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The Pentagon Is Building an AI Product Factory
Job One for the new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will be delivering solutions for services’ specific problems.
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The US Military Will Award $10 Million to the Company That Can Launch Satellites on Short Notice
The Air Force is desperate to replace larger satellites that are vulnerable to attack, and fast.
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US Army Figures Out How To Do Facial Recognition in the Dark
New method uses machine learning to extrapolate features from thermal images.
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Pentagon Releases Second Draft RFP For Multibillion Dollar JEDI Cloud
The final JEDI draft request for proposal includes answers to more than 1,000 questions industry posed in the first draft RFP.
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Google is Pursuing the Pentagon’s Giant Cloud Contract Quietly, Fearing An Employee Revolt
A fierce internal debate may undermine the company’s bid for the JEDI program.
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Coast Guard to Adopt Defense Department’s Electronic Health Records
The U.S. Coast Guard will go with the Defense Department’s MHS Genesis health records program, the same option currently being considered at Veterans Affairs.
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US Army Eyes Faster Weapons Development with a New Collaboration Hub
Super-strong materials, cyber defenses are on the agenda as the Army Research Lab launches new partnerships.
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This Pentagon Paper Explains Why the Trump Administration Is Reining In Tech Trade with China
The newly released paper describes how technological progress fits into China’s long-term strategic plans.
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After Failed Search for Jammer Drones, US Army Takes Unusual Step
The service is switching to a little-understood and lightly regulated contracting method to get them.
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After London, How Lasers Will Play a Role in Detecting Chemical Attacks Sooner
A new technique can detect trace elements of dangerous chemicals in extremely small doses, a breakthrough of relevance to the horror show playing out in Salisbury, U.K.
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AI: The Pros, Cons, and What To Really Fear
Dive into what's known so far about the new AI arms race — with a particular eye on U.S. and Chinese efforts — in a new special report.
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Shulkin’s Firing Leaves $16B Effort to Merge DoD/VA Health Records Up In The Air
Secretary Shulkin championed a contract with Cerner to develop a new health records system for Veterans Affairs, but the deal seems precarious now.
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Russian Military Chief Lays Out the Kremlin’s High-Tech War Plans
Robotics, artificial intelligence, and a willingness to strike the enemy’s non-military targets will figure in the country’s future strategies.
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Pentagon’s New Arms-Research Chief Eyes Space-Based Ray Guns
Neutral-particle beams, a concept first tried in the 1980s, may get a fresh look under Michael Griffin.
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The US Military Is Making Lasers That Create Voices out of Thin Air
Within three years, the Pentagon's non-lethal weapons lab hopes to have a direct energy weapon that can produce an effect like a haunted walkie-talkie or the biblical burning bush.
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Facebook Just Blocked This Cambridge Analytica Affiliate. Why Does It Still Have a State Department Contract?
Strategic Communications Laboratories worked with Cambridge Analytica, which reportedly used social-media data to target likely Trump voters.
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China’s New Frontiers in Dystopian Tech
Facial-recognition technologies are proliferating, from airports to bathrooms.
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The Pentagon Wants AI To Reveal Adversaries’ True Intentions
The U.S. military is looking to enlist game theory and artificial intelligence to fight tomorrow’s unconventional warfare tactics.
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NSA Pick Will Develop Cyber Retaliation Plans But Don’t Expect Government to Use Them
The other options for deterring cyberattacks aren't much better, though.
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