Threats
The Pentagon’s IED-Hunters Have a New Target: Drones
After a decade of ups and downs, JIDO has added the counter-UAV mission.
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This Technology Could Help Solve IED Detection — And Airport Security Too
New radio-wave sensors are designed to suss out hidden explosives —whether in car bombs or carry-on laptops.
Ideas
How the US Air Force Made Its ISR Network Cheaper to Run and Easier to Upgrade
Real-world lessons from a leader of the three-year effort to convert DCGS to open architecture.
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US Army Chief Announces Major Reorganization For How Army Develops, Buys Weapons
Gen. Milley says Army 'must regain our overmatch and competitive advantage against emerging threats.'
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Get Lasers Into the Field Faster, Lawmakers Tell the Pentagon
The Senate’s version of the annual defense bill provides $200 million for rapid prototyping of directed energy weapons.
Ideas
The Pentagon Has the World’s Largest Logistics Problem. Blockchain Can Help
DoD should join other logistics-heavy organizations in experimenting with the cryptography-messaging-accounting technology that powers Bitcoin.
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DARPA-Funded Radar Lets Planes See Through Smoke and Clouds
A promising approach to a decades-old quandary: how to get a clear field of view to the ground?
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Soon, DHS Will Have Eyes on Computer Vulnerabilities Across the Government
A governmentwide software dashboard is launching this month.
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Social Media is ‘First Tool’ of 21st-Century Warfare, US Lawmaker Says
And buying Facebook ads is much cheaper than an F-35 fighter jet, said Sen. Mark Warner.
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The Future the US Military is Constructing: a Giant, Armed Nervous System
Service chiefs are converging on a single strategy for military dominance: connect everything to everything.
Threats
‘Cyber Defense Is Very Much About Political Decisions’
When European defense ministers played a tabletop cyber defense exercise, things got hard very quickly.
Science & Tech
Swiss Researchers Invent Way to Let Mini Drones See in the Dark
Future drones will see as the human eye does, helping to navigate dark rooms.
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Can the US Military Re-Invent the Microchip for the AI Era?
As conventional microchip design reaches its limits, DARPA is pouring money into the specialty chips that might power tomorrow’s autonomous machines.
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Trump's Tech Crackdown on China Has Begun
The White House just blocked a $1.3 billion plan to sell an Oregon-based semiconductor company to a Chinese equity firm, citing possible technology risks to national security.
Business
NSA Quietly Awards a Classified $2.4B Tech Contract, With More to Come
CSRA won the first of three NSA Groundbreaker contracts to upgrade parts of the intelligence community’s IT infrastructure.
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Energy Dept Spends $33M to Harden Grid Against Network, Kinetic Attack
The grants focus on improving grid resiliency during a cyberattack and speeding recovery.
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DARPA Wants to MacGyver the Internet Using Only What's in Troops' Pockets
The research agency wants to tap the computer power of the devices warfighters already have to network anywhere.
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You Can Protest, But You Can't Hide From Government Facial Recognition (For Much Longer)
Artificial intelligence is giving rise to unprecedented capabilities for surveillance.
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What the CIA’s Tech Director Wants from AI
Dawn Meyerriecks says staying ahead of Russia and China isn’t as hard as getting U.S. leaders to listen to their own artificial intelligence analysis.
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