Digital Government
DARPA transfers powerful space telescope to the Air Force
The Air Force Space Command is taking over operations of a sophisticated telescope built to survey and track space debris and satellites.
Digital Government
DARPA wants to make drone radio controls more secure
New technology could safeguard drone communications by submerging radio control signals into everyday background noise.
Digital Government
A word of caution for DARPA's cyber challenge champ
DARPA named the winner of its $4 million cyber challenge, but one tech group warned of automation's unintended consequences.
Digital Government
DARPA network shields against space junk
DARPA hit a milestone for a data network aimed at avoiding collisions in Earth's orbit.
Cybersecurity
DARPA seeks to boost cyber attribution
DARPA wants to use biometrics and other tools to improve a key element of U.S. cyber deterrence strategy.
Modernization
Has DOD hit its limit on sharing spectrum?
A new DARPA challenge seeks to help defense and commercial wireless users cohabitate on airwaves, but DOD's CIO warns "there is a physical limitation to how fast we can move" to free up frequencies.
Digital Government
DOD official: Focus on tech transition, not gross spend
The Pentagon should focus on fielding emerging technologies more quickly, Stephen Welby, a top defense acquisition official, told a House Armed Services subcommittee.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks to map 'systems of systems'
Systems of systems, such as those found in 'smart cities,' hold great promise for integrating several types of functions, but DARPA officials see much room for improvement.
Cybersecurity
DARPA still seeking to lay foundation for cybersecurity
The Pentagon's research arm wants to take "whole classes of vulnerabilities" off the table when it comes to cybersecurity.
Acquisition
The DARPA seal of approval, GSA's crowded hallways and NASA's big giveaway
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
DARPA looks to strengthen software
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to develop software "that is inherently resilient to attack."
Cybersecurity
Whistleblower worries, FEMA's personnel data and DARPA's cyber competition
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Counting mobile, robot gap, rural tech and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Faster drone approval, DOD's Lab Day and a big-dollar robotics challenge
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
HealthCare.gov flaws, DARPA drones, OSTP prizes and the Datanauts' debut
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
DARPA director warns against 'corrosion' of sequestration
The fiscal 2016 budget request for DARPA is about $3 billion, but Arati Prabhakar says research would suffer if automatic cuts resume.
Modernization
Cutting-edge agency goes old-school
DARPA wants to use analog computing processes to revolutionize simulation.
Cybersecurity
Industry outreach, lukewarm storage and 'the ultimate autopilot'
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
DARPA seeks to deepen human connections with machines
The Communicating with Computers program isn't necessarily looking to develop artificial intelligence, but DARPA is not exactly ruling it out either.
Digital Government
Faster data, better law enforcement
DOJ’s R&D arm is funding software development that makes it easier to store and transfer data for criminal investigations.
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