The FAU Center for Connected Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (CA-AI) has received a $799,759 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a state-of-the-art platform for testing and evaluating connected AI autonomous systems. The funding positions FAU as a national leader in this field and one of the first institutions to host a high-end NVIDIA GPU infrastructure for AI-driven autonomy research.
Sandia National Laboratories is helping defend deployed troops and the nation against hypersonic threats. During a March 24 test, the Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the Navy, launched a Sandia-developed hypersonic target.
The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestryâs Dr. Jennifer Goff has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Geosciences to support research into the environmental impact of tellurium, a metalloid increasingly used in manufacturing.
A journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat on the encrypted app Signal between high-level U.S government officials planning a military operation. Virginia Tech cybersecurity and social platform experts France BĂŠlanger, Aaron Brantly, Jimmy Ivory and Anthony Vance explain what Signal is, how it works, and how such a breach of national security could happen.
During his first visit to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Energy Secretary Chris Wright compared the urgency of the labâs World War II beginnings to todayâs global race to lead in artificial intelligence, calling for a âManhattan Project 2.â
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military to propose eight percent annual budget cuts over the next five years, with an exception for border security. ...
A faculty group from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been awarded a $1.35 million grant from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Analysis Center to support advancements in human-systems integration analysis and artificial intelligence (AI). The interdisciplinary venture represents researchers from the departments of industrial and systems engineering, psychology and computer science at UAH, a part of The University of Alabama System, working together to improve human-AI interactions in AI-centric autonomous systems.
Mustard gas, also known as sulfur mustard, is one of the most harmful chemical warfare agents, causing blistering of the skin and mucous membranes on contact. Chemists at Washington University in St. Louis have been awarded a $1 million contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to develop a new way to detect the presence of this chemical weapon on the battlefield.
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center is proud to help members of the military transition to civilain life through the hospital's new SkillBridge program.
Under the leadership of Elon Muskâs Department of Government Efficiency, the Trump administration has taken aggressive steps to seize control of USAID by placing top security officials on leave and... ...
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 15, 2025 â The University of California, Irvine Police Department has received accreditation by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. This places the UCIPD in the top 10 percent of university police agencies nationwide. IACLEA accreditation demonstrates that the department has consistently upheld the utmost standards of professionalism, accountability and safety.
In response to the recent attacks on mass gatherings in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Magdeburg, Germany, the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH), a center of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), will host the inaugural Nation at Risk: Preparedness and Response to Unconventional Health Threats Symposium.
As missile threats grow more complex, how do nations like Israel and the U.S. defend against evolving dangers? In this episode, global security expert Wes Rumbaugh from CSIS dives into the intricate world of missile defense, focusing on Israelâs layered systems such as the Iron Dome, Arrow, and Davidâs Sling.
The following statement was released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society upon the passage of the bipartisan U.S. Foundation for International Conservation Act and the WILD Act. Both were part of the National Defense Authorization Act headed to the president for his signature.