Emerging Tech
Intelligence Community Wants Better Tech for COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic
IARPA is looking for early-stage research proposals in five key technology areas.
Digital Government
Army Seeks Vendors for Another JEDI Contract
The U.S. Army wants to improve interoperability and data sharing among itself, NATO and other coalition partners.
Emerging Tech
New Air-Ops Software to Get 5G Test Outside Las Vegas
The Air Force will build a 5G network at Nellis AFB, the latest U.S. base to host experiments with the next-gen comms gear.
Ideas
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Boosting the Big Tech Transformation to Warp Speed
Big tech companies have not hesitated to make the most of the crisis.
Emerging Tech
Advancing Blockchain Act Calls for Federally-Led Deep-Dive Into the Nascent Tech
One industry insider said it’s long overdue.
Digital Government
Trump’s Social-Media Order Is a Gift to Disinformation Bots, Experts Say
But much of the order may be legally unenforceable.
Emerging Tech
DHS Creates Tool to Predict How Long SARS-CoV-2 Lives on Surfaces
Thousands of users accessed the new calculator on its initial day of launch.
Digital Government
Survey: Americans Trust Big Tech Over Government in Contact Tracing
More than 75% of Americans feel their privacy is at risk due to measures being taken to combat COVID-19.
Emerging Tech
A Medical-Delivery Drone Service Gets Approval Amid Coronavirus
ZipLine, whose drones have delivered more than 100,000 packages in Africa, will begin flights in North Carolina.
Cybersecurity
How CISA's Planning to Track Agencies' Vulnerability Remediation
A request for information targets potential vendors to provide a platform that would support and monitor agencies’ efforts.
Digital Government
NIH Explores New Digital Health Solutions to Trace and Fight COVID-19
Two of the agency’s institutes seek new technical tools and data to inform re-entry risks.
Emerging Tech
The Air Force’s Platform One Team Thought It Was Agile. Then COVID-19 Hit.
The pandemic pushed the service’s internal DevOps team to hit a 10-updates-a-day deployment schedule for a new secure communications platform.
Digital Government
House Bills Seek to Stop Political Ad Microtargeting
A pair of bills seek to limit how political campaigns can use data to reach voters.
Cybersecurity
White House to Seek Comment on National 5G Security Strategy
The Pentagon and others want to move beyond activities focused on excluding Huawei and other equipment deemed tools of foreign adversaries from the ecosystem.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Funds Earthworm-Inspired Soft Robot to Rapidly Dig Military Tunnels
As part of the Underminer program, General Electric’s innovation arm is perfecting a soft robot to boost battlefield operations.
Ideas
Scaling AI: 3 Reasons Why Explainability Matters
In highly regulated industries, explainable AI is increasingly essential for leaders to ensure trust in, and govern, their enterprise AI applications.
Emerging Tech
NASA Curates Virtual Experience for Public to Participate in Upcoming Rocket Launch
The space agency is hosting a range of global “NASA Social” events.
Emerging Tech
House Bill Would Mandate Comprehensive Probe into Quantum Computing Landscape
If passed, the legislation would mandate Commerce to conduct four in-depth surveys.
Emerging Tech
Bill Would Increase Broadband, Telehealth Capabilities in Rural America
Senate legislation would direct $2 billion in funding to help meet increased broadband demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
Emerging Tech