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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

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Face Recognition Algorithms Showing Significant Improvement, NIST SaysFace recognition algorithms used in testing in large population sets have demonstrated “massive gains in accuracy” over the past five years, according to a new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The November 2018 report, Ongoing Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) Part 2: Identification, tested 127 algorithms from 45 developers against a database of 26.6 million live portrait photos of 12.3 million individuals. The testing also involved three smaller datasets…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]