Emerging Tech
How an FAA Committee Aims to Accelerate Drone Integration
The Drone Advisory Committee recently offered recommendations around Remote Identification, or virtual license plates for drones.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers, Think Tank To Develop Bipartisan National AI Strategy
Two representatives are teaming up with the Bipartisan Policy Center to work on a national framework for AI development and deployment.
Ideas
5G: Investing in a Smarter Alternative
The U.S. needs to deepen its commitment to research and development and a diverse supply chain.
Modernization
GSA, FCC Exploring New Ways to Combat Comment Bots and Abusers
Federal agencies want to stop fake and impersonated comments during the rulemaking process.
Digital Government
Military Algorithm Can Predict Illness 48 Hours Before Symptoms Show
The program lead says future troops might be deployed with wearables like watches or chest straps that will know when they are getting sick and how long it will take them to get better.
Digital Government
As Secret Pentagon Spending Rises, Defense Firms Cash in
Classified spending has edged up faster than overall defense budget requests, and accounts for nearly 11 percent of the $716 billion proposed for 2020.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon to Begin Testing 5G at Four Domestic Installations
The department will release a draft solicitation for the program in November.
Emerging Tech
How the Government Helped Google Reach Quantum Supremacy
Insiders from both the tech giant and the government detailed how the breakthrough was made possible through public-private collaboration.
Emerging Tech
Silicon Valley Rep Calls For Task Force, Legislation on Government Use of Biometrics
Rep. Ro Khanna said Congress should dictate exactly how federal agencies use technologies like facial recognition. But first, the legislative body needs to get properly educated.
Emerging Tech
How VA Gets Innovators to Focus on Veterans’ Challenges
One event helped a severely injured veteran use a utensil on his own—for the first time in 12 years.
Emerging Tech
Army Partners with UFO Researchers to Study Active Camouflage and Other Sci-Fi Tech
The partnership will explore metamaterials, quantum communications, beamed energy propulsion and other futuristic tech for use on the military’s ground vehicles.
Modernization
Esper Recuses Himself from JEDI Cloud Contract Review
The Pentagon’s acquisition team will continue its review of bids submitted by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, as the department’s deputy secretary of defense takes over the process.
Digital Government
Now’s The Time To Share Your Bold Ideas and Stories
A chance to tell your colleagues across government about innovative approaches you’re implementing.
Modernization
OMB Focused on Trust and Agility in Tech Improvements
Increased agility will help tech officials maximize their IT modernization efforts—and perhaps build more trust in government among the public.
Emerging Tech
Marines Try Using Drones to Bring Blood to Battle
The light unmanned aircraft made hundreds of supply drops during recent Australian live-fire wargames.
Cybersecurity
Russian Hackers Co-Opt Iranian Cyber Tools to Attack 35 Countries, NSA Warns
In a joint advisory, U.S. and British authorities said the Turla group is piggy-backing off the work of Iranian rivals to advance its own agenda.
Emerging Tech
Justice to Require DNA Sampling of Nearly All Detained Migrants
Once collected, the samples will be moved into the FBI’s massive DNA database.
Modernization
Federal CIO Outlines the Administration's 2020 Tech Priorities
Suzette Kent flagged priority data sets and a focus on supply chain security.
Emerging Tech
House Committee Votes to Increase Funding for Energy’s DARPA by $2.9B
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee moved a bill to reauthorize ARPA-E with additional funding, as well as new restrictions and oversight.
Emerging Tech