Policy
White House Sounds Alarm on Threat from Quantum Computers
New directive orders the government to work with industry on security that can stand up to tomorrow’s quantum-powered decryption tools.
Threats
Trump's DHS Manipulated Report on Russian Election Interference, Watchdog Says
A 2020 report to state and local governments was delayed and altered, a new IG report finds.
Science & Tech
The Backlash to DHS's Anti-Disinformation Board Shows How US Law Is Falling Behind the Problem
Legal ambiguity may have crippled DHS’s new board from the start.
Science & Tech
As Satellite Images Reshape Conflict, Worries Mount About Keeping Them Safe
Radio data collected from space is the next frontier.
Ideas
GEOINT 2022 Conference Wire: AI Grows Up
Tracking the growth of small artificial-intelligence programs, and more from Day 2.
Science & Tech
NGA Will Take Over Pentagon’s Flagship AI Program
Agency also sending new special spy drones to Eastern Europe.
Ideas
GEOINT 2022 Conference Wire: NGA's Takeover
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will take control of a seminal AI effort, and more from Day 1.
Science & Tech
What Does Musk's Purchase of Twitter Mean for Disinformation?
His free-speech values could undermine the site's efforts to stem foreign influence operations.
Ideas
GEOINT 2022 Conference Wire: In the Spotlight
The Ukraine war has put space imagery and mapping at the center of discussion.
Science & Tech
AI Is Already Learning from Russia’s War in Ukraine, DOD Says
Today’s battlefield data is helping smart machines model the wars of the future.
Science & Tech
Satellite-Imaging Firm to Double Its High-Resolution Constellation
Planet’s new sats will allow more photos of global hot spots per day.
Threats
Space Force Trying to Prep Old Satellites for New Threats by 2026
Russia and China are developing new space weapons faster than the U.S. can field new constellations. That’s forcing a big rethink on how to keep the lights on in space.
Science & Tech
Defense Department Sets Out to Build Miniature Nuclear Reactor, Again
Changing politics and military goals suggest that this time, mobile nuclear power could go mainstream.
Science & Tech
Lockheed Martin Hopes the US Has Turned the Corner on Hypersonics
March test ‘one of the biggest steps we've seen’ in development of new hypersonic weapons, company officials say.
Policy
US Looking at New Weapons to Help Ukraine Expand Distance and Range
New package of Ukraine aid coming soon.
Science & Tech
Russian Scientists Say They Have A New System to Monitor Attacks on the Russian Internet
Attacks on Russian web services have grown considerably since the start of the invasion.
Threats
Hicks: Today’s Russia Problem Mustn’t Distract from Tomorrow’s China Problem
An increasingly complex security environment is complicating the Pentagon’s efforts to ease tech firms’ frustrations.
Threats
State Department Official: Belarus President Vulnerable Due to Putin’s War
Russia’s close ally in his war against Ukraine is on wobbly footing.
Science & Tech
Ukrainian Hackers Take Aim at Russian Artillery, Navigation Signals
Group says it has found several ways to keep lost units lost.
Threats