Science & Tech
DHS Wants to Collect More Social-Media Records
The intention is to better understand people applying for entry as refugees and immigrants, but the effort would also collect information about their American friends and family members.
Science & Tech
Feds, Industry Get Creative to Woo Cyber Talent
Federal officials and executives shared how they’re rethinking the credentials and experience of cyber recruits.
Science & Tech
DHS Seeks Standards for 'Smart City' Sensors, Starting in St. Louis
Public-safety IoT devices promise to help cities dispatch and direct first-responders and other municipal agencies — if the devices can talk to each other.
Science & Tech
Pentagon’s AI Center is Developing Tech that Could Revolutionize Disaster Response
It’s another example of federal automation at work.
Science & Tech
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.
Science & Tech
FBI Seeks Tools to Help Track Criminals and Terrorists via Social Media
Proposals from interested vendors are due later this month.
Science & Tech
Facial Recognition is Changing CBP Operations
The tech is freeing up Customs and Border Protection employees—once they learned to trust it.
Science & Tech
Congress Wants DHS to Study Disruptive Deepfake Videos
Bills introduced in the House and Senate aim to combat the forged media through comprehensive research and technological assessments.
Science & Tech
How the CIA is Working to Ethically Deploy Artificial Intelligence
As the agency uses new technology, insiders are thinking critically about issues around privacy and bias.
Policy
42 Countries Agree to International Principles for AI
The Organisation for Economic Coordination and Development released its global standards, which aim to ensure artificial intelligence is designed to be robust, safe, fair and trustworthy.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon Still Buys Software Like It's 1987
The Defense Innovation Board recently discovered that a 32-year-old report "pretty much said it all."
Ideas
Trump Signs Executive Order to Boost Federal Cyber Workforce
Initiatives include cyber aptitude assessments for agency insiders and a President’s Cup cybersecurity competition.
Science & Tech
China Is Closing the Innovation Gap: Report
A leading tech-policy think tank says the United States needs a national strategy of its own to compete in advanced technologies.
Threats
Inside the Energy Dept.'s New $96M Infrastructure-Security Office
The new Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response aims to deflect cyber, manmade and natural security hazards.
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