Brandi Vincent
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Despite U.S.-Russia Tensions, the First All-Commercial Flight to ISS is Still On
An initial launch is set for late March, officials confirmed. → Read More
AI Could Match 'Fingerprints' of Texts To Their Authors, Under New Intelligence Program
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity takes aim at a capability that might one day help fight disinformation and human trafficking. → Read More
Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle to Bid on Pentagon’s Next Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract
The department expanded the pool of bidders for its much-anticipated JEDI replacement. → Read More
NSA Cyber Chief Spells Out Near-Term Priorities
Ransomware is a top concern, but the agency is also looking ahead to defending networked weapons and post-quantum encryption. → Read More
Experts Assess the Unexplained in Government’s Recent UFO Report
Officials briefed Nextgov on notable inclusions—and what might come next. → Read More
Pentagon Looks to Tap 5G in Space
“Any aspect of 5G applied to any aspect of space systems is of potential interest,” says a new request for information. → Read More
US Army Tests Autonomous Vehicle in Maryland
Researchers aim to better understand how the self-moving machines respond to real-world challenges. → Read More
DOD’s Smart Warehouse-Enabling 5G Network Underway
An initial demonstration should occur this summer, an official said. → Read More
New Supercomputers Turbocharge Military Weather Forecasting
Housed at Oak Ridge National Lab, the new forecasting tool is more than six times faster than its predecessor. → Read More
Inside the Volunteer Supercomputer Team That's Hunting for COVID Clues
The White House's team recently added the world's fastest computer to its informal network of more than 40. → Read More
Deepfake Threats Would Get Annual DHS Look Under Proposed Law
The Deepfake Report Act would require the Homeland Security Department to study the threats posed by manipulated and synthetic text and imagery. → Read More
White House Releases National Strategy for 5G Security
The strategy focuses on four lines of effort and will guide how the government approaches 5G for the near future. → Read More
Esper to DOD: Expect to Telework for 'Weeks For Sure, Maybe Months'
At a virtual town hall, the defense secretary asked troops and employees to be extra careful of phishing attempts and to disregard dis- and misinformation about COVID-19. → Read More
White House Launches Supercomputing Consortium to Fight the Coronavirus
Scientists are tapping supercomputers to seek treatments and a vaccine. → Read More
Oak Ridge National Lab Taps Supercomputers to Fight Coronavirus
Researchers received emergency computation time to run through a database of drug compounds to see which combinations might prevent COVID-19. → Read More
Pentagon Taps Leader to Implement New AI Ethics
It\'s Alka Patel, a lawyer who has been working for the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. → Read More
NIST Creates Biometric Databases to Spur ID Research
The data collections include fingerprints, facial photographs and iris scans — and they\'re meant to be just the start. → Read More
DARPA Wants Smart Suits to Protect Against Biological Attacks
A new program seeks gear that can guarantee troops\' survival amid multiple chemical and biological agents. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More