Ideas

Here’s What the White House’s AI Committee Will Focus On

The committee created two groups, one dedicated to machine learning and another for research and development priorities.

Science & Tech

Pentagon Shifts Its Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Programs to a New Leader

The new CIO will take over responsibility for JEDI, DOES, and other cloud efforts from the chief management officer.

Science & Tech

Florida Airport Will Be the First to Scan Every International Traveler's Face

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is doing it to meet a Congressional mandate to speed up security lines.

Science & Tech

US Navy Wants a Next-Gen Supply Network — and Fast

An accelerated-acquisition office is seeking industry's best ideas for keeping track of parts and repairs ashore and at sea.

Business

Two Companies Picked To Protect Nation’s 600 Dams from Cyberattacks

The Interior Department awarded spots on a five-year, $45 million contract to manage IT risk for more than 600 dams nationwide.

Policy

Congress Says It Doesn’t Need a Tech Advisory Office

Lawmakers voted against reinstating the Office of Technology Assessment, which was defunded in 1995.

Ideas

Pentagon to Industry: Show Us Your Latest Information-Warfare Tools

The Joint Information Operations Warfare CenterJoint Information Operations Warfare Center wants to know the realm of the possible.

Science & Tech

Central Command Needs Mideast Cyber Ops Advisers — and Fast

Potential bidders should come ready to handle everything from network maintenance to offensive hackery.

Science & Tech

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.

Science & Tech

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.

Science & Tech

DHS Needs More Cybersecurity Workers—It Just Doesn’t Know Where Or What Kind

The government’s primary cybersecurity agency is missing congressional deadlines to identify and categorize its cyber workforce, a congressional watchdog said.

Science & Tech

Pentagon Deputy Tapped For Powerful New Management Role

The chief management officer position would focus on business reform but include IT and data management responsibilities.