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The Navy’s Autonomous Swarm Boats Can Now Decide What to Attack
In a recent demonstration, waterborne robots collaborated to identify, surround, and harass an enemy vessel.
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House Intel Chair Lashes Intelligence Community for Ducking Election Hacks Briefing
Intel leaders could be enabling political manipulation of intelligence, Rep. Devin Nunes charges.
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Earnest: Intelligence Conclusions on Election Hacking Not Political
Trump has charged the IC’s conclusion Russia hacked the DNC was politically motivated.
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Did Russia Hack the RNC Too? Here’s What We Know So Far
Republican lawmakers and affiliated political organizations were targeted by the same Russian group that hit the DNC.
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How the CIA's Cloud Puts Fresh Tech at Analysts' Fingertips
The intelligence community's marketplace gets new software into analysts' hands faster.
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Trump’s Tweets: Will They Go in the National Archives?
Agency clarifies that transition team documents are not federal records.
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Obama Administration Urges Trump to Continue Progress on Crowdsourcing
Federal crowdsourcing community started with five federal employee members, and now includes 300 from 59 different organizations.
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Report: What Trump Needs to Do About Connected Devices
The nation needs an overall strategy on connected technology, according to one think tank.
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How Will the Public Learn About Cyberattacks Under President Trump?
Unlike his predecessor, the president-elect doesn’t seem to trust the intelligence community to investigate state-sponsored hackers.
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Senators Demand Criminal Investigation into Russian Election Hacking
The demand joins a trove of investigations and requested investigations related to the hacking.
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Forrester Revises US Tech Forecast for Trump Presidency
Researchers still expect the U.S. tech sector to grow to $1.49 trillion in 2017.
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The Senate Will Investigate Russian Election Interference
With Mitch McConnell’s backing, a bipartisan inquiry could tee up the first confrontation between Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.
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House Intelligence Chairman Opposes Special Election Hacking Probe
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed an intelligence committee-led investigation in the Senate.
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Senate Passes OPEN Government Act
The bill would require agencies to make data available in a machine-readable format.
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Trump’s Latest Landing Teams Include Two Cyber Experts
The president-elect released names of 37 additional landing team members Friday.
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Chief Innovation Officers: An Unclear Role in the Federal Government
Today, federal chief innovation officers are significantly less common than the emerging role of chief data officer, and responsibilities associated with the title vary widely between agencies.
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Report: Agencies Still Seek Data 'Heroes'
Also, cybersecurity analytics, strategic decision-making and mission intelligence fared better in agencies with CDOs than non-CDO counterparts.
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Open Government Act Clears Senate, Cheering Data Advocates
The push for machine-readable data would empower chief information officers.
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Five Questions About Russia's Election Hacking
As the culpability of Putin’s government becomes more clear, a host of other issues remain unresolved.
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