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Pentagon Wants More Time to Review JEDI Cloud Contract Bids
The Defense Department says it wants to further discuss Microsoft’s and Amazon Web Services’ pricing.
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America’s 5G Capabilities Are About to Get a Big Boost
The Defense Department is opening large areas of mid-band spectrum to help the United States compete with China in 5G. But is it too little, too late?
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Russian Disinformation Networks Detailed in New State Department Report
Several English-language websites working together to push Kremlin talking points during the COVID outbreak caught the eye of U.S trackers.
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Deepfakes Are Getting Better, Easier to Make, and Cheaper
GitHub is becoming a destination site for make-your-own-deepfake software.
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US Missile Defenses Are About to Level Up
Laser-armed Strykers, new Eastern European batteries, and sea-based interceptors are all coming in the next two years, Pentagon officials say.
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The U-2's Latest Feat: Passing Data from F-35s to Army Missiles
A recent demonstration used the old spy plane as an airborne comms relay between fighters and ground-based weaponry.
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The Air Force’s Latest GPS Alternative: Earth’s Magnetic Fields
Officials just launched a public challenge to help create the artificial intelligence needed to turn the planet’s magnetic fields into readable maps.
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EU’s First Cyber Sanctions Target Russian, North Koreans, Chinese Attackers
The EU singled out perpetrators that attacked British hospitals, Ukranian infrastructure, and the Pyeongchang Olympics.
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Pentagon Aims to Support More Sensitive Telework By Year's End
The Defense Department is also in “an active conversation” about sustaining telework post-pandemic, according to Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy.
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Busting Up Big Tech is Popular, But Here’s what the US May Lose
Lawmakers don’t like them, but what they bring to the competition with China may be too valuable to break up.
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Was the Pentagon’s Blacklist of Chinese Companies Justified?
An independent study of the list found China uses its favored companies to wipe out competition and spread economic influence.
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Energy Unveils Blueprint for Nationwide, ‘Unhackable’ Quantum Internet
Impacts could be realized within the next decade.
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The Pentagon's Platform One Offers an Ambitious Model for the Future of Software
In an interview, the Air Force’s chief software officer described the potential for a profound transformation for cybersecurity.
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New Intelligence-Community AI Principles Seek to Make Tools Useful — and Law-Abiding
Over the last five years, AI has grown considerably, as has public concern about its use, particularly for national security purposes.
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Russia Tests a Satellite That Rams Other Satellites, US Says
It’s the latest Russian weapon being developed to attack American spacecraft, Space Force leader says.
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Russia’s Attempted Vaccine Hack Suggests Research — and Putin’s Grand Plan — Has Stalled
The Kremlin’s cyber attack on the UK, U.S., and Canada suggests their coronavirus vaccine — and a key Putin promise — is far from reality.
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Wednesday’s Hack Shows that The Whole World Is in Your Twitter DMs
We treat direct messages on Twitter as private conversations. Last night’s hack shows that isn’t the case.
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Build Allies Into Tomorrow’s Battlefield Network, Army Leaders Say
The service is trying to build a communications network that’s big enough to include coalition partners but small enough to fit on a truck and drive off to war.
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Coronavirus ‘Shattered the Myth’ that Defense Civilians Can’t Telework, Official Says
The workforce's response to the pandemic is reshaping ideas about the "new normal" work setup, two Defense Department officials said.
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