Defense Systems
New ways to detect network attacks sooner
Compressing the network traffic sent to central analysis servers may allow analysts to detect intrusions earlier in the transmission process.
Ideas
A Warlord Rises in Libya, and Trump Is Praising Him
It's Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan general who is leading his forces against the government the U.S. still officially backs.
Science & Tech
Russians Will Soon Lose Uncensored Access to the Internet
A new law allows the Kremlin to spy on, filter, and control the country’s online activity, alarming human-rights watchdogs.
Policy
Top Cyber Diplomat: US Needs Allies’ Help to Punish Cyberattacks
Creating a unified international response around online attacks will help “establish the legitimacy” of norms for cyberspace.
Defense Systems
Can AI and autonomous systems detect hostile intent?
DARPA wants supervised autonomous systems to detect and positively identify hostile agents before troops come in contact with them.
Threats
It’s Getting Harder to Track US Progress in Afghanistan
Almost every metric “is now classified or nonexistent,” says the special inspector general for Afghan reconstruction.
Science & Tech
Progress Is Finally Being Made on Security Clearance Backlog
“For the first time ever, the executive and legislative branches are on the same page about this issue.”
Defense Systems
JAIC has tight timeline for first solutions
Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy said the Joint AI Center plans new capabilities for fiscal year 2020.
Science & Tech
Here Come AI-Enabled Cameras Meant to Sense Crime Before it Occurs
The future of video surveillance is about detecting not just faces, but behaviors.
Business
Lockheed, Frustrated with US Air Force, Eyes Foreign F-35 Sales
The service’s proposed purchase of Boeing F-15s has the company increasing its sales efforts on Capitol Hill, and elsewhere.
Ideas
All This ‘Innovation’ Won’t Save the Pentagon
The Defense Department, a hierarchy fixated on technology, is unequipped to confront a world of disruptive challenges.
Threats
Greenland Is Falling Apart
Its ice sheet, which holds enough water to raise sea level by 25 feet, may now be melting from the bottom.
Defense Systems
Army pushes enterprise IT toward the cloud
The Enterprise IT as a Service pilot will assess whether private-sector IT infrastructure investments, operations and best practices will work for the Army and support the investments the service has made in its network.
Defense Systems
Defense Digital Service announces new director
Brett Goldstein has replaced founding director Chris Lynch.
Science & Tech
Pentagon’s Digital Guru Chris Lynch to Depart
DOD office instrumental in the JEDI cloud competition is getting a new director this month.
Ideas