Emerging Tech
Navy Drone Refuels Fighter Jet, a Key Step Toward Adding UAVs to Carrier Wings
The MQ-25 T1 Stingray is slated for tests on an aircraft carrier later this year ahead of a planned 2025 deployment.
Emerging Tech
NSF, Tech Companies Partner to Create Post-5G Wireless Systems
They intend to promote the development of resilient and intelligent next-gen networks.
Modernization
Survey: 75% of DOD IT Officials Say They Can Meet Cloud Needs Without JEDI
Most said they are experiencing delays in enterprise cloud migration.
Ideas
Study Shows AI-generated Fake Reports Fool Experts
Misinformation within communities of expertise has the potential for scary outcomes such as delivering incorrect medical advice to doctors and patients.
Emerging Tech
DISA Details Plans to Improve Network for Shift to Zero Trust
The agency's recent request for information also seeks feedback on its acquisition strategy.
Ideas
Why Government Agencies Need to Incorporate Explainable AI in 2021
Consumers want reassurance about ethical use and fairness related to AI.
Emerging Tech
Defense Secretary Approves JADC2 Strategy
“Now it's delivery time,” Joint Staff J6 Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall said of the department’s plan for a data-centric warfighting network.
Emerging Tech
Biden’s R&D Budget Proposals Look to the Future Not the Now, Experts Say
The request includes spending that could considerably impact America’s scientific enterprise—and stakeholders are feeling cautiously optimistic.
Emerging Tech
DOD-NTIA Open 5G Challenge Could Lead to New Requirements
A Defense Department official said DOD’s 5G prototyping is also examining the benefits of hardware and software bills of materials to scrutinize the supply chain.
Emerging Tech
How Automation Can Help Agencies Ditch Legacy Systems
Bots come in handy when few other capabilities are available, but they may help agencies bridge to emerging technologies like AI, too.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Experiments with Self-Driving Shuttles at San Diego Military Base
The real-world testing will provide new insight into varying emerging technologies.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Calling for AI Proposals to Measure How Authoritarian Regimes Control Information
Tech developed under the program could help the Defense Department react to repressive actions in cyberspace.
Digital Government
IRS Needs Cybersecurity Tools to Secure Its COBOL Apps
The tax collection agency runs some of the oldest IT systems in government and needs cybersecurity tools to match.
Digital Government
What the Biden Budget Includes for the Tech Workforce
The administration’s 2022 budget proposal continues efforts to bolster the federal IT and cybersecurity workforce.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How to Develop Apps for Supercomputers that Don’t Exist Yet
The Energy Department will soon launch machines capable of completing a quintillion calculations a second.
Digital Government
Pentagon May Push Forward With JEDI Litigation
Court documents filed May 28 indicate the legal battle over the JEDI cloud contract could stretch into October.
Digital Government
Biden’s Pentagon Budget Request Focuses on R&D, Forward-Leaning Investments
But getting Congress on board with plans to divest in legacy platforms to fund new capabilities will be a challenge.
Ideas
Smart Toilet Pipes Scan Poop to Gauge Bowel Health
The technology could help doctors monitor how patients are responding to drug or diet treatments.
Digital Government