Cybersecurity
Defense Contractor Certification Body Says Maintenance of Companies’ Cybersecurity Posture is Within its Role
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Board plans to provide more than certification and training.
Emerging Tech
The Army Wants a Wearable COVID-19 Detector
Due to the urgent need, the managing consortium has suspended some—but not all—of its members-only restrictions.
CIO Briefing
Defense Innovation Board Director Moves to Google
It’s another sign of the healing relationship between the Defense Department and big tech.
Data
Army Researchers Want Help Building Predictive COVID-19 Models For Use Across DOD
The research partner will be expected to immediately begin work on two modeling analyses and be agile enough to shift as priorities change.
Emerging Tech
Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Human Analysts In This Key Area
An experiment from the Defense Intelligence Agency shows that AI and humans have different risk tolerances when data is scarce.
Data
Protect Patient Data During COVID-19 Outbreak, Federal Agencies Warn
The Defense Department, FBI and other agencies offer steps on how care facilities can secure personal health information.
Emerging Tech
Army Research Shows How Do-It-Yourself Facemasks Can Be as Safe as N95s
Personal protective equipment for hospital workers is running out. This design works as well as the best in class.
Cybersecurity
CISA’s Coming Supply Chain Guidance to Align with Pentagon’s Vendor Certification Program
Accreditation officials also pledged to address how the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program will treat FedRAMP and other certifications.
Emerging Tech
Defense is Embracing Robotic Process Automation But It’s Not Yet Scaling It
Bot security and varying cloud infrastructure could make it tough for the Pentagon to spread RPA tools.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon Will Use AI to Predict Panic Buying, COVID-19 Hotspots
The prototype can predict trends in supply and demand and infection down to the zip code.
Cybersecurity
The Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Certification Plan Includes Continuously Monitoring Contractors
A request for proposals outlines a portal where auditors would get automatic notifications if a company’s security score dips below a specified threshold.
Emerging Tech
Navy Taps Undersea Consortium to Work on 15 Advanced Tech Problems
Members of the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium will get a chance to work on prototypes for everything from underwater drones to advanced weapons systems.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants Tech That Can Trick Computer Vision
Neural networks can adapt and learn to identify and classify objects but they can also be stumped by cleverly placed pixels.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Turns Focus to Flying Cars
A virtual conference will kick off the service’s Agility Prime initiative to operationalize flying cars.
Emerging Tech
Army Wants to Study How Humans Team With AI—And Vice Versa
A new contract will focus on the teaming aspect of artificial intelligence in warfare by analyzing how humans and machines think when working together.
IT Modernization
VA and DOD Now Default to Sharing Patient Data with Private-Sector Providers
The joint electronic health records management office launched an information exchange program to make it easier to share patient data with thousands of “community partners.”
CIO Briefing
Deputy Defense CIO to Retire; Intelligence Community CIO to Step In
Essye Miller, who served temporarily as acting Defense CIO, plans to retire after 35 years supporting military technology.
Emerging Tech
How a Slice of Spectrum Split the U.S. Government
The head of the Federal Communications Commission wants to allow a satellite company access in the interest of 5G despite objections from Defense, Commerce and other departments and agencies.
IT Modernization
Judge Grants Pentagon’s Request for Corrective Action on JEDI Cloud Contract
The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract could be on hold for up to four months as the Pentagon reconsiders aspects of it.
Emerging Tech
What’s Wrong With the Air Force’s ‘Connect Everything’ Project
In a new report, GAO watchdogs say officials can’t say how much it costs or if it’ll even work
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