AI helps Toledo get the lead out
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the city $200,000 for an artificial intelligence-based project to identify lead pipes that are endangering the safety of drinking water.
Keeping classified geospatial analysis on track during the pandemic
To continue developing artificial intelligence and machine learning applications to process geospatial data, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency found innovative ways to fill workflow gaps created by the pandemic.
DISA eyes mainframe-based blockchain
The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking for information on developing a blockchain-as-a-service offering on Z system mainframes for its mission partners.
DARPA’s plan for an airborne COVID detector
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants a COVID sensor that can detect the virus in the air accurately and quickly enough to stop its spread in office buildings or schools.
Bringing DOD’s public safety communications into the 21st century
The Pentagon wants its public safety communications capabilities to be like the IP-based technologies currently used by state and local government responders.
Microsoft unwraps modular data center
The transportable, self-contained data centers offer Azure cloud services for disaster response, military missions and other use cases requiring high-intensity, secure computing on Azure.
The science on password security vs usability
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a science-based policy for creating passwords that balances between security and usability.
Machine learning spots password spray attacks
Microsoft found that it could see when a single password was being used against hundreds of thousands of usernames.
Can AI and connected tech foster better disaster decision-making?
Researchers at the University of Central Florida are studying how artificial intelligence and smart technologies can advance collective decision-making to reduce community vulnerability and enhance resilience.
DOD: digital contact tracing key to force readiness
The Defense Health Agency envisions personnel wearing an unobtrusive device that supports proximity logging and recording in all military environments, including those disconnected from wide-area networks, to guard against coronavirus spread.
Firefighting robot joins LA force
The Los Angeles City Fire Department’s new robotic firefighter, the Thermite RS3, was on the job just a day after it arrived.
IoT protocol helps drones collaborate
Researchers have designed a cloud-based framework that uses an internet-of-things messaging protocol for communications among drones, autonomous ground vehicles and responders.
NOAA partners with Google on AI
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has tapped Google to help apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to its troves of satellite and environmental data.
How HHS used agile to improve oversight
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General relied on agile processes, cloud-based low-code application development platforms and open source technology to modernize its legacy infrastructure.
Speed vs capacity: Fermilab pilots solid-state storage
Scientists are experimenting with new solid-state technology in the existing computing infrastructure at Fermilab.
FirstNet updates roadmap for data-driven responders
The updated roadmap reflects the changing needs of public safety agencies and advancing mobile technology trends.
Georgia election system hit with ransomware
In the first known example of ransomware hitting a U.S. election system, Georgia’s Hall County suffered damage to its voter signature database, slowing down verification of absentee ballots.
Making privacy an easier conversation
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Privacy Framework gives organizations a common way to talk about risk.
Russia prying into state, local networks
A Russian state-sponsored advanced persistent threat actor targeting state, local, territorial and tribal government networks exfiltrated data from at least two victims.
AF rolls out bomb disposal robots
Air Force Civil Engineer Center will deliver 333 new robots and training to every explosive ordnance disposal flight across the Air Force.
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