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ZTE Kerfuffle Shows Cybersecurity Doesn’t Operate in a Vacuum

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 9.

Lawmakers have decried the president’s efforts to reverse a ban on a Chinese telecom, citing security fears, but there’s a lot more at stake.

  • By Joseph Marks

Trump Reportedly Asked the U.S. Postal Service to Charge Amazon Double

Following through on the demands could ultimately prove disastrous for USPS.

  • By Max de Haldevang, Quartz

GSA to Host Another E-Commerce Portal Industry Day

The agency will solicit information from vendors interested in hosting the platform and another for selling on it.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Microsoft Scores Big Cloud Deal with Intel Community

The announcement could improve the company’s chances for the Defense Department’s JEDI competition.

  • By Frank Konkel

Georgia’s National Guard Unit Wants Some Help Prepping for a Big Cyber Test

The Georgia Army National Guard has a cyber readiness inspection coming up and wants a contractor to spend the summer helping it get ready.

  • By Aaron Boyd

GSA Needs Vendor Volunteers to Test FedBizOpps API

Companies have until May 25 to volunteer to test the new API interface between FBO.gov and beta.SAM.gov.

  • By Aaron Boyd

The Army Will Help Uber Get Flying Taxis Off the Ground

The joint venture aims for quieter, more efficient propellers for stealth or urban flights.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Amazon, Facebook and Other Tech Giants Will Talk AI With White House

Executives from nearly 40 companies will discuss ramifications and regulations of artificial intelligence with White House officials.

  • By Frank Konkel
The destroyers Farragut, Jason Dunham and Winston S. Churchill participate in a strait transit exercise with the carrier Harry S. Truman. The destroyers Farragut, Jason Dunham and Winston S. Churchill participate in a strait transit exercise with the carrier Harry S. Truman.

Navy's R&D Wing is Building a Lean, Mean Innovation Machine

And the strategy relies more on understanding problems than finding solutions.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Don’t Panic, FedBizOpps Is Working. It Just Has a New IP.

Some users might need to update their security settings to continue using FedBizOpps services.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Jane Chappell, vice president of Global Intelligence Solutions at Raytheon, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee as lawmakers examine problems and practices of issuing security clearances to government employees. Jane Chappell, vice president of Global Intelligence Solutions at Raytheon, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee as lawmakers examine problems and practices of issuing security clearances to government employees.

You May Have to Wait 2 Years to Get That Security Clearance

The metrics fail to capture the real-world impact of the backlog, which includes careers put on hold and the loss of top talent, says Raytheon's Jane Chappell.

  • By Lindy Kyzer
Passengers stand in line as they wait to pass through a TSA security checkpoint at JFK International Airport in New York. Passengers stand in line as they wait to pass through a TSA security checkpoint at JFK International Airport in New York.

TSA Issues First Contract Call Through Homeland’s Silicon Valley Program

The Transportation Security Administration needs low-key, automated screening tools and is asking non-traditional vendors for ideas.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Tech Firms Ask Congress to Intervene on Pentagon JEDI Contract

A group representing 80 technology companies is asking Congress to make sure the cloud procurement is a transparent process.

  • By Frank Konkel

DHS Startup Accelerator Awards Its First Final-Phase Contract

The department’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program is funding a system to protect video surveillance systems.

  • By Jack Corrigan

The Pentagon Is Losing the Innovation Battle. Here’s How to Turn It Around

Four steps that will help better harness American innovation.

  • By Tim Greef, Defense One
The SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at the International Space Station on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. The SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at the International Space Station on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017.

SpaceX Is Charging NASA More Money To Deliver Cargo to the ISS

Launching supplies into space is expensive.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Infosys Technologies employees move through the headquarters during a break in Bangalore, India. Infosys Technologies employees move through the headquarters during a break in Bangalore, India.

Trump’s H-1B Curbs Are Putting Off Foreign Students And Choking the U.S. Economy

The growing uncertainty over visas is impacting colleges and universities.

  • By Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz

Report: Insecure Contractor Emails Leave Government Vulnerable

Federal IT contractors aren’t using an email security tool that’s now mandated for agencies.

  • By Joseph Marks

Drone Technology Is Now Dangerous Enough to Kill For

Advances in consumer electronics are making drones available to armed forces without the resources to hire billion-dollar defense contractors.

  • By Tim Fernholz, Quartz

The Latest Trend for Tech Interviews: Days of Unpaid Homework

Some hiring managers contend that there are better ways to evaluate programmers, however.

  • By Melissa McEwan, Quartz