Digital Government
The Sarin Gas Attack In Syria Ignited an Information Battle
Victims quickly took to social media to distribute evidence of the use of chemical weapons.
Digital Government
The Five Coolest Drones from America’s Biggest Naval Arms Show
New drones above and beneath the waves will change the way navies sail and fight in contested waters.
Artificial Intelligence
The Next Big War Will Turn on AI, Says US Secret-Weapons Czar
William Roper says the military must get better at feeding the voracious learning algorithms that will fight future battles.
Digital Government
Russia Joins US in Race to Field Gun-Launched Swarmbots
A pair of Russian programs hastens the day drone swarms may meet each other over the battlefield.
Digital Government
Why Fake News Spreads: A Neurological Explanation
The logical part of your brain really, really likes listening to the social part, which just wants to fit in
Digital Government
GOP Lawmaker to FBI: Stop the Leaks in Russia Probe or Lose A Key Surveillance Tool
After top cop confirms investigating the Trump campaign, a House member threatens to hold investigatory powers hostage.
Digital Government
US Army to Test Powerful New Truck-Mounted Laser ‘Within Months’
New solid-state lasers plus ever-more-powerful mobile generators brings directed energy weapons a big step closer to reality.
Digital Government
Better Tech Is Arriving to Defend Against North Korean Missiles. It Won’t Cool Regional Tensions
Next year, the U.S. plans to deploy a shipboard interceptor to help protect Japan. China and Russia will not be amused.
Digital Government
CIA Silent as Wikileaks Claims to Publish Thousands of Agency Files
The group says the 8,000-plus files detail the existence and function of key hacking tools.
Digital Government
Iraq Agreed to Share More Information With US to Avoid Travel Ban
Other countries will have a harder time pulling the same trick.
Digital Government
How Trump’s Immigrant Dragnet Might Catch Your Personal Data, Too
A DHS rule change aimed at undocumented immigrants could invade the personal privacy of far more people than the ones they’re targeting.
Digital Government
The Man Who Led the Syrian Train-and-Equip Effort Wants A Cultural Translation App
The complex, delicate missions of today and tomorrow need a better way to bring fused intelligence to operators.
Digital Government
For the Army, ‘Cyberwar’ Is Quickly Becoming Just ‘War’
Combat brigades will soon head into firefights with cyber specialists… and possibly IT lawyers.
Digital Government
Some DHS Employees Are Suspicious of ‘Extreme Vetting’
DHS has 30 days to figure out what "extreme vetting" means. Some DHS officials and counterterrorism experts find the concept dubious.
Digital Government
By Lifting Sanctions, Trump Could Hand Russia’s Military a Lethal Technological Advantage
If Trump walks back sanctions, some fear key arms and military technologies could be next.
Digital Government
Exclusive: The Super Secure Presidential Phone (That Trump May Not Be Using)
A military program has created an Android-based super secure smartphone that goes with the office of the president. Is Trump using it?
Digital Government
Border Officers: Real Security is More Complicated Than Building a Wall
Trump’s order notwithstanding, it would take years and new technology to truly close the border
Digital Government
Russian Hackers Will Try ‘Again and Again,’ Warns Samantha Power
It is "naive" to think Russia won’t keep meddling to destabilize the West, Obama’s U.N. ambassador says.
Cybersecurity
Putin’s DNC Hackers Actively Targeting French Elections
Putin’s efforts to destabilize Western democratic processes are moving across Europe.
Digital Government
Army Wants to 3-D Print Minidrones in 24 Hours
Future soldiers will make their own eyes-in-the-sky on the go.
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