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Energy Dept. Is Updating Its Cyber Defense Assessment Tool
Created in 2012 to help protect the nation's electrical grid, the tool helps government and industry compare their preparations to established standards.
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Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missiles Are a Terrible Idea. Russia’s Test Explosion Shows Why
A flying unshielded nuclear reactor would spew massive amounts of radiation, and that’s if it’s working correctly.
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DOD Inspector General Clarifies Office's Role in JEDI Cloud Decision
The Pentagon’s IG is reviewing complaints from multiple sources.
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NIST Has a Roadmap to Develop Artificial Intelligence Standards
NIST also calls for tools to help agencies better study and assess the quality of AI-powered systems.
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New Tool Reveals Big Vulnerabilities In Mobile Apps That Use Multiple Clouds
The remote servers that power thousands of popular apps harbor a rats’ nest of vulnerabilities.
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US Plans Face Recognition on ‘All Passenger Applications’
Customs and Border Protection is pressing ahead despite a recent backlash to federal law enforcement's use of such technology.
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3-Star General: Tomorrow’s Troops Need Controversial JEDI Cloud
Days after the new SecDef put a hold on the massive cloud program, two Pentagon leaders went on the record to defend it.
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A Supercomputer Will Help the US Air Force Predict the Weather
The $25 million contract will provide a system that supports the military’s complex weather prediction workloads.
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A Small Texas City Will Become the Country’s ‘Hypersonics Research Capital’
The Army Futures Command will test missiles and autonomous vehicles some 100 miles east of Austin.
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'Zero Trust' Lab Will Explore the Future of Pentagon Data Security
Once upon a time, U.S. Cyber Command and DISA could act like no one got past their passwords. Those days are over.
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DARPA Is Taking On the Deepfake Problem
The agency wants to teach computers to detect errors in manipulated media using logic and common sense.
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How Dissidents Are Using Shortwave Radio to Broadcast News Into China
Pro-democracy forces are locked in a cat-and-mouse game with the Chinese government, playing out on the airwaves, the internet and across the globe.
Policy
Why Trump Cares About the Pentagon’s Mega-Cloud — and Why That Terrifies Those Who Want It
Breaking up the $10 billion JEDI network project will hurt the U.S. military’s effort to speed data to troops, its fans argue.
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Military-Style Surveillance Technology Is Being Tested in American Cities
In the eyes of the law, there’s no difference between a smartphone photo taken through an airplane window and one taken by an ultra-powerful camera in a helicopter hovering over your backyard.
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Esper Puts JEDI Contract on Hold for Review
It’s unclear whether the new defense secretary's review will affect the contract’s timeline.
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FBI Seeks Tools to Help Track Criminals and Terrorists via Social Media
Proposals from interested vendors are due later this month.
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Facial Recognition Is Hard to Make Useful, Police Find
The Orlando Police Department ended a pilot program, saying they ran out of time and money to make it work.
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CBP Wants Technology To Spot Everything Crossing the US Border
The single solution should be able to detect anything crossing the northern or southern borders between ports of entry and immediately alert border patrol agents.
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Facial Recognition is Changing CBP Operations
The tech is freeing up Customs and Border Protection employees—once they learned to trust it.
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