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3-Star General: Tomorrow’s Troops Need Controversial JEDI Cloud
Days after the new SecDef put a hold on the massive cloud program, two Pentagon leaders went on the record to defend it.
Tech
The Great NASA Bake-Off
High-tech agriculture would keep far-flung astronauts alive, but making something delicious would keep them happy.
Tech
5 Ways To Protect Yourself From Cybercrime
A leader of a new effort to teach cybersecurity to local community organizations and the public at large offers some basic tips to get everyone started.
Tech
Robot Roadmap: U.S. Army’s Newest Command Sketches Priorities
There’s one mistake that the leader of Futures Command wants to avoid.
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The Apollo Engineer Who Almost Wasn’t Allowed in the Control Room
JoAnn Morgan stood out against the sea of men in skinny ties and glasses. But she was right where she belonged.
Tech
Did the U.S. Invent Lyme Disease in the 1960s? The House Aims to Find Out
A decades-old conspiracy theory says Cold War bioweapons research is sickening tens of thousands of Americans a year.
Tech
A Giant Leap For Humankind – Future Moon Missions Will Include Diverse Astronauts And More Partners
The new era of space exploration is characterized by an emphasis on diversity and international cooperation. But there's a lot of work to do before there's gender equality in STEM fields and at NASA.
Tech
Army Goggles Will Feature Facial Recognition Tech ‘Very Soon’
A modified gamer headset will allow soldiers to see through a drone’s eyes, aim around corners, and identify the faces of enemies in their sights.
Tech
The Fraught Effort to Return to the Moon
NASA wants to put people back on the lunar surface in 2024, but it doesn’t have the budget.
Tech
Young Americans Deserve a 21st-century Moonshot to Mars
Americans need a new multi-decade Moonshot that will inspire several generations to shoot for the stars and pursue careers in space engineering and exploration.
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The Moment That Made Neil Armstrong’s Heart Rate Spike
Real-time data from the Apollo 11 astronauts, carefully monitored by Mission Control, capture the frenzied maneuvers that put men on the moon.
Tech
Viewpoint: An Invisible Government Agency Produces Crucial National Security Intelligence, But Is Anyone Listening?
The National Intelligence Council works inside government but is little understood outside. Yet it has helped respond to almost all the major foreign policy challenges of the last 40 years.
Defense One
How AI Will Transform Anti-Submarine Warfare
New Navy projects seek to capture more data about the oceans’ depths — then train computers to out-think human captains.
Tech
NASA Will Go Looking for Alien Life
The agency plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan, a moon of Saturn with some crucial ingredients for habitability.
Nextgov
White House Makes Subtle But Significant Changes In Final Cloud Smart Policy
The final version puts added emphasis on app rationalization, a new role for FedRAMP and finding cloud champions.
Tech
State Department Faulted for Redoing Web Page Aimed at Helping Refugees
Spokesman says modernization effort merely relocated material tracked by transparency group.
Tech
Researchers Show How to Send Fake Presidential Alerts To Your Phone
Your phone’s thirst for a better signal leaves it open to bogus messages, new research shows.
Tech
A Robot Has Been Stuck on Mars for Months
NASA will conduct a delicate rescue mission to free a probe trapped just inches below the Red Planet’s surface.
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