IARPA Launches "Odin" Program to Harden Biometric Technology Against Attacks
WASHINGTON – The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announces today a multi-year research effort to develop and evaluate biometric presentation attack detection technologies to ensure the integrity of biometric security systems. If successful, the Odin program will provide solutions to the Intelligence Community and its partners to remediate critical vulnerabilities in today’s biometric recognition systems.
IARPA Announces the Scoring Process for the Functional Map of the World Challenge and the Release of One of the Largest Public Satellite Imagery Data Sets
WASHINGTON – The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announces its scoring process for its Functional Map of the World—“fMoW”—Challenge. Participants from around the world are invited to develop automated techniques to accurately detect and categorize points of interest from satellite imagery. Participants are scored based on their ability to correctly categorize portions of satellite images. Submissions are scored automatically and independently evaluated for accuracy.
DNI Coats Statement on DIA Change of Directorship
I am pleased to welcome Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr., U.S. Army, today as he succeeds Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, USMC, as Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
DNI Coats Welcomes John B. Sherman as Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community
I am pleased to welcome John B. Sherman, who was sworn in on September 11, 2017 as the Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer. President Trump announced his intent to appoint John on August 18, 2017.
Letter by Attorney General Sessions and Director of National Intelligence Coats Urging Congress to Reauthorize Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
WASHINGTON – Please see the letter linked and embedded below signed by Attorney General Sessions and Director of National Intelligence Coats urging Congress to reauthorize Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to sunset at the end of this year.