Microsoft has launched a generative artificial intelligence model designed to help U.S. intelligence agencies process and analyze large volumes of classified information without relying on the internet, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. William Chappell, chief technology officer for strategic missions and technology at Microsoft, said his team took 18 months to develop the GPT4-based large language model, […] More

Applied Insight was awarded a contract to provide an undisclosed but existing intelligence community customer with artificial intelligence development over a five-year performance period. The cloud and technology services provider said Thursday contract work will primarily focus on AI/machine learning and its various aspects to support national security efforts.

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As cyber attacks evolve and increase in frequency, the Intelligence Community is working to ensure that it is prepared to handle these threats. Cyber is one topic that may be discussed at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Intel Summit in September 2024, where experts from both the public and private sectors will come together to share their insights on the current intelligence landscape. 

To learn more and register to attend the event, click here.

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The past decade has seen significant changes in the U.S. intelligence community. Most notably, the IC has shifted away from counterterrorism — which was a major priority for decades — and pivoted toward competition with the country’s four key hard target adversaries. Executive Mosaic spoke with Juliane Gallina, associate deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency’s […] More

In recent years, artificial intelligence has made waves as one of the most important, consequential technologies of the modern era. Today, the federal government is getting serious about harnessing industry innovations, accelerating the adoption of AI across the public sector and laying the groundwork for future AI advancements. Pentagon leaders believe AI is critical for […] More

KoolSpan has partnered with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to bring a smartphone communication security tool to the defense and intelligence sectors via the NGA's Innovative GEOINT Application Provider Program.

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The U.S. Air Force has issued a presolicitation notice in line with a broad agency announcement to seek potential sources of research, development, test, integration and evaluation services.

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Altamira Technologies is set to modernize a critical system for the U.S. Intelligence Community in line with a $25M multi-year contract designed to support the organization’s national security efforts. The company will facilitate enterprise system upgrades to develop the resilience of technological platforms following the release of recent IC regulations, Altamira said Thursday. Altamira President […] More

In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s venture capital arm, has named Focal Systems as the winner of a competition that featured artificial intelligence tools from 12 startup companies. Focal Systems developed and presented a retail automation technology to IC representatives, investors and corporate executives during the “AI Computing at the Edge” pitch event, IQT said Thursday. The winning tool […] More

Lynn Dugle, CEO and chairman of Engility, headed Thursday a discussion on women in the U.S. intelligence community at the inaugural symposium of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. Dugle spoke to executives from the intelligence community on the representation of women in the national security and technology sectors and their professional challenges and leadership […] More

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded research contracts to select industry partners as part of a program to develop continuously sensing, passive and unobtrusive methods to evaluate an individual’s cognitive, physiological and psychological aspects. Lockheed Martin, the University of Memphis, the University of Southern California and the University of Notre Dame would each […] More

Planet has entered a $14 million agreement with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community with access to the company’s imagery of more than 25 regions of interest. NGA said Wednesday that the one-year subscription agreement, which was made through the company’s General Services Administration Information Technology Schedule contract, will support ongoing foundation […] More