Emerging Tech
Microsoft: Tech Companies Must Regulate Their Use of Facial Recognition
The tech company addresses its industry peers.
Modernization
Technology Business Management Chair Tapped to Lead Government’s Tech Innovation Shop
Anil Cheriyan will take over as director of the Technology Transformation Service in January.
Emerging Tech
Software Glitch Adds to Issues for NOAA’s Newest Weather Satellite
Technicians have identified a software glitch in the GOES-17 weather satellite it launched in March.
Emerging Tech
The DEA Is Hiding Surveillance Cameras in Vacuum Cleaners
This is likely for a specific operation.
Emerging Tech
Who’s Tracking Your License Plate?
Automated license plate readers are collecting and sharing tons of data across state lines, according to records from nearly 200 police departments nationwide.
Modernization
Marine Cyber Command Is Getting In On Other Transaction Contracting
The Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command’s executive director said the command expects to sign its first OT contract in the coming days.
Cybersecurity
Safari Browser Is Testing USB Security Keys
It's the latest web browser to add a boost user security.
Cybersecurity
Senators Introduce Bill to Let Hackers Reports Bugs to DHS
Think of it as a standing bug bounty program.
Emerging Tech
DHS Invests in 2 Companies for Data Privacy Tools
The awards are part of the department’s Data Privacy portfolio that focuses on sensors, autonomous systems and other emerging tech.
Cybersecurity
Upcoming Bill Would Lock Down Agencies' Internet-Connected Devices
But agency chief information officers could make exceptions, according to the legislation.
Emerging Tech
Secret Service to Test Facial Recognition Tech Around the White House
The ACLU worries about the future implications of this.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Want Better Answers from Amazon About Facial Matching Program
As law enforcement agencies experiment with the tech, lawmakers push for details about accuracy and privacy.
Emerging Tech
Finally, the Self-Driving Car
Google’s sister company Waymo built the self-driving car. Now it needs to bring it to life.
Emerging Tech
Quantum Computing That Can Crack Modern Encryption More Than a Decade Away
A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggests encryption-cracking quantum computers are possible, but won’t be built in the immediate future.
Emerging Tech
DHS is Exploring How Blockchain Can Stop Counterfeits and Forgeries
The agency is funding research that uses blockchain to make sure people are who they claim to be.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Is On Its Way to Bringing Internet to 3 Million People in Rural America by 2022
The software company is expanding its work into 10 more U.S. states.
Modernization
FBI Issues Timeline for $5 Billion IT Contract Solicitation
The bureau’s ITSSS contract has gone through a lot of changes recently but officials expect to have the draft and final RFPs out early next year.
Emerging Tech