Emerging Tech
DHS Drops Proposal to Expand Immigration-Related Biometrics Collection
The Biden administration withdrew the controversial rule, which garnered more than 5,000 comments when it was proposed last fall.
Emerging Tech
Treasury Office Seeks Tools to Trace Cryptocurrency Linked to Sanctions List
The department’s Office of Global Targeting is looking for multiple tools to track the flow of virtual currencies and user behaviors.
Modernization
Justice Official Recommends Supreme Court Reject Oracle’s JEDI Petition
Oracle has not won at any level of court despite numerous bid protests against the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk Is Maybe, Actually, Strangely, Going to Do This Mars Thing
From his private Cape Canaveral, the billionaire is manifesting his own interplanetary reality—whatever it costs.
Emerging Tech
TSA Wants New Ideas to Speed Up Checkpoints
The agency is looking for established technologies that could eliminate physical pat-downs and shoe removals.
Emerging Tech
Army to Equip First Unit With Augmented Reality Headsets By Fall
Top Army officials told Congress the first unit will be equipped with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System headsets by the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.
Digital Government
Pentagon Watchdog to Examine How the U.S. Military Handles UFOs
The inspector general launched an evaluation into “actions regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” just before a similar report is due to Congress.
Modernization
How the Army Software Factory Preps Soldiers for Future Battlefields
Program lead Maj. Vito Errico said the project is focused on helping the Army figure out how to organize product teams for the future force.
Emerging Tech
NSA, Army Launch ‘Qubit Collaboratory’ to Advance Quantum Information Science
A new broad agency announcement will be open until early 2026.
Podcasts
Critical Update: What Platform One Brings to the Pentagon’s Software Game
Air Force Chief Software Officer Nicolas Chaillan and industry experts explain how Platform One is eliminating barriers to entry for DevSecOps teams.
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP Board Extends Deadline For Cloud Providers to Pitch Line-Jumping Business Cases
Cloud service providers hoping to secure authorizations to operate at multiple agencies simultaneously got some more time to make a business case for their prioritization by the board.
Digital Government
Deputy Secretary of Defense Highlights Modernization, Innovation Activities as Budget Priorities
Kathleen Hicks also suggested DOD still needs the cloud capabilities JEDI is supposed to provide.
Emerging Tech
Intel Community Needs Next-Gen Microelectronics for Future of AI
IARPA wants “seedling” ideas that use a multidisciplinary approach that extends beyond traditional technological and scientific fields.
Ideas
Beeple, Meet CPARS
Forget art. What if agencies used non-fungible tokens for reporting contractor performance?
Emerging Tech
Senators Introduce Bill to Increase U.S. Influence on Tech Standards-Setting Processes
The bill would create an Office of Science and Technology task force to come up with a strategy for increasing participation in standards settings bodies and counter China’s sway.
Ideas
Exoskeleton Cloud One Day Boost Walking Speed of Older Adults
Being unable to walk quickly can be frustrating and problematic, but it is a common issue, especially as people age.
Emerging Tech
VA Explores Potential Future Emerging Technology-Centered Acquisitions
The agency is looking for more information about applying immersive technologies, blockchain, edge computing and other innovations to clinical care, data products and training.
Emerging Tech
Army Researchers Examine Soldiers’ Brain and Muscle Responses to Smart ‘ExoBoot’
One of the end goals is to cut down on training time soldiers need to get acclimated with assistive, wearable technologies.
Modernization
Air Force to Field Kessel Run Command and Control Product
The service wants feedback on a suite of tools called Kessel Run All Domain Operations Suite, or KRADOS, to continue developing it.
Digital Government