Modernization
Microsoft Scores Big Cloud Deal with Intel Community
The announcement could improve the company’s chances for the Defense Department’s JEDI competition.
Cybersecurity
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.
Modernization
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.
Emerging Tech
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.
Artificial Intelligence
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.
Emerging Tech
Navy's R&D Wing is Building a Lean, Mean Innovation Machine
And the strategy relies more on understanding problems than finding solutions.
Digital Government
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.
Cybersecurity
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.
Emerging Tech
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.
Modernization
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.
Emerging Tech
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.
Ideas
The Pentagon Is Losing the Innovation Battle. Here’s How to Turn It Around
Four steps that will help better harness American innovation.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX Is Charging NASA More Money To Deliver Cargo to the ISS
Launching supplies into space is expensive.
Digital Government
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.
Cybersecurity
Report: Insecure Contractor Emails Leave Government Vulnerable
Federal IT contractors aren’t using an email security tool that’s now mandated for agencies.
Emerging Tech
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.
Digital Government
The Latest Trend for Tech Interviews: Days of Unpaid Homework
Some hiring managers contend that there are better ways to evaluate programmers, however.
Artificial Intelligence
Eric Schmidt Didn’t Know That Google Was Working the Pentagon’s AI Project
The former chairman of Google was kept in the dark about the company’s outreach to the Defense Department — by design, he says.
Emerging Tech
Fuzzy Space Law Is Forcing the U.S. to Update its Orbital Regulations
There soon could be an "Office of Space Commerce.”
Cybersecurity