Researchers Lab Tap into Supercomputing to Help Combat Coronavirus

The efforts may eventually support scientists on their quest for the cure. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

NASA Tech Could Replace Passwords with Your Heartbeat

The space agency announced several health and biotech technology transfer opportunities. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Amazon Ring Surveillance Controversy Grows

The chairman of a House Oversight panel wants a briefing with Amazon officials about the consumer security tool. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Amazon Seeks Trump Testimony About Pentagon’s Jedi Cloud Contract

Amazon Web Services also wants to hear from Defense Secretary Mark Esper and asked for White House communications in its case against the Defense Department. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Customs to Roll Out Facial Recognition at 15 Airports

The technology is already being used at 15 airports—including three abroad—to speed pre-approved travelers through the customs process. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Proposed FAA Rule Would Kickstart New Economy for IDing Drones

The new remote ID rule would require all unmanned aircraft systems to have a unique identifier that can be tracked by the FAA, law enforcement and the general public. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Laser-Linked Satellites Could Deliver 'Internet from Space'

Such a network could potentially reach remote and underserved areas. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Lawmaker Asks DHS to Reassess Facial Recognition Programs After NIST Report

A National Institute of Standards and Technology report found age, race and gender could impact the accuracy in some commonly-used facial recognition algorithms. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

The Crazy Government Research Projects You Might've Missed in 2019

Self-aware artificial intelligence, biology-based computers and “smart” surveillance are just a few. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

US Customs Reverses Course on Mandatory Facial Scans for U.S. Citizens

After criticism from Congress and privacy advocates, the border security agency says it will pull back a proposed rule change. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

White House Updates National Strategic Computing Initiative – Nextgov

The document refocuses objectives from the country’s 2016 computing plan. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Don’t Rush Quantum-Proof Encryption, Warns NSA Research Director

Quantum computers could crack the codes that secure the world’s digital information but racing to a solution could create more threats, according to Dr. Deborah Frincke. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Chilean Protesters Took Down a Drone with Standard Laser Pointers

The low-powered presentation tool/dangerous children’s toy is becoming a weapon of choice for protesters around the world trying to take down or disable surveillance tech. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

How to Deal with Smartphone Stress

Ongoing stress—like constant alerts and notifications—can lead to health problems and shorter lives. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Military Algorithm Can Predict Illness 48 Hours Before Symptoms Show

The program lead says future troops might be deployed with wearables like watches or chest straps that will know when they are getting sick and how long it will take them to get better. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Pentagon to Begin Testing 5G at Four Domestic Installations

The department will release a draft solicitation for the program in November. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

How the Government Helped Google Reach Quantum Supremacy

Insiders from both the tech giant and the government detailed how the breakthrough was made possible through public-private collaboration. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Privacy Bill Could Put Dishonest Tech Execs Behind Bars

Twenty states considered bills to allow independent repair shops and tinkerers to fix broken smartphones, laptops and other equipment. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

The Postal Service Is Exploring Big Ideas for Small Drones

Unmanned aircraft could transport packages across tough terrains and inform future initiatives to introduce autonomous vehicles. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Jeff Bezos’s Master Plan

What the Amazon founder and CEO wants for his empire and himself, and what that means for the rest of us. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

A Federal Privacy Board Is Reviewing DHS’ Airport Facial Recognition Programs

An agency shared new details around its recent observations of one TSA biometrics pilot—and what it aims to assess in a comprehensive report it’s generating over the course of the next year. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

FAA Certifies Ups to Operate Nation’s First Drone-Delivery Airline

The company’s subsidiary will expand its unmanned aircraft operation to transport potentially life-saving medical supplies. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

DHS Ditches Legacy Systems and Goes Puts Biometrics on Cloud

The cloud-based HART system, which will house data on hundreds of millions of people, promises to significantly expand the department’s use of facial recognition and other biometric software, as well as its partnerships with external agencies. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

IRS Testing Behavioral Analytics to Verify Online Users

The agency is piloting a proof-of-concept that will track how individual taxpayers interact with its online systems. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Energy Unveils Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office – Nextgov

The new office will synchronize all departmentwide AI activities, facilitate partnerships and accelerate the delivery of AI capabilities. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

The Intelligence Community Is Exploring Long-Range Biometric Identification

A new IARPA program aims to build biometric technology that can identify people using cameras stationed on far off rooftops and unmanned aircraft. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

DHS Launches Smart City Sensor Pilot in St. Louis – Nextgov

The outcomes could inform the city’s future procurement decisions. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

TSA Launches Facial Recognition Pilot at Las Vegas Airport

The agency will assess how the tech verifies travelers’ live facial images against pictures taken from travelers’ identity documents. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Darpa Is Taking on the Deepfake Problem

The agency wants to teach computers to detect errors in manipulated media using logic and common sense. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Patent Office Wants Public Feedback on Artificial Intelligence Inventions

The agency will accept comments for 45 days. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Brain Doesn't Recharge If You Use Your Phone on Break

Participants who took phone breaks experienced the highest levels of mental depletion. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

The Army Is Falling Behind on Staffing Cyber Units, GAO Says

As of March, the cyber and electronic warfare units the Army deployed last year had less than 40% of their combined positions filled. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

One City Saved $5M by Routing School Buses with an Algorithm

The Boston Public School District held a contest to determine the best solution for busing around 25,000 students to school every day. The winning algorithm improved the efficiency of the routes in 30 minutes. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

The Government’s Challenge Is Not Attracting Top Tech Talent–It’s Keeping It

Hiring tech talent is the beginning, not the end. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

VA Doesn’t Know What It Costs to Run VistA

Lowball estimates for operating the current electronic health records system through the transition to Cerner cast doubt that overall projections are accurate. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Air Force Wants Simulated Wargames to Plan for Lasers, Electro-Magnetic Weapons

The wargames are meant to teach airmen about these new weapons and help the Air Force develop new tactics and procedures. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Army Goggles Will Feature Facial Recognition Tech

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. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Court Rules in Favor of Pentagon in Jedi Lawsuit – Nextgov

The ruling against Oracle clears the way for the government to award the contract in August to Microsoft or Amazon Web Services. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Border Patrol Wants Robots That Can Go Underground and Report Back

Homeland Security is looking for innovative robots that can navigate underground tunnels and communicate with headquarters. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

DHS to Move Biometric Data on Hundreds of Millions of People to Amazon Cloud

The department seeks a new platform to identify people using fingerprints, irises and faces, and eventually DNA, palm prints, scars and tattoos. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Why Some Americans Won’t Move, Even for a Higher Salary

A new study identifies powerful psychological factors that connect people to places, and that mean more to them than money. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Developing Standards for AI Won’t Go Like Past Technologies

Top experts and officials working on artificial intelligence say global competition has set the stage for a very different standards discussion than with past technologies. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

NSA Deflects Blame for Baltimore Ransomware Attack

The city of Baltimore had more than two years to defend itself against the attack, and it’s officials’ fault they dropped the ball, according to NSA cyber chief Rob Joyce. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

\Smart Transportation Systems Pose ‘Profound’ Privacy Risks

Governments are collecting lots of data on the people using roads, trains and buses, and without proper oversight, that information could easily be misused. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft Unveils Artificial Intelligence Course for Government

Through online course materials, the tech giant hopes to help governments better implement the budding tech. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 4 years ago

Weaponized PDFs on the Rise

The form of malware is targeting mostly the United States and Britain. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 5 years ago

The Pentagon Is Investing in Space Robots to Repair Satellites

The robots would service military, government and commercial spacecraft more than 22,000 miles above the Earth. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft Unveils Two Secret Data Centers Built for Classified Government Data

Microsoft is building data centers and expanding security capabilities to compete with Amazon to host sensitive government data. | Continue reading


@nextgov.com | 5 years ago