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After Midterm Elections, a Focus on Securing Campaigns
The Homeland Security Department hopes campaigns can cooperate on cybersecurity rather than compete.
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Cyber Supply Chain Task Force to Meet Soon
The task force will be managed by Homeland Security Department’s new long-range cyber planning organization.
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Pentagon Doesn’t Want Real Artificial Intelligence In War, Former Official Says
No one at the Defense Department wants weapons that make their own decisions, said former Deputy Secretary Bob Work.
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After Laser Attacks, Pentagon Spending $200M to Protect Pilots’ Eyeballs
The contracts came just months after the U.S. accused China of trying to blind military pilots in Africa and the Pacific.
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Public Input on ‘Cloud Smart’ Policy Starts With a Basic Question: What Is Cloud?
Commenters suggested various parameters for what cloud computing in government should look like, but most agreed the draft document needs a better definition.
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IBM Buys RedHat in $34 Billion Deal
One of the biggest tech acquisitions ever revolves around cloud computing.
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Hubble Space Telescope Is Back In Action
Tech support for a telescope is quite the challenge.
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DARPA Wants to Build Computers With 'Common Sense'
It’s one of the many programs the agency will fund under its $2 billion next-generation artificial intelligence initiative.
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Would a Space Force Mean The End of NASA?
The United States already has a space agency: NASA. So why do we need a Space Force, and what would it do? Could a Space Force strain diplomatic relationships, reigniting the race to militarize space?
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Defense Digital Service, Army Open New Cyber Training Center Dubbed Tatooine
The new collaboration space will be used to pilot new solutions and help train and retain future cyber soldiers.
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It’s Time to Organize Volunteer Hackers, Think Tank Says
The Civilian Cyber Corps would be modeled on the Civil Air Patrol and volunteer firefighters.
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DHS Report Urges Research into Cyber Market Failures
The research road map urges examining the long-term effects of laws, regulations and supply chain vulnerabilities.
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China Is Eavesdropping on Trump’s Unsecure iPhone Calls
It's trying to figure out "arguments that work" to help it lobby Trump over the trade war, the New York Times reported.
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Federal CIO: Artificial Intelligence Initiatives Will Flop Without Quality Data
The government’s AI adoption must go hand in hand with improvements to data management, Suzette Kent said.
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Air Force Turns to GSA For $5.5 Billion Next-Gen IT Contract
The 2GIT contract will replace the Air Force’s NETCENTS-2 vehicle and will be open to all government buyers.
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DHS Plans to Rejigger Government’s Cyber Sensor System for Move to Cloud
The government’s current system of Einstein cyber threat sensors isn’t well-suited to the scale and complexity of cloud systems.
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DOD Invests $34 Million in Hack the Pentagon Expansion
The new contract adds a third vendor and allows agencies to tap pre-vetted hackers throughout a product’s life cycle.
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DHS Funds Tech That Lets Emergency Vehicles Talk to Nearby Cars
The goal is to avoid collisions.
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Official: Upcoming Data Strategy Shouldn’t Mean More Work for Feds
The strategy’s action items will focus on how agencies can make better use of the data and programs already in place.
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