Modernization
FAA to Decommission Decades-Old System that Keeps Pilots Up to Date on Hazardous Weather
It’s all part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to modernize the services it provides.
Ideas
Robotics Researchers Have a Duty to Prevent Autonomous Weapons
Our ever-growing appetite for intelligent, autonomous machines poses a host of ethical challenges.
Policy
House Passes Comprehensive Anti-Robocall Legislation
Still, experts say a dramatic reduction in the problematic calls likely won’t happen overnight.
Emerging Tech
Customs Reverses Course on Mandatory Facial Scans for U.S. Citizens
After criticism from Congress and privacy advocates, the border security agency says it will pull back a proposed rule change.
Ideas
To Stop a Tech Apocalypse We Need Ethics and the Arts
The time has come to answer the call for humanities graduates capable of crossing over into the world of technology so that our human future can be as bright as possible.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Unveils Which Bases Will House Large-Scale 5G Experiments
The first projects will focus on asset management and sharing across the spectrum.
Emerging Tech
CBP Starts Process to Include U.S. Citizens in Facial Recognition Program
A proposed rule change would no longer allow citizens and green card holders to opt-out of Customs and Border Protection’s biometrics program.
Emerging Tech
How a National Lab is Securing Electric Vehicles and Smart Cars of the Future
At Argonne, a holistic approach is accelerating discoveries and bolstering the fight against emerging transportation threats.
Digital Government
New Functionality on the Way for FedBizOpps Replacement
The team managing the transition from FedBizOpps to SAM.gov says it plans to restore key capabilities, such as email alerts.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: 'Smishing,' Deepfakes to Continue to Rise in 2020
Drones may also be more widely weaponized to steal consumer data from public Wi-Fi networks, according to a new report on 2020 data breach trend predictions.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants Smart Suits to Protect Against Biological Attacks
A new program aims to usher in a modern military ensemble that can provide 100% survival against lethal exposure from multiple chemical and biological agents.
Ideas
3 Ways Open Source is Accelerating Geoint for Defense Missions
For starters, collaborative tools can bring intelligence, private sector and academic communities into challenges.
Emerging Tech
Nascent Transportation Council Solicits Insight on How to Boost Emerging Modes and Technologies
The newly-established internal body aims to help resolve issues around budding tech that doesn’t fit into the department’s existing structures.
Emerging Tech
How Agencies Can Use Open Source Intelligence to Close Cybersecurity Loopholes
Open source intelligence isn't just for spies.
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon's AI Center Needs a Cloud Integrator
Selected vendors would help the Joint AI Center deploy its main development platform in the cloud.
Digital Government
Tech Talent May be Shifting Away From Superstar Cities
Higher costs of living appear to be pushing some tech talent out of coastal cities.
Digital Government
Nascent Science and Technology Committee Broadens Call For Input On Efforts
The council—and call for input—are focused on four specific areas, though officials are also very interested in how relevant issues intersect.
Digital Government
Amazon’s JEDI Protest Centers on President Trump
President Trump's public remarks are part of Amazon's legal protest of the Pentagon's JEDI decision.
Emerging Tech