The Department of Justice has announced a new endeavor, “Justice AI”, which will assemble experts to discuss the connection between artificial intelligence (AI) and the criminal justice system.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has initiated a market research process for potential vendors capable of providing operations and maintenance, requirements gathering, and related support services for the Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning Information Technology program. FEMA aims to award a potential five-year, $130 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for these services. The original article can be found here .
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is planning to negotiate and award a contract estimated to be worth $70 million to Accenture Federal Services for its Patent Search Artificial Intelligence capabilities.
Charles River Analytics has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research sequential contract to construct an artificial intelligence coach and cross-domain collaboration software for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The AI program, coined Artificial Social Intelligence for Group Learning and Optimization of Collaborative Workflows (AGLOW), aspires to boost collaboration across DARPA teams.
The First Responder Network Authority, partnering with AT&T, has announced a 10-year, $8 billion initiative aimed at advancing and extending FirstNet, the U.S.’s public safety broadband network. The FirstNet Authority plans to funnel an investment of $6.3 billion through its contract with AT&T and intends to designate an additional $2 billion towards enhancing the network’s coverage. The original article can be found here .
The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) plans to pioneer the use of data patterns and promote best practices for data organization and structuring in their efforts to exploit AI. As quoted at a conference, Bill Streilein, CDAO’s chief technology officer, emphasized data sharing’s benefits and announced new executive-level courses.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has been discreet regarding its work on generative artificial intelligence (AI). However, documents acquired by FedScoop reveal that the federally funded research organisation, MITRE, has been developing an AI-based system to aid the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
On Feb. 13 at the WEST 2024 conference, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti announced that the U.S. Navy is utilizing additive manufacturing on aircraft carriers and amphibious landing ships. This adoption is part of a wider effort to expedite platform delivery and maintenance in a cost-effective manner.