Artificial Intelligence
An Army Pilot Just Re-Invented Flight Training for the Digital Era
By teaching an AI to read instruments with a camera, you get the best of the human and machine worlds.
Digital Government
Defense Business Board Relaunches After Pentagon Review
Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James named chair of the diverse advisory board.
Artificial Intelligence
Vulnerabilities May Slow Air Force’s Adoption of Artificial Intelligence
More data on the battlefield means a wider attack surface, something the Defense Department has yet to prepare for, experts say.
Artificial Intelligence
Learn to Use Data or Risk Dying in Battle, New Army Project Teaches
Project Ridgway pushes soldiers to use—and even create—the artificial-intelligence tools that will confer military advantage.
Emerging Tech
House NDAA Includes Permanent UFO-Studying Office Within Pentagon
If the legislation clears the Senate as is, the new office would investigate military reports of unexplained incidents—and whether they’re linked to foreign threats.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Reserve Command Prepares for 5G Boost
Verizon was recently selected to install capabilities on multiple military bases.
Ideas
Artificial Intelligence is Good at Less Exciting Military Roles Too
Maintenance is critical in the military, and this is a good example of how AI can be used right now to help improve operations.
Modernization
Defense Logistics Agency Is Building an EHR to Track Occupational Health
The agency seeks an enterprisewide view of records and whether facilities meet health and safety standards.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense Tech Startup Led by Former Government Leaders Reaches $1 Billion Valuation
Rebellion Defense Founder Chris Lynch discussed the company’s recent endeavors and investments.
Ideas
Directed Energy Weapons Shoot Painful but Non-Lethal Beams – Are Similar Weapons Behind the Havana Syndrome?
In 2020, a study on Havana syndrome by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concluded that the more than 130 victims experienced some real physical phenomena.
Cybersecurity
Auditors, Contractors Hang in the Balance as Defense Overhauls Cybersecurity Certification Program
The Defense Department has not ruled out a return to allowing companies to ‘self-attest’ their security posture.
Digital Government
Biden Names His Pick for Permanent Defense CIO
John Sherman, currently serving in an acting capacity, will step down during the confirmation process.
Emerging Tech
Air Force, Navy Set to Gain New Supercomputers in $68M Deal
The Defense Department's High Performance Computing Modernization Program is funding the machines.
Ideas
GPS Lessons from Before 9/11 Still Endanger the U.S.
“Public policy must ensure, primarily, that safety is maintained even in the event of loss of GPS,” officials wrote in the 2001 Volpe Report.
Digital Government
Defense Wants to Know More About Potential Barriers for Small Businesses Contracting
The department has met its goals in that area, but is looking to do even better.
Emerging Tech
It’s Time to Develop a Global Space Traffic Management System, White House Adviser Says
As activity in space increases, so do near-misses.
Ideas
We Cannot Afford to Wait to Bolster Maritime Cybersecurity
Maritime ransomware attacks are on the rise.
Cybersecurity
FBI Official: Russia Is Not Cooperating with U.S. Against Ransomware Threat
Administration officials promised consequences after a meeting between presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin.
Cybersecurity
Military Intel Officials Highlight Efforts to Counter Online Disinformation
Adversaries take advantage of moments in real time, such as when efforts are focused on withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Emerging Tech