Modernization
Air Force Goes Commercial for Project-Management App
The service aims to accelerate its digitization by adopting product lifecycle management software already used by industry.
Emerging Tech
Republican Senators Question Commerce Nominee’s Commitment to Keep Up Huawei Pressure
In a letter, senators hinted at political trouble if department nominees don’t maintain trade policies restricting Huawei.
Artificial Intelligence
Homeland Security Wants AI to Help Realize a 5-Year-Old Financial Services Mandate
The Financial Systems Modernization Program hasn’t met its requirements, but officials hope an injection of artificial intelligence and automation can help.
Digital Government
Dozens of Democrats Back Bill to Secure Pandemic-Centered Health Data
Their recently re-introduced legislation is meant to help boost public trust in tech-based apps.
Modernization
Defense Agencies Can Access Amazon Web Services Cloud Through MilCloud 2.0
The milCloud 2.0 contract offers an expanded suite of cloud offerings and services to defense agencies.
Ideas
COVID-19 Misinformation on Chinese Social Media – Lessons for Countering Conspiracy Theories
The popular conspiracies on Weibo about the origins of COVID-19 differ substantially from those in the U.S.
Cybersecurity
The Hack Roundup: CISA Official Says 30% of Victims Didn’t Use SolarWinds
Here are the news and updates you may have missed.
Modernization
Pentagon Hints It Could Abandon the JEDI Cloud Effort
The department still urgently needs an enterprise cloud and indicates it may consider other options.
Artificial Intelligence
Military Eyes AI, Cloud Computing in Space in a Decade
Physics keeps the Pentagon from orbiting a computer powerful enough for machine learning. So they’re building a network in space.
Emerging Tech
Army-Funded Engineers Grow Kombucha-Inspired ‘Living Materials’ that Sense Threats
The functional matter could support an array of military applications.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Wants to Upgrade the IT Supporting Its Insider Threat Program
The Defense Department wants a vendor to manage the next phase of development for the insider threat program’s central database and case management.
Digital Government
Why Federal Information Governance Is a Team Sport
The federal government needs to ensure that trust in federal data stewardship is always maintained.
Cybersecurity
Justice Notches Major Win with Global Botnet Takedown
Law enforcement also announced their disruption of the commoditized NetWalker ransomware.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon’s AI Center Steers International Forum to Advance Military Tech Cooperation
An official gave Nextgov a glimpse into what was discussed.
Digital Government
White House Memo Creates Chief Science Officers at Federal Agencies
The presidential memo on scientific integrity calls for new officials and an update to policies established over the last two administrations.
Cybersecurity
DIU Scaling Up Commercial Cyber Threat Deception Platform
The innovation group extended an other transaction agreement with cybersecurity firm CounterCraft with an eye to moving to a production contract in the coming months.
Emerging Tech
Research Center Preps for $35M Supercomputer to Study Earth as a Complex System
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the superfast machine is expected to launch in 2022.
Cybersecurity
Official: Reciprocity Memos on DOD’s Cybersecurity Certification Program Are Ready
Prospective contractors will get credit toward the requirement for approvals by three existing public and private auditing programs.
Modernization
Library of Congress Will Put $15M Grant Toward Minority-Focused Digital Futures Program
The program aims to bring forward minority voices through digital storytelling.
Ideas