Emerging Tech
NASA Planning New Ways to Show the World Its Future Moon Missions
The space agency wants virtual reality and other emerging tech to help share its story of lunar exploration.
Ideas
How Government Agencies Can Use Tech to Safely Get Back to Their Workplaces
Now is the time to prioritize collaboration between the IT, physical security and human resources teams.
Policy
DISA Factors COVID Into Refreshed Strategic Plan
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s Strategic Plan update adjusts for the consequences of COVID-19, DISA’s director said.
Emerging Tech
VA Makes Moves to 3D Print and Produce Medical Devices In-House
A newly unveiled effort will expand collaboration that was sparked by COVID-19.
Modernization
Army Wants a Vendor to Bring ‘Parity’ to AWS and Azure Cloud Offerings
The contractor would be expected to streamline all of the Army’s disparate cloud services, including integrating new Microsoft Azure offerings.
Emerging Tech
Energy Wants Software Sophisticated Enough to Run on Exascale Supercomputers
The agency is offering up to $32 million for open-source chemical sciences-centered codes.
Ideas
Will Quantum Computing Supercharge Artificial Intelligence?
Imagine if we could simply train an AI to look at the data coming from the quantum machine, figure out what makes sense and what is probably wrong without human intervention.
Cybersecurity
Robocalls Told at Least 800,000 Swing State Residents to 'Stay Home' on Election Day. The FBI Is Investigating.
A firm that tracks robocalls said more than 3 million calls were made on Nov. 3, which contained a cryptic message instructing people to “stay safe and stay home.” The tactics join other efforts to confuse voters this election cycle.
Emerging Tech
‘First-Ever,’ Living 3D-Printed Brain Aneurysm Made—and Treated—at LLNL
The work could pave the way for safer, more personalized medical attention.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Scientists Seek Device to Detect COVID-19 in the Air
The Pentagon’s research and development arm is looking for new ways to detect coronavirus.
Artificial Intelligence
Critical Update: What a Treasury Office is Learning from Its Blockchain Projects
That’s not the only emerging technology the Fiscal Service Bureau’s innovation office is experimenting with.
Emerging Tech
Transportation Department Rolls Out New Program to Further Drive Drone Integration
It will build on a recently completed pilot that used drones to deliver small packages, count cattle—and more.
Ideas
How Tech Firms Have Tried to Stop Disinformation and Voter Intimidation – and Come Up Short
The time has come for the U.S. to learn from the experiences of other nations and hold tech firms accountable for ensuring that their platforms are not misused to undermine the country’s democratic foundations.
Modernization
Library of Congress’ Copyright Office Taps Centers of Excellence to Improve Contact Centers
The Library became the 10th agency to contract with the General Services Administration’s in-house IT modernization consultancy.
Emerging Tech
Self-Driving Shuttles Are Set to Be Deployed at Yellowstone National Park in 2021
The National Park Service is exploring emerging, autonomous technologies through a new pilot program that the public can opt to participate in.
Emerging Tech
Army Picks Fitbit to Develop Wearable Presymptom COVID-19 Detectors
The health and wellness wearable company plans to use the award to partner with the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to expand testing of its internally developed algorithm.
Emerging Tech
What the Army's Next App Reveals About Defense Innovation
A major wins an innovation award by proposing to bring hotel-style booking to training ranges.
Emerging Tech
4 Startups Tapped to Pilot Capabilities at Defense’s 5G Living Lab
At some U.S. military bases, next generation connectivity is right around the corner.
Digital Government
DOD’s New Data Strategy Puts Decision-Makers in the Center, CDO Says
Dave Spirk, the Defense Department’s chief data officer, said the new strategy is a break from the past data landscape, which focused on networks and transports for moving data.
Ideas