Digital Government
Exclusive: The Super Secure Presidential Phone (That Trump May Not Be Using)
A military program has created an Android-based super secure smartphone that goes with the office of the president. Is Trump using it?
Digital Government
Border Officers: Real Security is More Complicated Than Building a Wall
Trump’s order notwithstanding, it would take years and new technology to truly close the border
Digital Government
Russian Hackers Will Try ‘Again and Again,’ Warns Samantha Power
It is "naive" to think Russia won’t keep meddling to destabilize the West, Obama’s U.N. ambassador says.
Cybersecurity
Putin’s DNC Hackers Actively Targeting French Elections
Putin’s efforts to destabilize Western democratic processes are moving across Europe.
Digital Government
Army Wants to 3-D Print Minidrones in 24 Hours
Future soldiers will make their own eyes-in-the-sky on the go.
Digital Government
Pentagon Needs Its Own Google For All Its Data, Says Eric Schmidt
The Alphabet chairman says a giant data warehouse would give the military Google-like capability. It would also create the richest intelligence target ever conceived.
Digital Government
The Technology Race to Build — or Stop — North Korea’s Nuclear Missiles
As Pyongyang warns of an upcoming ICBM test, and Trump threatens to stop it, the Pentagon has few good options.
Digital Government
Hacking Into Future Nuclear Weapons: US Military’s Next Worry
Warheads will be networked, and that presents unique challenges for the U.S. Air Force.
Digital Government
Ukrainian Power Company ‘99% Certain’ Blackout Result of Cyberattack
Russia is escalating cyber and ground attacks against Ukraine, observers say.
Cybersecurity
DNC Hackers Linked to Russian Activity Against Ukraine 2 Years Ago
The same malware a Russian group used to attacked the DNC was targeting Ukrainian soldiers, says cybersecurity group.
Digital Government
How Did One Small Defense Firm Get a Seat at Trump’s Tech Summit?
The meeting put data-viz firm Palantir next to some of the world’s largest data-gathering companies.
Digital Government
Wanted by the Military: An 'Ender’s Game' Controller for Urban Robot Swarms
The Pentagon is looking for a single controller to enable dismounted ground troops to steer "hundreds" of drones for urban warfare.
Digital Government
Nanotech Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Night Vision
Researchers build “teeny, tiny structures” that can change infrared to visible light.
Digital Government
The Flaw in Tech Giants’ Plan to Fight Extremist Content
Everyone gets to use different definitions of dangerous imagery, says the inventor of the software they’ll use.
Digital Government
Pentagon Wants Eye-Reading Software, X-Ray Tools and a Virtual Facebook to Fight Terrorism
Here’s a list of gear the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office is seeking to give U.S. counterterror operators.
Digital Government
A Team of Drones Pulls Off a (Staged) Search-and-Rescue Mission
Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky merger leads to unique demonstration involving drones large and small.
Artificial Intelligence
Yes, Big Data Did Triumph on Election Day
One computer forecasting system predicted Trump’s victory—the one with the least human input.
Cybersecurity
No, the National Guard Can’t ‘Secure’ the Election
By design, the role of the military in voting-related activities is highly limited. Proposed legislation may change that.
Digital Government
NSA Chief Has a Phone for Top-Secret Messaging. Here’s How It Works.
The Boeing device is less a phone and more a locked-down portal to a faraway server.
Digital Government