Emerging Tech
FAA, Choctaw Nation to Conduct Drone Studies
The partnership will investigate moving goods at low altitudes and traits of human operators.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Building Special Chips for Data Privacy Protection
Fully Homomorphic Encryption is considered the “holy grail” of encryption. But right now it takes too much compute power to be used widely.
Emerging Tech
NIST’s Working to Support Interagency Blockchain Use
Interested partners are invited to respond to a new notice.
Emerging Tech
VA Doctor Dispels Myths that 5G Could Make People Sick
He also offered a look into several government-centered deployments.
Digital Government
Central IT Modernization Fund Gets $1B in COVID Stimulus
The major infusion of cash will mean more modernization projects, which might require a new funding model.
Cybersecurity
Defense Task Force Will Focus on Legislative Solutions for Supply Chain Chokepoints
Reps. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., and Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., are leading the three-month task force.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Want to Know How Government Science Facilities Are Holding Up
The Federal Labs Modernization Act intends to keep them more informed.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Let’s Talk About UFOs
What’s behind unidentified aerial phenomena observed by military officials? Are we alone in the universe? Nextgov asks some experts.
Emerging Tech
VA Launches New Platform to Send Veterans Personalized Notifications
Open-source software—developed abroad—supports a new tool that allows the agency to send confirmations and other details through email or text.
Cybersecurity
House Armed Services Chair Calls for Focus on Information Systems Over Arbitrary Metrics
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., suggested a 500-ship Navy is inadequate if adversaries are able to disrupt command and control systems.
Emerging Tech
GSA Joins Cryptocurrency Craze With First-Ever Bitcoin Auction
The General Services Administration got its hands on a share of Bitcoin and is putting it to auction later this month.
Cybersecurity
DHS Wants Help Restructuring Pay and Bonuses for Cybersecurity Pros
The agency is looking for a vendor to help lay out a plan to recruit and retain top talent needed to meet its cybersecurity missions.
Digital Government
Bill Aims to Counter China with International Technology Partnership
The bill aims to imbue democratic values in technologies like artificial intelligence and 5G.
Emerging Tech
HHS Aims to Accelerate Technologies for Combatting Lyme Disease
The often-overlooked illness radically disrupts hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Cybersecurity
NIST Planning Workshop to Comply with Law on Federal IoT Procurement
Comments on draft documents required under the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act raise concerns of both fragmentation and a lack of flexibility.
Cybersecurity
Biden’s Pick For Defense Policy Chief Outlines Cyber Deterrence Position
In a contentious nomination hearing, Colin Kahl called for a whole-of-government approach to technology.
Digital Government
DHS Launching Voluntary COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program
Employees will be able to self-report a positive diagnosis through the ServiceNow help desk and official contact tracers will follow up with anyone who might have been exposed.
Emerging Tech
DARPA, In-Q-Tel to Help 150 Research Teams Take Tech from Labs to Production Over the Next Five Years
The expansion of the Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative also marks its transition to a formalized program.
Emerging Tech
FAA Names Five Host Airports to Test Counter-Drone Tech
The ultimate aim is to create national airport standards for drone detection and mitigation.
Cybersecurity