Emerging Tech
National Science Foundation Seeks Feedback on Major Cyber Research Priorities Update
The previous version of the plan focused on incentivizing private sector research and expanding diversity in the cyber workforce.
Emerging Tech
Trump's Space Force Faces an Uncertain Fate
Congressional lawmakers, including Republicans, were skeptical of the idea long before the midterms.
Digital Government
Rust Costs the Pentagon $21 Billion Per Year
The Defense Department isn't doing a good job determining how much to spend to prevent damage from nature's basic chemical reactions.
Policy
How the Midterms Shake Up Tech Oversight
Democrats taking over the House mean new leadership and potentially restructured subcommittees.
Emerging Tech
How Well Did Wireless Carriers Respond to Natural Disasters? The FCC Wants to Know.
The agency hopes to measure how well they will respond to the next crisis.
Emerging Tech
Your Google Data Could Pinpoint Where You Got Food Poisoning
Your search history reveals a lot.
Emerging Tech
China’s Beating the U.S. to Market on Combat Drones, By Copying U.S. Technology
America seems to have squandered a 10-year head start.
Emerging Tech
CDC is Testing Blockchain to Monitor the Country's Health in Real Time
The system would allow the agency to quickly respond to health crises as they unfold.
Emerging Tech
A Smart City Is an Accessible City
A new breed of accessibility apps can make life easier for people with disabilities. They can also make it harder.
Emerging Tech
These Drones Can Search and Rescue Without GPS
Traditional technologies don't always work in remote areas of the wilderness.
Cybersecurity
NIST Wants to Make PIV Cards Work for Smartphones in Two Years
The effort mirrors a Pentagon plan to improve identity verification on mobile devices.
Modernization
TSA Wants Industry Input on Its Proposed Agile Contract Vehicle
The agency plans to tap the contracts for its modernization initiatives.
Digital Government
DISA Only Wants Tailored Pitches from Vendors
A Pentagon official said DISA doesn’t want to hear about how your solution worked for industry. If you don’t have a unique pitch for DISA, don’t bother.
Emerging Tech
Senators Want Facebook To Fix Ad Transparency Tool
The system for verifying ad buyers is easily abused.
Emerging Tech
Tech Billionaires’ Obligation to the Cities Around Them
California voters are being asked to tax big corporations to solve local problems. But is that the companies’ responsibility?
Emerging Tech
We Tested Facebook’s Ad Screeners and Some Were Too Strict
The platform mistook a disabled veterans fundraiser for a political ad.
Emerging Tech
Cell-Phone Radiation Can Cause Cancer in Rats. The Next Question: What Does it Mean For Humans?
The studies were nearly two decades in the making.
Emerging Tech