Industry

Industry layoffs mount as cancelled contracts and DOGE efforts take hold

Just shy of 2,500 workers in Maryland and Virginia are poised to lose their jobs as 13 companies issue mass layoff notice.

Contractors could hack back against adversaries, top cyber Democrat says

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said the federal government can’t protect everyone and the concept of asking private sector security companies to conduct offensive cyber operations is worth exploring.

New bill would codify an AI resource piloted under Biden

This year's version of the CREATE AI Act attempts to relieve the burden of funding the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource by inviting the private sector to help.

GSA issues major changes to Multiple Awards Schedule program

Contracts that do not meet sales thresholds will be allowed to expire, among other changes introduced through a new initiative.

NVIDIA and MITRE announce AI-powered 6G project

The chip manufacturer and defense research firm will work with telecommunications companies to embed artificial intelligence into next generation wireless networking.

Inside industry’s wishlist for a new national AI strategy

Private sector companies and industry advocated highlight U.S. dominance, export controls and federal adoption as their biggest wants in a new national AI policy.

OpenAI anticipates rapid data center scaling thanks to Trump

OpenAI Chief Product Officer Kevin Weil said the company’s AI offerings will benefit from the Trump administration’s tech policy and industry infrastructure projects.

IBM contract for overseas cyber assistance canned amid USAID shutdown

The foreign aid agency — a prime target of President Donald Trump’s agenda to eliminate perceived government waste — declared cybersecurity an economic development issue in 2021.

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Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants

A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.

US spy chief directs legal review of UK’s Apple backdoor demand

Tulsi Gabbard called the order, which demands Apple permit the United Kingdom backdoor access into global users’ iCloud backups, a “clear and egregious” violation of Americans’ privacy.

AWS unveils its quantum chip prototype, Ocelot

The company joins the ranks of IBM, Google and Microsoft in launching an early stage chip designed to further quantum computing needs.

Salt Typhoon hackers exploited stolen credentials and a 7-year-old software flaw in Cisco systems

The Chinese hacking collective has widely leveraged vulnerabilities in communications infrastructure to breach dozens of telecom providers in the U.S. and overseas.

Microsoft debuts new superconductor chip designed for quantum computing

The newly termed “topoconductor,” Majorana 1, is designed to support large qubit data processing for a future quantum computer.

GOP lawmakers seek industry input on crafting US-first AI regulatory regime 

Republican lawmakers used a House hearing to seek input from industry representatives for how lawmakers can craft policies that enable manufacturers to successfully leverage AI.

What Google’s return to defense AI means

More competition in a hot market—and the plain fact that only the Pentagon will set boundaries.

OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Gov for federal agency use

The new chatbot brings the same capabilities from the public model to government-approved and secure cloud environments for federal workloads.