Industry

Tech Giants Will Brief Lawmakers on the Spread of Terrorist Content Online

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft will be asked about how the New Zealand shooter’s video spread so quickly.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Federal Contractor Numbering System Gets First New Managing Vendor After 20 Years

The DUNS number—a unique ID for organizations doing business with the government—will be phased out in favor of a new identifier with a new name and vendor.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Bill Would Ban Federal Contractors From Asking About Criminal History Early in Job Application Process

Legislation would codify delaying when federal hiring officials inquire about candidates’ criminal records, and apply the requirement to contractors as well.

  • By Erich Wagner

Facial Recognition Bill Would Ban Companies From Sharing Your Face Without Consent

A bipartisan bill introduced this week would strengthen consumer protections around facial recognition technology.

  • By Frank Konkel

Silicon Valley Mayor to Feds: ‘Get Out of the Way’ of Innovation

The federal government could do more to promote innovation at the state and local levels by doing less, according to San Jose’s mayor.

  • By Jack Corrigan

On the Brink of a New Era of Spaceflight

After years of relying on Russia to get to space, NASA astronauts might soon fly on American-made launch systems.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

The Army Will Need Traditional Vendors’ Help Putting Startup Tech to Use

The Army is all in on innovative startups, but it will likely rely on tried and true contractors to get the tech over the finish line, Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley told SXSW.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Big Tech Claps Back at Warren’s Proposal to Break Up Amazon, Google, Facebook

The tech industry doesn’t think Sen. Warren’s idea to break up big tech companies is a good idea.

  • By Frank Konkel

Here's What One Tech Titan Thinks a National AI Strategy Should Be

A feasible national AI strategy will foster innovation, create new employment opportunities, and remove murky policy barriers, Intel said.

  • By Brandi Vincent

What’s So Special About the Next SpaceX Launch

Elon Musk’s company is on the edge of a new era in American human spaceflight.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

Cloud Computing Contributed $214 Billion to U.S. GDP in 2017

Exponential economic growth in the internet sector isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.

  • By Frank Konkel

DARPA Highlights 10 Focus Areas for Innovative Small Businesses

The agency also stood up an in-house startup accelerator to propel the most promising tech to the commercial market.

  • By Jack Corrigan

IBM Launches ‘Watson-as-a-Service’ for Government

The company is making a version of its big-name artificial intelligence program available across any cloud provider.

  • By Jack Corrigan

CISA Makes Tech and Cyber Centerpieces of National Emergency Comms Plan

The public has a month to weigh in on the updated strategy.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Are America’s Companies Ready to Fight Russia & China? New Study Aims to Find Out.

Reagan Institute panel sets out to identify the ‘National Security Innovation Base’ from workforce skills to technologies, labs, companies and academia.

  • By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One

Microsoft Stands By Its $480 Million Pentagon Contract

The company reaffirmed its commitment to provide the Army with augmented reality headsets despite resistance from employees.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Why the Amazon Pushback Is Also About Immigrants

After the HQ2 cancellation in Queens, Amazon’s connections to federal immigration enforcement are drawing scrutiny and criticism in other cities, too.

  • By Tanvi Misra and Sarah Holder, CityLab

Previous Incumbent Protests NASA’s $2.9 Billion IT Support Contract

NASA’s main IT services contract has a new name and a new vendor, but the old vendor isn’t ready to bow out.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Why 2019 is the Year to Try Project Management as a Service

Better project management means better mission outcomes.

  • By Edward Tuorinsky

Trump Science Adviser Stresses the Benefits of Private Research Funding

Kelvin Droegemeier tells academic groups he favors stronger industry ties.

  • By Charles S. Clark