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Here comes AI: How federal contractors are preparing

As agencies gear up for AI, here’s how federal contractors are preparing to help The post Here comes AI: How federal contractors are preparing first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach

The financial technology firm Finastra is investigating the alleged large-scale theft of information from its internal file transfer platform, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Finastra, which provides software and services to 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, notified customers of a potential breach after a cybercriminal began selling more than 400 gigabytes of data purportedly stolen from the company. 
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Leaner large language models could enable efficient local use on phones and laptops

Researchers have introduced a technique for compressing a large language model’s reams of data, which could increase privacy, save energy and lower costs. The new algorithm works by trimming redundancies and reducing the precision of an LLM’s layers of information. This type of leaner LLM could be stored and accessed locally on a device like a phone or laptop and could provide performance nearly as accurate and nuanced as an uncompressed version.
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SDA prepares for next batch of satellites with Tranche 1 launch in March

The first group of satellites will be launched in the “March-April time frame,” and the agency is “starting to cut metal” for Tranche 2. The post SDA prepares for next batch of satellites with Tranche 1 launch in March first appeared on Federal News Network.
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SDA prepares for next batch of satellites with Tranche 1 launch in March

The first group of satellites will be launched in the “March-April time frame,” and the agency is “starting to cut metal” for Tranche 2. The post SDA prepares for next batch of satellites with Tranche 1 launch in March first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Apple Fixes Two Exploited Vulnerabilities, (Tue, Nov 19th)

Today, Apple released updates patching two vulnerabilities that have already been exploited. Interestingly, according to Apple, the vulnerabilities have only been exploited against Intel-based systems, but they appear to affect ARM (M”x”) systems as well.
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Federal pay rates are falling nearly 25% short of the private sector

Most feds are likely to see a 2% federal pay raise in January. But in light of new wage data, a federal union is calling for a bigger raise in 2025. The post Federal pay rates are falling nearly 25% short of the private sector first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Overhaul of security clearance and personnel vetting process enters new phase

The Performance Accountability Council latest’s report on “Trusted Workforce 2.0 said agencies have updated all major policies related to personnel vetting. The post Overhaul of security clearance and personnel vetting process enters new phase first appeared on Federal News Network.
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