The State Department has shifted the model underpinning its internal chatbot, StateChat, from Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 to OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, according to an internal document obtained by Nextgov/FCW.The document also indicates that less data is available to StateChat users, at least temporarily. The new model has only been trained on data…

The Department of Homeland Security plans to install AI upgrades in 148 of its uncrewed camera towers on the U.S. border this year, and to add another 50 next-generation ones. On Wednesday, GDIT unveiled its pitch for the job: the Relocatable Autonomous Surveillance Tower.GDIT, which provided 200 of the existing…

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Apparent Russia-linked hacking collectives backing Iran have been observed joining the cyber activity unfolding alongside the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, though analysts have mixed views on whether their involvement represents a meaningful escalation or little more than online noise.The outlook on such “hacktivist” groups — hackers who attempt to penetrate…

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Cyber Command and the National Security Agency in a dual-hatted capacity, giving the signals intelligence and hacking titans their first permanent leader in almost a year.Gen. Joshua Rudd was confirmed in a 71-29 vote on Tuesday, three months after he was…

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