Defense
Inside the Army’s Fearless, Messy, Networked Warfare Experiment
Big steps reveal plenty about the bigger ones to come — including the need for battlefield coders.
Defense
The US Military’s Latest Wearables Can Detect Illness Two Days Before You Get Sick
Some 400 troops are testing the devices, trained on nearly a quarter million cases to detect COVID and a whole lot more.
Tech
COVID-19 Vaccines: Open Source Licensing Could Keep Big Pharma from Making Huge Profits off Taxpayer-Funded Research
Governments must embrace policies that promote sharing and collective invention to create and distribute a vaccine quickly.
Tech
Five Military Sites Chosen for Phase III Trial of COVID Vaccine Candidate
AstraZeneca is seeking 30,000 volunteers for the trial, which may lead to an effective vaccine by year’s end.
Tech
Pentagon, Defense Contractors Are Out Of Step On Tech Innovation, GAO Finds
The Pentagon wanted to fund ambitious research into future tech breakthroughs but contractors spend most of their money on safer bets, GAO has found.
Tech
GovExec Daily: Updating Legacy IT Systems at Agencies
Nextgov's Mila Jasper and Heather Kuldell join the podcast to discuss the progress of IT system upgrades.
Tech
GovExec Daily: Using Data for the Business of Government
Nick Hart of the Data Coalition and Jesse Rauch of Active Navigation join the podcast to discuss data strategy in evidence-based policy, transparency and even the COVID-19 response.
Defense
US Missile Defenses Are About to Level Up
Laser-armed Strykers, new Eastern European batteries, and sea-based interceptors are all coming in the next two years, Pentagon officials say.
Tech
Video: Who Controls Pandemic Data?
A White House decision to take over collection of COVID-19 data from the CDC sparked worries over political interference. A public data expert talks about the importance of transparent public data.
Tech
NASA's Big Move to Search for Life on Mars – and to Bring Rocks Home
This summer, NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is taking the next giant leap in our search for signs of life beyond Earth.
Tech
GovExec Daily: The Present and Future of DevSecOps
Nextgov's Mariam Baksh joins the podcast to discuss how the Pentagon is moving forward with cybersecurity.
Tech
GovExec Daily: Making Government COVID-19 Data Easier to Use
USAFacts Poppy MacDonald and Aamir Rashid tell the podcast that they would like to see a time when their site is unnecessary because government has made its data more accessible.
Defense
Build Allies Into Tomorrow’s Battlefield Network, Army Leaders Say
The service is trying to build a communications network that’s big enough to include coalition partners but small enough to fit on a truck and drive off to war.
Defense
Peter Thiel’s New Man In The Defense Department
The new head of defense research and engineering comes from the White House with a relatively light resume.
Tech
Digital Contact Tracing’s Mixed Record Abroad Spells Trouble for U.S. Efforts to Rein in COVID-19
Effective national leadership and trust in government appear to be prerequisites for countries to achieve widespread digital contact tracing.
Tech
GovExec Daily: How Governments Can Use Contact Tracing in the Fight Against the Pandemic
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley joins the podcast to discuss why governments need to use technology to identify, isolate and track localized outbreaks.
Defense
The Army Team That Is Trying to See, and Shape, the Future
The team’s scientists are charting how advances in various fields will unlock more advances, out to 2050.
Management
GovExec Daily: Three-Dimensional Innovation at VHA
Sammie-nominated Dr. Beth Ripley joins the show to talk about her work creating an interconnected, hospital-based 3D printing network.
Defense
Army Scientists: All Strains of COVID-19 Can Be Covered by One Vaccine
The service is on track to produce a vaccine against multiple coronavirus strains by the end of the year. But making it available is the CDC’s job.
Defense