Emerging Tech
Say Hello to Sagittarius A*, the Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy
On May 12, 2022, astronomers on the Event Horizon Telescope team released an image of a black hole called Sagittarius A* that lies at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Chris Impey, an astronomer at the University of Arizona, explains how the team got this image and why it is such a big deal.
Emerging Tech
Raytheon Technologies Invests in Hypersonic Aircraft Startup Hermeus
It’s the first investment by the aerospace and defense giant’s new venture arm.
Emerging Tech
NIST Report Documents Success In Commerce’s Technology Transfer Initiative
A new report showcases how three federal agencies submitted technology research—like patents and papers—that can have a mainstream impact.
Modernization
Army Advocates More Funding for Modernization in Tech, Data and Weaponry
Officials testified before a Senate committee to ask for federal funding specifically to modernize and keep up with opponents like Russia and China.
Emerging Tech
Four Lessons that Should Upend the Pentagon’s Five-Year Strategy
From the quick consumption of weapons in Ukraine to rising inflation, the current resourcing plan is untenable.
Emerging Tech
NIST, Commerce Launch Emergency Response Training Center with Virtual Reality
The Public Safety Immersive Test Center will combine virtual reality technologies with more tactile simulations to improve emergency responses.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon Wants to Prevent Personnel Data Tracking, Breaches
The Defense Department's innovation shop is looking for commercial solutions that can help better protect personnel data.
Emerging Tech
Older Adults Aren't More Susceptible to Fall for Fake News
A study finds the ability to detect fake news was comparable between young and older adults.
Cybersecurity
NSA Chief: Cyber Command Did 9 International Missions Last Year
The dual-hatted head of the spy agency and military command has been conducting proactive missions to diffuse cyber threats to U.S. elections and other critical infrastructure and stressed the importance of artificial intelligence to advance those efforts.
Emerging Tech
Blasting out Earth’s Location With the Hope of Reaching Aliens is a Controversial Idea—Two Teams of Scientists are Doing it Anyway
Two teams are planning new attempts at alien communication.
Emerging Tech
White House Issues Two Quantum Directives Set To Bolster American Infrastructure
The White House announced new plans to promote quantum technology research and development while helping U.S. computer networks transition to post-quantum cryptography standards.
Emerging Tech
Bill Wants More Federal R&D In Blockchain Ledger Technology
The National R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act, introduced Tuesday, aims to allocate government resources to help the U.S. establish leadership with distributed ledger technologies.
Digital Government
FBI Ran Over 3 Million Searches on Americans' Electronic Data
Using data harvested by Section 702, the FBI published an approximation of how many searches it ran on Americans’ data for the first time.
Emerging Tech
NIST is Building a 5G Network to Model Cybersecurity for Operators
Comments are due June 27 on an associated draft special publication.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft, DoD Partners Celebrate Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
The company may have the chance to negotiate exclusive intellectual property rights—with an exception for the government—to innovations emerging from the collaboration.
Emerging Tech
Global Financial Crimes Organization Releases Guide on NFTs
The report, issued by the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement, intends to help guide public and private entities when participating in the growing NFT market.
Emerging Tech
NSA Re-awards Secret $10 Billion Contract to Amazon
Amazon Web Services beat out Microsoft for the contract after a bid protest battle.
Emerging Tech
National Transportation Safety Board Wants To Expand Drone Operations
The transit agency has been using drones to analyze and recreate accidents across all transportation industries.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Bridging the Defense Department’s Valley of Death
The future of warfare could be determined by the Defense Department’s ability—or lack thereof—to quickly adopt emerging technologies.
Emerging Tech