Noblis has received a patent for a technology designed to collectively optimize autonomous machines performing cooperative actions together. The nonprofit said Tuesday its Noblis Orchestrated Autonomy technology allows autonomous machines to plan
The U.S. National Guard looks to further implement the use of robots in missions, adding to the number of robotic applications observed in the force. The National Guard already employs robots for engineering,
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The Department of Transportation is investing over $60M for 32 university transportation centers to address transportation-related issues. UTCs, each representing a university, conduct research on issues in the national, regional and local levels of transportation,
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The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are looking to establish a single position of authority who would oversee activities regarding an electronic health record system, FCW reported Tuesday. James Byrne, acting
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The U.S. Navy has named the latest Independence-variant littoral combat ship after a city in Texas. Austal USA will construct the future 419-foot-long ship in Mobile, Ala., the service branch said Monday.
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NASA's Security Operations Center continued addressing cybersecurity threats throughout the government shutdown, Space.com reported Monday. The center reported at least one cyber threat per day against the space agency.
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Suzanne Gillen, former professional staff at the U.S. Senate, has been named associate administrator of NASA's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. She holds 14 years of experience in the Senate, having
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The Department of Energy has allotted $28M to fund a new research program on turbine technologies for marine or floating vehicles. The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy leads the Aerodynamic Turbines, Lighter and Afloat, with Nautical
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Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives' Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, listed a number of democrat-supported border security proposals. The proposals intend to balance investments within the Department of
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The Business Process Support Directorate of the Defense Logistics Agency's energy arm is implementing the use of robotic process automation across various activities. The agency said Thursday it plans to leverage "bots" to
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The Defense Information Systems Agency has distributed new biometric devices across military partners under a pilot program in partnership with Qualcomm, FCW reported Wednesday. The program disseminated 50 units of the device
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