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NSA’s secret Amazon-developed cloud environment progressing ‘very well’

The agency's $10 billion cloud program dubbed “WildandStormy" is benefiting from the intelligence community's dozen years of experience in commercial cloud, an AWS official said.

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WT 360: Our EIC Frank Konkel on generative AI across the intelligence community

Frank Konkel, editor-in-chief for GovExec's publications including us, jumps in to take stock of how far along this normally secretive group of agencies is at with their adoption of generative artificial intelligence.

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The US intelligence community is embracing generative AI

Intelligence agencies are using generative artificial intelligence for a variety of purposes, including content triage and assisting analysts.

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Oracle achieves authorization to host secret classified data

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is now available to U.S. government customers at all classification levels.

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WT 360: Our EIC Frank Konkel on Google's government cloud and AI push

Frank Konkel, editor-in-chief for GovExec's publications including us, jumps in to break down both what Google's cloud can now do for federal agencies and the tech giant's larger public sector ambitions.

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Google Public Sector ‘hitting our stride’ in government market, CEO says

Washington Technology sibling publication, Nextgov/FCW caught up with Google Public Sector Chief Executive Officer Karen Dahut at Google Cloud NEXT.

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Google is now authorized to host classified data in the cloud

The security milestone puts Google in a position to compete for classified business at U.S. defense and intelligence agencies.

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2023 was just the start of generative AI’s rise, government and industry leaders say

Generative artificial intelligence is not just a buzzword. The number of use cases is going and looks poised to keep doing so.

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House picks new speaker, but shutdown threat looms

Federal agency missions often take a back seat amid preparations for a funding lapse.

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New ‘Hyperspace Challenge’ aims to pair mature space tech with DOD, Space Force

The upcoming Hyperspace Challenge will link industry with the Defense Department and inform them of various opportunities to partner.

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USDA CIO talks modernization, CX priorities

The Agriculture Department has made strides to modernize tech systems and improve service delivery, but there’s more work to do, according to Chief Information Officer Gary Washington.

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Microsoft unveils OpenAI service for government customers

Microsoft is opening up its commercial generative AI technology to public sector customers and partners.

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Meet Google Public Sector’s new board of directors

Dave Goldfein, retired general and former Air Force chief of staff, will serve as the board’s chairman, alongside professionals with backgrounds in defense and intelligence, technology, education, health care and state and local government.

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Quantum cryptography market to exceed $3B by 2028

The growth reflects rising concern about the potential threat posed by fully realized quantum computers.

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6 big-ticket contracts to watch in 2023

These multiple-award opportunities range in potential estimated value from $5 billion to $100 billion.

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Report: These 9 trends are reshaping government in 2023

Technology and efforts to improve digital service delivery factor into many trends identified in a March report by Deloitte's Center for Government Insights.

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FTC seeks info on cloud computing market’s influence

The Federal Trade Commission is asking for public feedback about the market power of cloud computing providers, among other information.

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DHS awards $1.1M to federal labs in contracts seeking ‘groundbreaking’ tech

The funding stems from the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate.

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WT 360: The Info Session picks up where 2022 ended and starts on 2023

The premiere episode of what is now WT 360 is also the start of our new Info Session series that brings together the reporting staff from WT's partner publications. Frank Konkel of Nextgov and Carten Cordell of FCW join the conversation to preview storylines to watch in 2023.