Federally funded research and development centers were born out of the United States’ war effort during the Second World War. The government’s research needs at the time were focused on challenges in defense, aviation and nuclear proliferation. In the modern age, FFRDCs have expanded their scope and are now influenced by the global landscape rather […]
Department of Defense leaders are working out how to constantly move enterprise-level data to and from the tactical level as part of the department's enterprise-wide data strategy. DOD acting Deputy Chief Information Officer Clark Cully said 5G is one candidate technology that could drive information from the enterprise level down to the tactical edge, Nextgov […]
The Department of Homeland Security has earmarked $268,000 for the development of standards for the computer-aided dispatch systems used by public safety agencies. The project will be a partnership between the DHS Science and Technology Directorate's First Responders and Detection Program and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Emergency Communications Division, Homeland Preparedness News reported. […]
The federal government spent a total of $6.6 billion on cloud computing in fiscal 2020, an increase from the $6.1 billion spending the previous fiscal year, a report showed. Bloomberg Government's analysis showed that the growth federal cloud slowed in fiscal 2020 due to major contract protests and delays caused by the pandemic, Nextgov reported. […]
NASA has awarded SpaceX a two-year deal to provide launch services for the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch Reionization and Ice Explorer mission. SpaceX will help survey the sky in near-infrared light, a wavelength that is expected to answer questions about the origin of the universe and the formation of galaxies, NASA […]
The Biden administration has announced plans to launch an “urgent initiative” to enhance the United States' capability, readiness and resilience in cyberspace. President Joe Biden said he has raised cyber issues as a top priority for the government, pointing to Russia's and China's actions in cyberspace, The Hill reported. In January, Biden announced a $1.9 […]
The Army plans to integrate a suite of new weapon systems and payloads into its fleet of autonomous vehicles to enhance lethality. A family of various robotic combat vehicles is being equipped with systems designed to destroy targets, eliminate drones and jam enemy communications, National Defense Magazine reported. The vehicles would come in a light […]
The Air Force has launched a research effort to develop digital twin technology to more quickly and cost-effectively fix or upgrade future capabilities. Digital twins are digital representations of real-world objects. The technology is commonly used in modern digital engineering, a development method championed by former Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper, Breaking Defense reported. […]
Twelve technology advocacy groups have called on lawmakers to add $9 billion to the Technology Modernization Fund to enhance the federal government's information technology and networks. The advocacy groups, composed of the biggest names in the technology sector, said Americans are inconvenienced by the federal government's nemerous legacy IT systems and paper-based processes, Nextgov reported. […]
The Department of Defense might someday need to rely more on artificial intelligence to make decisions when confronting swarms of unmanned aircraft systems, an official said. Col. Marc Pelini, division chief for capabilities and requirements in the Joint Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, said humans might be unable to make decisions fast enough when dealing with […]
