Emerging Tech
Pentagon Seeks Software to Analyze Data from Twitter
The Defense Department posted a solicitation for software capable of gleaning real-time intelligence from social media feeds.
Emerging Tech
Intel, Nvidia Face Questions from Lawmakers on Sale of Supercomputing Chips to China
The legislators’ probe follows reports that U.S.-built technology is underpinning the mass surveillance of Uighurs and others.
Cybersecurity
FCC Adopts Order to Rip and Replace Huawei, ZTE Equipment Amid 5G Security Challenges
The senior Democrat on the commission noted China’s continued leadership of global 5G standards development in urging further action.
Emerging Tech
The Future of Flight Training Is a Gamer Headset That Watches You Play
Google and other companies are helping design a smarter, cheaper way to produce aviators.
Emerging Tech
Bill to Boost CBP’s Synthetic Opioid-Detecting Tech Awaits President's Signature
Among other requirements, it calls for the establishment of a new, centralized database.
Modernization
DISA Nearing Completion on Certain EIS Task Orders
The Defense Information Systems Agency, which is leading the move to EIS for the Defense Department, reported the pandemic has not slowed transition progress.
Ideas
Now Streaming: Government Data
When leveraged effectively, streaming data offers tremendous potential for real-time improvements.
Digital Government
DOD’s $11B Contract to Consolidate Fourth Estate Networks Is Out for Bid
The Defense Enclave Services contract will bring agencies under a common network architecture.
Cybersecurity
With NDAA Exclusion, Proponents of FedRAMP Modification Are Down But Not Out
One supporter notes Congress is not the only path to success and is also counting on an incoming Biden administration to reshape the program.
Emerging Tech
AFWERX Launches Space Innovation Hub
Air Force officials announced the creation of SpaceWERX, a team to help Space Force tap into cutting-edge technologies.
Digital Government
Biden Team Tries Recruiting Through Source Code
If you find the hidden message, you might be someone the incoming administration wants to hire.
Ideas
The Iconic American Inventor Is Still a White Male – and That's an Obstacle to Race and Gender Inclusion
National myths about inventorship normalize entrenched discrimination in STEM fields.
Digital Government
Flournoy Should Lead Biden’s Pentagon, Armed Services Chairman Says
Rep. Adam Smith told reporters Michèle Flournoy would help the Defense Department cut red tape to engage with new technologies needed for the future of defense.
Emerging Tech
Robotic Surgeries Are Changing the Game Inside One VA Facility
More than 60 robotics-boosted surgical procedures were performed since March—and the program will likely expand in the next year.
Ideas
Artificial Intelligence in Government and the Presidential Transition: Building on a Solid Foundation
Here are the key steps that the incoming Biden administration should take to make the federal government AI-ready.
Digital Government
Acting TTS Director to Return to FDIC
Bob DeLuca, who took temporary leadership of the Technology Transformation Services in July, will return to his duties as FDIC deputy chief information officer Dec. 21.
Emerging Tech
NIST Plans New Drone-Advancing Challenge Competition
Potential scenarios include locating stranded first responders with thermal imaging, tracking them where GPS is inaccessible, and more.
Cybersecurity
Experts Call for Government to Designate Commercial Space Sector as Critical Infrastructure
The federal government currently deems 16 sectors as critical infrastructure sectors because of their importance.
Digital Government