tech Talent Gaps
Strong brands and room for risk might pay off where government salaries don’t, federal officials said.
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Lost Your Job Due to Coronavirus? Artificial Intelligence Could Be Your Best Friend in Finding a New One
Use of these tools is growing, especially among young people.
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What the Rest of Government Should Watch When the Defense Authorization Bill Goes to Conference
Overhauling FedRAMP is just one of a list of ways the NDAA could affect civilian government tech.
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AI Methods Make COVID-19 Forecasting More Local
The researchers say that officials and anyone in the public can use in their decision-making processes.
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Report Recommends Doubling Federal Funding for AI Research
A new report from Reps. Will Hurd, R-Texas, and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., calls for increased funding and stronger federal leadership on artificial intelligence development.
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How to Update Agency Security Operations Centers
Evolving IT environments require officials to plan for the next-generation SOCs.
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The Air Force’s Latest GPS Alternative: Earth’s Magnetic Fields
Officials just launched a public challenge to help create the artificial intelligence needed to turn the planet’s magnetic fields into readable maps.
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Figuring Out School Bus Routes Is More Complicated Than Ever. Districts Are Turning to Technology for Help.
In places where kids go to in-person school, buses will look different this year as systems deal with the challenges of transporting kids during a pandemic.
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Photo Tweaks Could Protect Your Privacy from Algorithms
End users can use this technology to help mask vital attributes on their photos before posting them online.
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Facial Recognition Algorithms Struggle to Detect Faces Under Masks, NIST Study Finds
A new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology found facial recognition algorithms developed pre-pandemic struggle to identify masked faces.
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New Intelligence-Community AI Principles Seek to Make Tools Useful—and Law-Abiding
Over the last five years, AI has grown considerably, as has public concern about its use, particularly for national security purposes.
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Cloud Adoption Can Be Risky Business—But That’s Not Bad, Officials Say
Permission to fail on smaller projects can help pave the way to successful deployments.
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4 Senators Introduce Bill with New Tools to Compete Against China
The bill includes major tech proposals, calling for more investment and closer partnerships with allies.
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Commerce to Ban U.S. Business Involvement with Forced Labor, Detention Camps in China
A new rule will deny most export licenses to 11 companies implicated in human rights violations of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China.
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