DHS Sees AI as Key for Fighting Drug, Border Crimes

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is prioritizing artificial intelligence development to enhance missions fighting the illegal drug trade and investigating crime. “We consider there to be tremendous promise in the use of AI to advance our mission,” said DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at an Axios event in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. Mayorkas cited AI already […] The post DHS Sees AI as Key for Fighting Drug, Border Crimes appeared first on Hstoday.

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Biden Administration Announces Supply Chain Resilience Center

As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas unveiled the Supply Chain Resilience Center (SCRC), a new U.S. government entity designed to collaborate with the private sector to better secure our supply chains. The SCRC will analyze vulnerabilities […] The post Biden Administration Announces Supply Chain Resilience Center appeared first on Hstoday.

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CENTCOM Hires Dr. Michael Foster as Chief Data Officer

In November, U.S. Central Command hired data and technology leader Dr. Michael Foster to serve as the organization’s Chief Data Officer, a position from which he will lead data efforts across the organization’s headquarters, components, and subordinate units. In his previous roles as Machine Learning Director for Maxar and Head of Solutions Engineering for CrowdAI, […] The post CENTCOM Hires Dr. Michael Foster as Chief Data Officer appeared first on Hstoday.

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How Simulation Can Make “Training Like You Fight” Possible

An F-35A Lightning II takes off, March 2, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, a fighter pilot training base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero) There…

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Urges Congress to Avoid a Full-Year Continuing Resolution

Then-Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Q. Brown addresses the audience during General David Allvin’s promotion ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. Nov 12, 2020. – U.S. Air…

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Still a lot of work to do to gain the trust of VA whistleblowers

The VA’s Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) – set up in the aftermath of the department’s secret wait-list scandal – got off to a very rocky start. It…

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Strategic steps to integrate AI into mission objectives

Federal agencies are at a pivotal juncture, where the seamless integration of artificial intelligence, which encompasses various sub-domains to utilize data and automation to address processing needs, can play a…

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