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The NASA logo is seen at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

IBM, NASA, Oak Ridge National Lab announce open-source AI model for weather, climate

The model trained on 40 years of data could be used to create more targeted forecasts and predict severe storms, IBM said Monday.

Sep 23, 2024 By Madison Alder

Soldiers with the Texas Army National Guard move through flooded Houston streets as floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey continue to rise, Monday, August 28, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Zachary West)

Pentagon partners with Singapore to develop AI for disaster response

The JAIC and Singapore collaborated on developing AI as a tool for disaster response before the Singapore Defence Technology Summit last week.

Jul 1, 2019 By Jackson Barnett

Employees lack clear confidant for discussing data removal, former official says

At a time when some worry that federal scientific data will be removed from government websites, a former Obama-era Commerce Department official said Saturday he didn't know…

Feb 21, 2017

“I feel like I’m the best contributor behind the keyboard,” said an attendee, who goes by the hacker name Carabobcalcat, at a data rescue event in Washington on Sunday, Feb. 19.

‘All of our federal data assets are currently at risk’ — here’s how people are trying to protect them

A group of coders, librarians, scientists, storytellers and others passionate about data came together at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., to help preserve federal data some worry…

Feb 19, 2017