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CNA: A Cultural Revolution Empowering Business Transformation

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CNA Chief Information Officer Rizwan Jan is fostering a collaborative culture to drive innovation, efficiency, and cybersecurity.

in shaping the organisation's approach to data management, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning". This is especially important, as technologies ... platforms, optimising network architecture, and implementing automation tools to streamline processes and reduce manual workload. Jan also focused on enhancing data management practices to ensure data ... these compliance and security gaps has been "critical" to the project of strengthening CNA's IT capacities, Jan reflects. "It's been challenging and complex, no denying it. But I'm proud of the progress we've made

Katherine McGrady Presents Teamwork Award to the Emerging Technology Team

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The team was applauded for their outstanding performance in a series of UAS challenges organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

where emerging technology and emergency management intersect. They have successfully brought together CNA expertise in AI, machine learning, cybersecurity, drones, public safety, and emergency response ... this opportunity to his colleagues. Adam Monsalve, who led the project team for this challenge, recalled the conversation on an episode of CNA Talks last year.  “I told him, ‘It sounds interesting ... adjusted their schedules and travel plans to ensure he could be with his family. For the third project, team members reshuffled roles to provide growth opportunities for those with less experience

3 Steps Toward Transforming the Department of Defense

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The Future of Defense Task Force of the House Armed Services Committee recently released a roadmap to prepare the U.S. Department of Defense for the battlefield of the future.

program at CNA. In her 15 years at CNA, Hoar has also served as a senior research scientist and project director, as well as CNA's scientific advisor to the Marine Corps Training and Education Command ... a federally funded research and development center to plan for a Department of the Space Force. CNA was selected for the project, and we began trying to design based on the National Defense Authorization ... and entry requirements. So our Space Force plan incorporated bold changes in acquisition and personnel management policies and processes. Indeed, these are both areas Space Force leaders are now

A U.S. View on Australia’s Role in the Indian Ocean

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Australia plays a critical role in maintaining strategic stability in the Indian Ocean and remains one of the United States’ closest allies on economic, diplomatic, defence, and intelligence matters.

. As a result, Washington needs Australia to be a leader in strategic thinking on how to approach the management of the Indian Ocean region. US conception of the Indo-Pacific Within the first year ... the country a direct stake in both regions. As a result, Canberra’s diplomatic, legal, and military approaches to management of the Indian Ocean part of the Indo-Pacific region will continue ... the Western Pacific advances US goals for stability in the Indian Ocean and beyond. This piece was produced as part of a two-year project being undertaken by the National Security College on the Indian

What Hospitals Can Do to Protect Themselves from Ransomware

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Hospitals are increasingly victims of ransomware and other costly cyberattacks. They can protect themselves by preparing response plans for cyber disruptions.

Hospitals Can Protect Themselves from Ransomware Hospitals are increasingly victims of ransomware and other costly cyberattacks. They can protect themselves by preparing response plans for cyber disruptions. /images/InDepth/2024/03/hospital-closed.webp What Hospitals Can Do to Protect Themselves from Ransomware Jamie Biglow Jamie Biglow is a project manager for CNA’s Center for Emergency Management Operations and coauthor with Dawn Thomas of a recent whitepaper on hospital ransomware attacks , on which this article is based. The Change Healthcare cyberattack that rocked the healthcare

China’s Thirsty Chips

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China’s drive for self-reliance in the semiconductor industry is challenged by shortages of clean water, and semiconductor fabs exacerbate China’s water problems.

shortages, caused by disruptions to hydropower plants, adversely affected their production. Since ancient times, Chinese leaders have seen water management as central to their governance and mandate ... a massive state project to divert water domestically to its parched areas, but such infrastructure solutions do not address deeper issues of inefficient and unsustainable water use. It is a great

Crime Analysis in Action: Success Stories from the Crime Analyst in Residence Program

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The Crime Analyst in Residence program of the US Department of Justice helps rural and small-town police departments use data analytics to reduce crime.

an agency by integrating disparate records management systems using free, readily available desktop tools to automate an offender workup. With a few simple clicks, the analyst can search a suspect’s name ... designated by Project Safe Neighborhood. These alerts can improve officer and citizen safety as well as situational awareness. The CAR team also assisted in automating crime statistics and link

ai with ai: Face/Off

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Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including the Defense Innovation Unit releasing Responsible AI Guidelines in Practice, which seeks to ensure tech contractors adhere to the Department of Defense’s existing ethical principles for AI [0:53]. “Meta” (the Facebook re-brand) announces that it will end its use of facial recognition software and delete data on more than a billion people, though it will retain the technology for other products in its metaverse [3:12]. Australia’s information and privacy commissioners release an order to Clearview AI to stop collecting facial biometrics from Australian citizens and to destroy all existing data [5:16]. The U.S. Marine Corps releases a Talent Management 2030 report, which describes the need for more cognitively mature Marines and seeks to “leverage the power of AI,” and to be “at the vanguard of service efforts to operationalize AI [7:39].” DOD releases at 2021 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, which describes China’s use of AI technology in influence operations, the digital silk road, military capabilities, and more [10:46]. A competition using unrestricted adversarial examples at the 2021 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition includes as co-authors several members of the Army Engineering University of the People’s Liberation Army [11:43]. Research from Okinawa and Australia demonstrates that deep reinforcement learning can produce accurate quantum control, even with noisy measurements, using a small particle moving in a double-well. [14:31] MIT Press makes available a nearly 700-page book, Algorithms for Decision Making, organized around four sources of uncertainty (outcome, model, state, and interaction) [18:01]. And Dr. Amanda Kerrigan and Kevin Pollpeter join Andy and Dave to discuss their latest research in what China is doing with AI technology, including a bi-weekly newsletter on the topic, and a preliminary analysis on China’s view of Intelligent Warfare [20:06].

facial biometrics from Australian citizens and to destroy all existing data [5:16]. The U.S. Marine Corps releases a Talent Management 2030 report, which describes the need for more cognitively mature ... privacy law, ordered to delete data Public comments on the OAIC’s decision Marine Corps will use AI to revamp recruiting and retention models Summary Talent Management 2030 report ... access) Discovering and Achieving Goals via World Models Technical paper Project homepage White Paper How organisms come to know the world - fundamental limits on AgI Paper

cna talks: How Can Emergency Managers Best Utilize Social Media?

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Climate Change is increasing both the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Because of this, it is more important than ever that emergency management officials utilize every tool available to them to communicate effectively and clearly with the public.     Jamie Biglow and Heather Marshall from CNA's Center for Emergency Management Operations join John Stimpson. They discuss how state and local officials can use social media before, during, and after a crisis to build trust with their communities, disseminate vital information, and counter misinformation. 

that emergency management officials utilize every tool available to them to communicate effectively and clearly with the public.     Jamie Biglow and Heather Marshall from CNA's Center for Emergency Management Operations join John Stimpson. They discuss how state and local officials can use social media before, during, and after a crisis to build trust with their communities, disseminate vital information, and counter misinformation.  How Can Emergency Managers Best Utilize Social Media? Biographies Jamie Biglow is a Project Manager with CNA’s Center for   Emergency Management Operations

cna talks: Linking Supply Chains After a Disaster

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With the hurricane season around the corner, this episode of CNA Talks explores the importance of supply chains and communication in the aftermath of a disaster. CNA’s Delilah Barton and Lars Hanson are experts in emergency preparedness, strategy and planning. They discuss CNA’s work helping cities, states and the federal government respond to disasters.

on the prevention of human trafficking and abuse and exploitation of the elderly and disabled. She is an expert in emergency management and homeland security with 23 years of professional experience conducting assessments of emergency management programs and policies, writing plans, and conducting evaluations for exercises and real-world events. Barton holds an M.B.A and is a certified Project Management Professional.  Lars Hanson serves as a research scientist at CNA. He is an expert in infrastructure systems, natural resources, planning and decision support, environmental modeling, disaster