Tag: DoD
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The Register: New cybersecurity rules land for Defense Department contractors
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/new_cybersecurity_compliance_rules_dod/ Source: The Register Title: New cybersecurity rules land for Defense Department contractors Feedly Summary: Now if only someone would remember to apply those rules inside the DoD It’s about to get a lot harder for private companies that are lax on cybersecurity to get a contract with the Pentagon, as the 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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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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The Register: Dodgy Huawei chips nearly sunk DeepSeek’s next-gen R2 model
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/dodgy_huawei_deepseek/ Source: The Register Title: Dodgy Huawei chips nearly sunk DeepSeek’s next-gen R2 model Feedly Summary: Chinese AI model dev still plans to use homegrown silicon for inferencing Unhelpful Huawei AI chips are reportedly why Chinese model dev DeepSeek’s next-gen LLMs are taking so long.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…
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The Register: AWS Lambda loves charging for idle time: Vercel claims it found a way to dodge the bill
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/aws_lambda_cost_nightmare/ Source: The Register Title: AWS Lambda loves charging for idle time: Vercel claims it found a way to dodge the bill Feedly Summary: Startup’s workaround reuses stuck compute slots to rein in runaway function costs Vercel claims it’s slashed AWS Lambda costs by up to 95 percent by reusing idle instances that…
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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…