Cybersecurity
DARPA takes on cyber defense with hackathons
Dr. Jennifer Roberts, program manager for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s information innovation office, talks about what cyber capabilities are in the works.
Cybersecurity
DARPA to test secure warfighter mobile devices in June
DOD's research arm is getting ready to test mobile devices that permit information-sharing across multiple security levels from a single platform.
Digital Government
DARPA digs into underground mapping
The research arm of the Defense Department looks to a Colorado mine for next leg of its tunnel mapping tech challenge.
Cybersecurity
DARPA probes tech to solve supply chain uncertainty
DARPA and private companies are looking to improve supply chain security through the use of tiny chips and diamonds that can authenticate IT parts used by the government.
Modernization
DARPA wants innovative research to mind the GAPS
The military research outfit wants to find a better way to securely transfer sensitive data from air-gapped DOD systems to less secure, internet-facing ones.
Acquisition
DARPA funds next-generation AI
The $2 billion "AI Next" campaign aims to transform computers from specialized tools to partners with contextual reasoning capabilities.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks underground mapping capability
The Defense Department's research arm wants to meet with tech companies in a huge cave underneath Kentucky about subterranean mapping and search capabilities for military and civilian first responders.
Digital Government
Is DOD overlooking its own innovators?
Silicon Valley has become synonymous with innovation, but government leaders might be missing out on what’s going on in their own labs.
Modernization
Trio of DARPA procurements plan for 'post-Moore's Law' world
The Pentagon's R&D shop is looking to solve the impending slowdown in global computing power by working with industry to develop the next generation of computer chip technologies.
Digital Government
DARPA transfers powerful space telescope to the Air Force
The Air Force Space Command is taking over operations of a sophisticated telescope built to survey and track space debris and satellites.
Digital Government
DARPA wants to make drone radio controls more secure
New technology could safeguard drone communications by submerging radio control signals into everyday background noise.
Digital Government
A word of caution for DARPA's cyber challenge champ
DARPA named the winner of its $4 million cyber challenge, but one tech group warned of automation's unintended consequences.
Digital Government
DARPA network shields against space junk
DARPA hit a milestone for a data network aimed at avoiding collisions in Earth's orbit.
Cybersecurity
DARPA seeks to boost cyber attribution
DARPA wants to use biometrics and other tools to improve a key element of U.S. cyber deterrence strategy.
Modernization
Has DOD hit its limit on sharing spectrum?
A new DARPA challenge seeks to help defense and commercial wireless users cohabitate on airwaves, but DOD's CIO warns "there is a physical limitation to how fast we can move" to free up frequencies.
Digital Government
DOD official: Focus on tech transition, not gross spend
The Pentagon should focus on fielding emerging technologies more quickly, Stephen Welby, a top defense acquisition official, told a House Armed Services subcommittee.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks to map 'systems of systems'
Systems of systems, such as those found in 'smart cities,' hold great promise for integrating several types of functions, but DARPA officials see much room for improvement.
Cybersecurity
DARPA still seeking to lay foundation for cybersecurity
The Pentagon's research arm wants to take "whole classes of vulnerabilities" off the table when it comes to cybersecurity.
Acquisition
The DARPA seal of approval, GSA's crowded hallways and NASA's big giveaway
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity