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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.
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DHS Predicted A Summer of Violence, Radicalization and Conspiracies
In an April 7 internal memo, Homeland Security officials warned that the pandemic's “extended isolation” could spark trouble.
Defense
New Space Strategy Is Heavy on ‘Winning,’ Light on Details
The first major update in nine years set out more forceful goals, but leaves gaps.
Defense
The US Army Has Grounded the Two Pilots Who Flew Low Over DC
Active duty soldiers in the nation’s capital will also be returning home.
Defense
What The Iraq War Can Teach Us About Better Policing
One lesson: if you treat a neighborhood like a battlespace, you’re well on the way to losing the war.
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
What the National Guard Is Doing During the Protests
Guardsmen appear to have been involved in at least one fatal clash.
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A Medical-Delivery Drone Service Gets US Approval Amid Coronavirus
ZipLine, whose drones have delivered more than 100,000 packages in Africa, will begin flights in North Carolina.
Defense
Air Force Leaders Fret As Another Satellite Maker Declares Bankruptcy
Service leaders are asking for Congressional help in shoring up the defense industrial base.
Defense
FBI Got Everything It Asked for in DNC Investigation, Refuting ‘Missing Server’ Myth
New transcripts released by the House intelligence committee shed light on Russia’s interference in 2016 election.
Defense
The Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Is Part of A Plan to One Day Shoot Microwaves to Earth
The experiment would be part of a long history of testing microwaves for power transmission.
Defense
Fear Not the Tracing Apps, Fear How Little They Will Say
Human-mobility data will play a big role in efforts to understand the pandemic over the summer. It will have serious limitations.
Defense
U.S. Intel Community Says Coronavirus Was Not Made In a Lab
The statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence comes after months of speculation and disinformation.
Tech
Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Human Intel Analysts In This One Key Area
An experiment from the Defense Intelligence Agency shows that AI and humans have different risk tolerances when data is scarce.
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Army Research Shows How Do-It-Yourself Facemasks Can Be as Safe as N95s
Personal protective equipment for hospital workers is running out. This design works as well as the best in class.
Defense
The Pentagon Will Use AI to Predict Panic Buying, COVID-19 Hotspots
The prototype can predict trends in supply and demand and infection down to the zip code.
Defense
What’s Wrong With the Air Force’s ‘Connect Everything’ Project
In a new report, GAO watchdogs say officials can’t say how much it costs or if it’ll even work
Workforce
How the Coronavirus Forced the Pentagon to Improve Its IT — and Quickly
New teleworking capabilities — hastily installed to help DoD get work done at home — will stick around after the virus subsides.
Defense
The Air Force and Navy Are Testing This App to Stay Fit Amid Social Distancing
A biometric data app is helping the services monitor the health of sailors and airmen stuck at home.
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