Cybersecurity
Massive Hack Roundup: Microsoft Says Breach 'Not Espionage as Usual'
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Emerging Tech
The Evolution of Public Health
Driven by a global pandemic, federal agencies stepped up with new strategies and embraced new technical capabilities to combat the coronavirus and meet their missions.
Emerging Tech
DHS Works to Improve Biometric Scanning of Masked Faces
Almost 600 human volunteers participated in a recent technology evaluation.
Cybersecurity
DIU, CISA Team Up to Coordinate Cybersecurity Tech Investments
The Defense and Homeland Security departments agreed to develop cybersecurity technologies for national security applications together.
Policy
White House Launches Plan for a Nuclear Power System on the Moon
It follows other space-centered proposals from the Trump administration—and might not be the last.
Ideas
Why the New Administration Needs Federal Industrial Strategists
Smart strategy will require smart strategists who know the government’s policy levers and the technology innovation process.
Ideas
Racial Stereotypes Drive Students of Color Away from STEM, but Many Still Persist
But no matter what they do, they cannot shake the perception among certain white colleagues and collaborators that they don’t belong.
Ideas
Artificial Intelligences Are Power Hungry, But Not How You Think
Keeping AIs on an ethical short leash is important but there are other aspects to consider.
Digital Government
Wastewater Testing Tracks COVID Infection Trends
It could be a crucial step toward an informed public health response to diseases like COVID-19.
Modernization
Exit Interview: DeLuca Discusses Time as Acting TTS Director
“I wanted to make sure that the group itself was strong enough to go and take whatever that next step was going to be,” said Bob DeLuca, who will return to his position at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Emerging Tech
Defense Awards $2.5B Deal for Next-Gen Communications Prototypes
5G- and tech-centered initiatives steered by the National Spectrum Consortium are set to kick off.
Emerging Tech
Biometrics in Action
Federal agencies ramped up the use and scope of facial recognition tools in 2020, expanding programs to target more people and making significant technology upgrades.
Emerging Tech
Report: Augmented Reality Challenges Privacy Norms
Augmented reality technology’s presumed growth comes with some risks.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Risks Falling Short on Electromagnetic Spectrum Goals, GAO Finds
The Defense Department needs to improve governance and oversight of EMS strategies in order to maintain operational control, according to a new audit.
Ideas
Scientists Suggest U.S. Embassies Were Hit with High-Power Microwaves – Here's How the Weapons Work
The technology behind the suspected weapons is well understood and dates back to the Cold War arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Ideas
Your Robot Vacuum Could Spy on You
Researchers managed to recover speech data with high accuracy.
Emerging Tech
Intel Agencies Seek to Perfect Biometric Recognition from Drones
Intelligence and military researchers want to merge facial recognition with other biometric methods to identify people from long distances and steep angles
Emerging Tech
Army Issues $25M Sole-Source Contract to Monitor COVID-19 Vaccine Temperatures
The contract is part of the governmentwide effort to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are safely delivered.
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