intelligence community (IC) Archives

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Altman delivered the keynote address at the first ever Open AI DevDay conference. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

OpenAI’s GPT-4o gets green light for top secret use in Microsoft’s Azure cloud

Agencies across the intelligence community and the Defense Department can now use OpenAI’s GPT-4o for the government’s most classified mission sets.

Jan 16, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

Report highlights how secure data-sharing platforms can support the Intelligence Community’s IT roadmap

GDIT’s DeepSky, Mission Partner Environments, Raven, data fabric, and digital accelerator programs illustrate how field-tested technologies can boost IC efforts to share data and promote cross-agency collaboration.

Dec 17, 2024 By Scoop News Group

From Building 213 to the Pentagon: John Sherman reflects on his legacy in government

As he departs from his role as Pentagon CIO, John Sherman spoke with DefenseScoop about his career in government and what challenges DOD faces in the future.

Jun 28, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

IC, DOD want to get better at contracting for commercial space-based data and analytic services

A new study directed by ODNI seeks to “examine ways to overcome barriers to use of commercial remote sensing/space-based data and analytic services in the Intelligence Community…

Aug 22, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office at the Department of Defense, left, gives a presentation during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Senate’s intelligence authorization bill questions ‘reverse engineering’ of government-recovered UAPs

Unidentified anomalous phenomena refers to the government’s modern term for multi-domain UFOs.

Jun 27, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

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Building security resilience across global missions with next-gen firewalls

Reducing security complexity doesn’t require sacrificing information security for defense and intelligence community organizations, says a new report.

Jun 5, 2023 By Scoop News Group

Intelligence agencies confronting challenges with multi-cloud environments

The IC does not currently have an overarching cloud governance model.

May 30, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. Haines testified alongside Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier and took questions on the intelligence communities annual threat assessment. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Intelligence community working with private sector to understand impacts of generative AI

The United States’ intelligence community is looking to engage with the private sector to help them assess the technology, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told…

May 4, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Overhead view of NGA Campus East (NGA photo)

NGA picks 13 companies to compete through $900M intelligence support contracting vehicle

The agency is pretty tight-lipped about the work GEO-SPI B will fundamentally enable, but a spokesperson shared some details with DefenseScoop on Tuesday.

May 2, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Committee chairman Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and ranking member Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) take their seats as they arrive for a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill March 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Emerging tech takes center stage at Senate Intelligence Committee hearing focused on worldwide threats

Sen. Mark Warner, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, believes the nature of emerging technology has fundamentally changed the nature of national security.

Mar 8, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau