Ideas
Committing to a U.S. Government-Industry Partnership to Empower AI Innovation
Such a partnership could make prompt and significant progress in resolving the top barriers to AI innovation and deployment.
Cybersecurity
37 Defense Industrial Base Companies Affected by SolarWinds Intrusion
A defense official told lawmakers the department’s CMMC program likely wouldn’t have guaranteed successful prevention of the SolarWinds breach.
Digital Government
CIA’s Last Classified Fax Machines Are About to Retire
A secure email system dubbed Gray Magic will replace the legendary analog technology.
Digital Government
Former Defense Secretary Joins Counter-Drone Startup
Mark Esper will serve on the Epirus board of directors.
Digital Government
Will COVID Vaccines Be Required for Federal Contractors, and How Would a Mandate Be Enforced?
Increased vaccination rates and more people returning to the workplace raise these questions.
Emerging Tech
Lockheed, Air Force Software Factory Helps Field New Strike Planning Aid System
The contractor built new DevSecOps pipelines for Rogue Blue software factory in Nebraska.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk Is Maybe, Actually, Strangely, Going to Do This Mars Thing
From his private Cape Canaveral, the billionaire is manifesting his own interplanetary reality—whatever it costs.
Ideas
Beeple, Meet CPARS
Forget art. What if agencies used non-fungible tokens for reporting contractor performance?
Cybersecurity
NSA to Defense Sector: Think Twice Before Connecting Operational Technology to the Internet
The agency recognized benefits such as enabling remote work but notes the inherent risks and costs of putting industrial control system components online.
Ideas
To Future-Proof the American Economy, We Need 5 Million Digital Jobs in 5 Years
The challenge isn’t having enough workers to fill these roles: It’s that available workers aren’t trained in these high-demand areas.
Ideas
Space Tourism – 20 Years in the Making – Is Finally Ready for Launch
With companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin hoping to build a future for humanity in space, space tourism is a way to demonstrate both the safety and reliability of space travel to the general public.
Modernization
Court to Explore Whether Trump Administration Interfered in JEDI Cloud Contract
The Defense Department previously said lengthy litigation could bring the contract’s future into question.
Digital Government
Biden Signs Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to Pay a $15 Minimum Wage
White House says these employees are “critical” to the federal government’s operations.
Artificial Intelligence
General Motors Licenses Neural Network Tech from National Lab
The artificial intelligence-driven system can design thousands of networks in hours instead of years.
Artificial Intelligence
Study Shines a Light on Big Tech’s AI Investments
The study was based on research papers from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft.
Artificial Intelligence
Free the Data: Vice Chiefs Launch an Acquisition Crusade
Better access to weapon data is crucial to faster Pentagon purchasing — and dangerous to industry business models.
Cybersecurity
DOD’s Cybersecurity Accreditation Partner Working to Address Conflict of Interest Issues
Multiple members of the Accreditation Body’s board of directors also serve as consultants in the cybersecurity space, which critics say gives them an unfair advantage to cash in on the program.
Emerging Tech
Human Rights Organizations Call for Corporate Ban on Facial Recognition Tech
The organizations called facial recognition "inherently discriminatory and dangerous."
Digital Government
Lawmakers Ask Biden to Secure Funding for Semiconductor Research and Production
Their request comes as technology companies endure a global chip shortage.
Emerging Tech