Tag: Department of Defense
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Cloud Blog: Registration now open: Our no-cost, generative AI training and certification program for veterans
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/training-certifications/register-for-the-gen-ai-training-and-certification-program-for-veterans/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Registration now open: Our no-cost, generative AI training and certification program for veterans Feedly Summary: Growing up in a Navy family instilled a strong sense of purpose in me. My father’s remarkable 42 years of naval service not only shaped my values, but inspired me to join the…
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Slashdot: Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/1928258/pentagon-halts-chinese-coders-affecting-dod-cloud-systems Source: Slashdot Title: Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Pentagon has terminated a Microsoft program that permitted Chinese coders to work on sensitive Department of Defense (DOD) cloud systems under U.S. supervision. This decision was made due to concerns about unacceptable…
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The Register: Pentagon ends Microsoft’s use of China-based support staff for DoD cloud
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/pentagon_ends_microsofts_use_of/ Source: The Register Title: Pentagon ends Microsoft’s use of China-based support staff for DoD cloud Feedly Summary: ‘It blows my mind,’ says SecDef The Pentagon has formally kiboshed Microsoft’s use of China-based employees to support Azure cloud services deployed by US government agencies, and it’s demanding Microsoft do more of its own…
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Cloud Blog: Defense Logistics Agency selects Google Public Sector to modernize global supply chain operations – the agency’s first AI-ready commercial cloud partnership
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/defense-logistics-agency-selects-google-public-sector-to-modernize-global-supply-chain-operations-the-agencys-first-ai-ready-commercial-cloud-partnership/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Defense Logistics Agency selects Google Public Sector to modernize global supply chain operations – the agency’s first AI-ready commercial cloud partnership Feedly Summary: The backbone of U.S. national defense is a resilient, intelligent, and secure supply chain. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) manages this critical mission, overseeing the…
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Slashdot: Defense Department Reportedly Relies On Utility Written by Russian Dev
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/27/2026245/defense-department-reportedly-relies-on-utility-written-by-russian-dev?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Defense Department Reportedly Relies On Utility Written by Russian Dev Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article highlights concerns over the fast-glob utility, widely used in Node.js applications, particularly within U.S. Department of Defense systems. Maintained by a Russian developer with ties to Yandex, the lack…
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The Register: Putin on the code: DoD reportedly relies on utility written by Russian dev
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/27/popular_nodejs_utility_used_by/ Source: The Register Title: Putin on the code: DoD reportedly relies on utility written by Russian dev Feedly Summary: Fast-glob is widely used in government, security lab says A Node.js utility used by thousands of public projects – and more than 30 Department of Defense ones – appears to have a sole…
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Slashdot: Palantir Lands $10 Billion Army Software and Data Contract
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/01/2055248/palantir-lands-10-billion-army-software-and-data-contract?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Palantir Lands $10 Billion Army Software and Data Contract Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on Palantir’s substantial $10 billion contract with the U.S. Army to create an AI-focused enterprise framework, signaling a significant step in military AI integration and procurement efficiency. This partnership…
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The Register: Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI get $800M to hop in bed with Pentagon
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/pentagon_ai/ Source: The Register Title: Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI get $800M to hop in bed with Pentagon Feedly Summary: Looks like DoD FOMO struck Silicon Valley The Pentagon’s embrace of the AI industry just put up to $800 million on the table as the Department of Defense has issued a quartet of contracts…
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The Register: Defense Department signs OpenAI for $200 million ‘frontier AI’ pilot project
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/dod_openai_contract/ Source: The Register Title: Defense Department signs OpenAI for $200 million ‘frontier AI’ pilot project Feedly Summary: DoD says deal covers ‘warfighting’. OpenAI merely mentions healthcare and ‘supporting proactive cyber defense’ The US Department of Defense has contracted OpenAI to run a pilot program that will create “frontier AI," but it’s not…