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Army Gets Strategic About Going Digital
Policy reforms and technology boosts are in the pipeline, military leaders confirmed.
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NSA Cyber Chief Spells Out Near-Term Priorities
Ransomware is a top concern, but the agency is also looking ahead to defending networked weapons and post-quantum encryption.
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America’s First Exascale Supercomputer Is ‘On Track’ for 2021 Deployment
Next-gen systems like Oak Ridge's latest are expected to drive unprecedented innovation.
Threats
The Marines Are Copying the Air Force's Efforts to Counter Online Disinformation
Meanwhile, the Army is trying to get inside perpetrators' OODA loops.
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USAF Wants Wearables to Spot Outbreaks Faster
Top officials are also looking into data integration and digital traceability tools to help keep staff healthy.
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US Air Force’s First Software Chief Steps Down
Nicolas Chaillan, who led a Pentagon-wide DevSecOps effort, said he was leaving in part because of a lack of support from senior leaders.
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Floating Robot Gas Station To Get Pentagon Trial
The aim is a kit to convert barges into self-propelled, expeditionary replenishment platforms for rotary wing aircraft, surface vessels, and shore stations.
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Army’s New Facility Aims to Speed Up Fielding Tech
Work there will support DOD’s new soldier goggles — formally known as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System.
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20 Federal Agencies Used Face-Recognition Tech in 2019-20
Most of the images were collected by the controversial company Clearview AI, a Government Accountability Office report found.
Policy
Experts Assess the Unexplained in Government’s Recent UFO Report
Officials briefed Nextgov on notable inclusions—and what might come next.
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US Army, UMD Form AI Partnership
Five-year effort will launch with 18 projects focused on AI, autonomy, and modeling and simulation.
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US Army Explores Equipping Robots with Living Muscle Tissue
A scientist from the Army Research Lab gave a glimpse into its early work with biohybrid robotics.
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US Aims to Diversify Its Quantum Workforce Early On
To fill a shortage of quantum scientists, leaders in the field are working to build an inclusive community — starting in grade school.
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Pentagon Looks to Tap 5G in Space
“Any aspect of 5G applied to any aspect of space systems is of potential interest,” says a new request for information.
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US Army Tests Autonomous Vehicle in Maryland
Researchers aim to better understand how the self-moving machines respond to real-world challenges.
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DOD’s Smart Warehouse-Enabling 5G Network Underway
An initial demonstration should occur this summer, an official said.
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New Supercomputers Turbocharge Military Weather Forecasting
Housed at Oak Ridge National Lab, the new forecasting tool is more than six times faster than its predecessor.
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Inside the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Quantum Lab
Basic science, practical engineering — and an attempt to focus on the most productive lines of effort.
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Two Years In, US Quantum-Science Coordinator Lays Out Next Steps
Three agencies involved in quantum research spent 2019 planning and 2020 launching new efforts.
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