Emerging Tech
Army Seeks Info on Biosurveillance Systems that Can Detect Coronavirus
The service wants off-the-shelf forecasting tools that could be part of a broader health-monitoring system.
Ideas
Higher Income Makes People Feel More Confident
Researchers found consistent evidence to show that income reliably predicted greater positive self-regard emotions and lower negative self-regard emotions.
Cybersecurity
White House to Seek Industry Input on New Software Security Rules, NSC Official Says
The administration wants to make sure the private sector has the ability to weigh in on procurement standards in an impending executive order.
Digital Government
CBP Explores Options to Boost Access to Commercial Airline Data
Responses to a new RFI are due later this month.
Ideas
Embrace the Unexpected: To Teach AI How to Handle New Situations, Change the Rules of the Game
Giving AIs adaptability is important for futuristic systems.
Cybersecurity
Single Sign-in For Government Services Expands to States, Localities
The federal government is looking to partner with state and local governments to grow its Login.gov service, which it says is secure and user friendly.
Policy
Jobs Plan Is Part of Competing with China, Commerce Secretary Says
Gina Raimondo said President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal will be key in out-competing China.
Modernization
NOAA Shifts Some Key Environmental Data Processing to the Cloud
It’s an early step in the agency’s broader path toward modernization.
Modernization
Army Awards SAIC $4B in Modeling and Simulation Contracts
The two contracts will support Army DEVCOM’s Aviation and Missile Center Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate.
Cybersecurity
Experts Torn on Role of National Cyber Director
Former officials agree someone needs to coordinate the work of various government entities but weighed pros and cons to the position being located within the National Security Council.
Ideas
Scientists Need to Become Better Communicators, but It's Hard to Measure Whether Training Works
Scientists began to realize they needed to do better at explaining their findings in the 1990s after some groups rejected findings about climate change.
Ideas
NASA Reaches for the Wright Stuff
Just being able to successfully hover off the ground will be a huge victory for the Ingenuity helicopter.
Cybersecurity
DOD’s Cybersecurity Accreditation Body Open to Pursuing Grants as a Nonprofit
Once the organization gains non-profit status from the IRS, the board’s chairman sees new funding opportunities opening up that he says could benefit industry.
Emerging Tech
NASA’s Martian Helicopter Readies for Inaugural Flight on Earth’s Neighbor
The agency provided updates on milestones met—and a glimpse at what’s to come.
Cybersecurity
Top Homeland Security Senators Want Details on Agencies Hit in SolarWinds, Microsoft Intrusions
Sens. Gary Peters and Rob Portman also request more information on key defensive programs and federal cyber leadership.
Digital Government
Nuclear Agency Awards Palantir $90M Contract for Data Platform
The contract is Palantir’s first at the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Artificial Intelligence
Federal Shared Services Provider Needs a System to ID Bots in Its Data Center
One of the four central financial service providers wants to use more robotic process automation in its data centers but needs to be able to track those bots—and any potential malicious bots creeping in, as well.
Ideas
The U.S. Is Worried about Its Critical Minerals Supply Chains – Essential for Electric Vehicles, Wind Power and the Nation's Defense
The U.S.‘s own mining and recycling of these minerals is still small.
Cybersecurity
DOD’s Vulnerability Disclosure Program for Contractors Is in Demand
The Defense Cyber Crime Center launched a pilot with “a few dozen” companies participating.
Modernization