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Sara Friedman is a reporter/producer for GCN, covering cloud, cybersecurity and a wide range of other public-sector IT topics.
Before joining GCN, Friedman was a reporter for Gambling Compliance, where she covered state issues related to casinos, lotteries and fantasy sports. She has also written for Communications Daily and Washington Internet Daily on state telecom and cloud computing. Friedman is a graduate of Ithaca College, where she studied journalism, politics and international communications.
Friedman can be contacted at sfriedman@gcn.com or follow her on Twitter @SaraEFriedman.
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Air Force teams with MIT to launch AI accelerator
The joint artificial intelligence accelerator program will focus on fast-tracking AI technologies through fundamental research in computational intelligence, reasoning, decision-making and autonomy.
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Filling the federal cyber talent pipeline
The Cybersecurity Talent Initiative aims to jumpstart cyber careers by placing university graduates in federal agencies.
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ARL taps universities for battlefield AI research
Carnegie Mellon University will lead a consortium of universities developing solutions to support autonomous processing and highly effective human-machine teams.
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DISA digs into blockchain as a service
The Defense Information Systems Agency is considering adding blockchain as a service to its infrastructure platform.
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Navy looks to blockchain to track aviation parts
The Naval Air Systems Command is working on a project using blockchain to track components through their lifecycles.
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A new model for cyber risk management
The IBM Center for The Business of Government proposes a new risk management model that that allows agencies to tailor approaches for particular cyber challenges.
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Pushing for better biometric algorithms
To help vendors improve their facial recognition technology, the Department of Homeland Security held a competition to find the best facial recognition technology.
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DHA looks to machine learning for military health data
Breaking down silos and deploying machine learning is helping the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Health Agency to improve medical outcomes.
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MilCloud 2.0 gets IL5 authorization
Defense Information Systems Agency has granted DOD Provisional Authorization for Impact Level 5 for CSRA's milCloud 2.0.
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USMC, CyberCom show interest in quantum and blockchain
The Marine Corps and U.S. Cyber Command are both exploring how quantum computing and blockchain could transform their business practices.
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Air Force wants better software security baked in
The AOC Pathfinder project leverages agile development to ensure that the software is automatically certified.
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ARL exploring private cloud options
The Army Research Laboratory is looking for industry input on how to migrate its current data centers to a cloud environment.
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PacStar system brings secure communications to the front
PacStar and Fidelis have partnered to create a solution that secures military communications at the tactical edge.
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Addressing cyber gaps with automation and orchestration
DHS and Marine Corps officials look to automation and orchestration to patch gaps in their cybersecurity strategies.
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DISA announces new tools to manage system risk
The service product packages are designed to ease compliance with the Risk Management Framework.
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Air Force seeks high-performance computing gains
The Air Force Research Laboratory has issued a broad agency announcement to advance HPC capabilities.
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AI helps Army with Stryker maintenance
Army Materiel Command's Logistics Support Activity worked with IBM and its Watson computer to use sensor technology to improve maintenance on Stryker vehicles.
