In search of 5G/IoT situational awareness
Because 5G will enable billions of internet-of-things devices to connect directly with one another, a situational awareness platform is critical for protecting personnel and systems from attack.
Health leaders propose ARPA-H
The government health and science community is looking toward establishing a research arm, with the same flexible and nimble approach to innovation and experimentation as the Defense Department’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
New tools quantify costs, benefits of urban greenspace investments
Open-source software can help city planners understand the links between nature and human wellbeing and evaluate the tradeoffs between development and conservation.
Washington’s COVID exposure notification app averted cases, saved lives
Washington state’s Bluetooth-powered WA Notify app likely prevented about 6,000 cases and may have saved over 100 lives.
MITRE expands ATT&CK-related capabilities
MITRE announced two new tools – D3FEND and ATT&CK Workbench -- to help cybersecurity professionals defend their networks.
NTIA’s interactive map visualizes digital divide
A new interactive digital map allows users to explore different datasets about where people lack quality broadband access.
States rely on National Guard cyber units
Governors in 27 states have called on the National Guard to help state and local agencies secure elections and combat ransomware.
Web app visualizes intersection of COVID, government policies and mobility
Researchers at the University of Miami have developed an interactive web application that illustrates how pandemic-related policies affected the movement of people.
DARPA wants to deliver relevant, just-in-time knowledge
The Knowledge Management at Scale and Speed program aims to develop technologies that can give users sufficiently granular and relevant knowledge to help them with current tasks.
MS-ISAC expands member services to include Deloitte’s cyber portal
State and local governments that are members of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) now have free access to Deloitte’s secure online threat-intelligence platform.
AI task force may open government data to researchers
To help spur innovation, the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force is considering giving AI researchers secure access to anonymous data the government collects.
NASA expands satellite communications with 'roaming' feature
A new wideband Ka-band communications terminal will allow spacecraft to seamlessly connect to various government and commercial communications networks.
Georgia, AWS launch cloud talent initiative
Georgia is partnering with Amazon Web Services to provide cloud computing training and education to 5,500 high-school and technical college students statewide by 2024.
Decoy system diverts hackers from critical infrastructure
Cybersecurity researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are luring hackers into an artificial world to give defenders more time to reinforce protections on cyber-physical systems.
FDA issues food traceability challenge
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a challenge to digitize the data in the food distribution system so contaminated food can be rapidly identified, traced and removed from the marketplace.
Pennsylvania flips switch on cloud unemployment system
This week, Pennsylvania begins migrating its unemployment compensation system from a 40-year-old mainframe to a new cloud-based platform.
Next-gen supercomputer lays foundation for exascale
The newly unveiled Perlmutter next-generation supercomputer features several key technologies that will be used in future exascale systems.
Army reminds remote workers that in-home IoT devices pose security risks
To ensure teleworkers aren’t letting their home smart devices listen in on any government work, the Army is requiring they keep their workspaces free of internet of things devices.
What the data says about phone use while driving
Researchers at Texas A&M University found that not only does the frequency of phone use correlate to the number of distracted crashes on urban roads, but there’s a direct link between road geometrics -- the presence or absence of a shoulder or extra lanes -- and more phone use while driving.
Microsoft, Ball Aerospace show satellites can connect cloud services to the battlefield
Commercial cloud computing can be used to process and securely deliver actionable information from low-Earth orbit satellites to military ground stations, command centers or direct to warfighters on the battlefield.
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