Digital Government
VA's New Health Record Still Putting Patients at Risk
The transition to Cerner's electronic health records system at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane is still being hindered on multiple fronts more than a year after go-live.
Emerging Tech
Space Agency Could Get Missile-Tracking Satellites Earlier than Anticipated
A budget increase accelerates the original timeline, a senior defense official said.
Emerging Tech
IARPA Project Aims to Identify People from Drones by More Than Just Their Face
“It'll be interesting to see in a year or two from now,” according to the program manager.
Emerging Tech
DOD Announces Additional Funding for Science and Tech Research
The Supplemental Support for Research Trainees aims to offset disruption to PhD students’ scientific research initiatives caused by the pandemic.
Emerging Tech
A Civil War is Brewing In Russian Tech Circles
Russian entrepreneurs and investors who have known each other for years are finding themselves on opposite sides of Putin’s war.
Emerging Tech
Why New Technology Is Making Nuclear Arms Control Harder
The US, China, and Russia are locked in a high-tech race to perfect new nuclear capabilities, rendering some Cold War safeguards obsolete.
Cybersecurity
Senator Touts Liability Protections in Recently Passed Cyber Incident Reporting Bill
Agencies designated for managing risk in particular sectors have work ahead of them to hammer out details with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Emerging Tech
Smart Devices Spy on You—2 Computer Scientists Explain how the Internet of Things can Violate Your Privacy
From home appliances to your vehicle, something's always watching you.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Taps OTAs to Accelerate the Making of a Useful Quantum Supercomputer
An ultramodern system might not be so far off.
Ideas
The Ukrainian War Could Usher in Quantum Arms Race
Just as nuclear weapons remain a threat in the physical space, quantum-powered capabilities could become a threat in cyberspace.
Emerging Tech
FTC, Justice Say Weight Watchers Parent Group Illegally Collected Child Health Data
Federal prosecutors filed a complaint against children’s weight loss app Kurbo, alleging it collected health data without parental consent in an effort to market weight management services for use by children.
Emerging Tech
State Attorneys General Open Investigation Into TikTok
The bipartisan group of state officials wants to know if the social media platform with more than 1 billion users could be harmful to children and young adults.
Emerging Tech
Russian Invasion Highlights Growing Importance of Open Source Intelligence
The Russian invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the practice’s real-time value.
Emerging Tech
If Russia Hacks a U.S. Satellite, Then What?
A Russian official warned that impacting their satellites would be considered a declaration of war, but the U.S. stance is more circumspect.
Ideas
Preparing for the Quantum Revolution
The emerging computing technology offers the potential for significant advancements, but also carries the possibility of never-before-seen threats.
Emerging Tech
Fastest GPS Routes May Have Higher Crash Risks
The shortest route may not be the best one, a study suggests.
Emerging Tech
VA Continues Healthcare Modernization With Simulated Employee Training
Officials are seeking industry input for SIMPLE, a pending platform to help train VA employees virtually.
Emerging Tech
DOD-Backed Effort Will Use Supercomputing to Predict Therapies for Future COVID-19 Variants
The aim is to build predictive models that might significantly reduce the time it takes to respond to yet-to-be-seen COVID-19 variants, once they surface.
Emerging Tech
Dairy Robot Checks Cheese Quality in Seconds
Behold the power of the world's first cheese robot.
Emerging Tech
DOD Plans Next Phase of JADC2 Satellite Layer
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems will build 126 satellites under $1.8 billion in contracts to develop the network for tracking and responding to threats from missiles and hypersonic weapons.
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