Emerging Tech
FCC, USAID Partner to Advance U.S. 5G Security Policy
An agreement between the agencies aims to encourage the use of trusted networks and interoperable infrastructure.
Emerging Tech
NASA Greenlights Hundreds of Millions in Advanced Space Tech Demonstrations
Among the awards is a proposal to bring 4G connectivity to space.
Emerging Tech
NGA Contest Unearths New Ways to Help Measure the Planet’s Magnetic Field
The agency funded five projects through its global MagQuest competition.
Policy
CBP Launches Website to Promote Transparency Around Biometric Travel Program
Privacy advocates say they still want better privacy protections for the agency's Entry-Exit program.
Emerging Tech
Tech Prints Sensors Right onto Human Skin
The sensors are capable of precisely and continuously capturing temperature, humidity, blood oxygen levels, and heart performance signals.
Emerging Tech
Homeland Security Funds 5 New Projects Exploring Blockchain Technology
The move builds on several others the agency recently made in pursuit of modernization.
Ideas
The Chinese MSS Is Attacking Us with Our Own Tools
Here’s how to get ahead of the adversary with integrated cyber defenses.
Ideas
In a Battle of AI Versus AI, Researchers Are Preparing for the Coming Wave of Deepfake Propaganda
Deepfake detection as a field of research was begun a little over three years ago.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Awards $600 Million to Spearhead 5G Experiments Across Five Military Bases
It’s only the beginning of an ambitious effort to test and scale the technology’s potential to strengthen the department’s capabilities.
Emerging Tech
Pandemic-Fighting Supercomputer Gains Upgrade through Coronavirus Relief Funds
And boosts to other U.S. supercomputing systems are likely on the horizon.
Artificial Intelligence
DOD Unveils First Enterprisewide Data Strategy
The new data strategy will be a key component supporting the Defense Department’s digital modernization effort, officials say.
Emerging Tech
House Lawmakers Re-Introduce Bill to Provide Legal Backing for Blockchain Records
It marks the latest of several other acts recently introduced that hone in on the emerging technology.
Digital Government
GSA Wants to Know What Tech to Include on New Small Business GWAC: Polaris
Officials are working on the proposed replacement to Alliant 2 Small Business and put forth several ways for stakeholders to provide feedback.
Emerging Tech
Defense to Outfit and Steer Military Dogs with Augmented Reality Goggles
Sights are set on tapping new technology to help better protect soldiers and the canines they guide.
Emerging Tech
White House Launches Single Site for the Government’s Quantum-Focused Activities
It accompanies the release of a new report highlighting key areas to focus quantum research.
Emerging Tech
Federal Government to Offer $10M to Research COVID-19 Spread on Public Transportation
Major cities could be excluded from receiving grants for “permitting anarchy, violence, and destruction,” per a presidential memo cited in the funding opportunity.
Ideas
How a Government-Linked Foundation Could Speed the Spread of New Clean-Energy Technologies
A clean energy foundation could help innovations cross the valley of death.
Ideas
Government Helps Design Tech to Improve Children’s Focus Amid Pandemic
Remote learning is more than just forcing your child to sit up and stare at the screen during online classes.
Cybersecurity
CISA Leader Puts Health Sector Project on the Level of Election Security Initiative
A senior adviser brought in to boost the pandemic-driven effort says new materials are coming and stresses the importance of organizations acting on the agency’s advisories as part of their risk calculus.
Emerging Tech