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The Navy Is Hacking Wetsuits for Arctic Warfare
A new wetsuit treatment could allow troops to operate in frigid water for far longer.
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Homeland Security Chief Previews Toughened 'Resiliency Agenda'
Trump administration declares end to “days of cyber surrender.”
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Inside the Pentagon's Plan to Make Computers ‘Collaborative Partners’
DARPA’s latest artificial intelligence project aims to bridge the gap between a machine that learns from data and one that adds new insights.
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House Passes Bill Expanding DHS’ Power to Block Risky Contractors from Government Networks
The move comes after Congress took action in the past year to boot the Russian anti-virus maker Kaspersky Lab and the Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE from federal networks.
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Why Government Gamification Still Matters
Gamification is becoming increasingly important in civilian and defense matters.
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NIST’s Next Framework Focuses on Protecting Consumers’ Privacy
The Commerce Department agency will begin gathering feedback for a privacy framework at a Texas conference in October.
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Pentagon Pulls ‘Rapid Cloud Migration’ RFI
The Defense Information Systems Agency did not offer any explanation for the cancelation.
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Pentagon Extends JEDI Proposal Deadline
In a new filing, the Defense Department pushed the deadline for industry to bid on its JEDI contract to Oct. 9.
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FBI Fights Viral Influence Campaigns With Informational Videos
The videos offer security tips that could benefit all internet users.
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SEC Wants to Keep Tabs on Social Media Posts That Could Move Markets
The commission is looking for an off-the-shelf tool to flag important social media posts on public sites across the web.
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Census Bureau Must Fix 3,100 Cyber Vulnerabilities Before 2020 Count
The first digital census has suffered from delays and ballooning IT costs, an auditor’s report states.
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DHS Gives ‘Power Suit’ a Whole New Meaning
The agency wants first responders’ clothing to be able to generate and store electricity.
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Select Agencies Are Working on Technology Business Management Playbook
Whether it will get a public release is less clear.
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Defense Department Seeks ‘Rapid Cloud Migration’ Ideas for MilCloud
MilCloud 2.0 is about to host a lot more data, and the Defense Department wants ideas for how to get it there faster.
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State Department Visa Analysis System Wasn’t Patched or Scanned for Viruses, Audit Finds
Department officials also weren’t tracking who used the system or if they were sharing passwords.
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Oracle Files Supplemental Protest Against Pentagon's JEDI Cloud Contract
The company’s keeping the heat on the Defense Department.
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FBI Looking For Tech to Foil Fingerprint Obliteration
The FBI wants artificial intelligence tools that can ID people with burnt, cut or otherwise altered fingerprints.
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For First Time in 3 Years, NASA Is Shopping For New Spacecraft
At first, NASA officials didn’t think they’d see anything new in commercial spacecraft this year. Now they’re taking a second look.
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Lawmakers Want the Cyber Vulnerabilities Register Improved
Irregular funding has forced the vulnerability database to focus on short-term problems, they say.
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