Science & Tech

Border Agents Are Searching Through More Travelers' Devices Than Ever

Customs and Border Protection released updated rules for how officials can search phones, laptops and tablets in the age of encryption.

Science & Tech

The Pentagon's Cloud Strategy Is ‘Evolving’

The department hasn't made a final decision on how many contracts it will award, a Pentagon spokesman said.

Science & Tech

What SpaceX's Record-Breaking Year Means for Science (and the Rocketry Business)

After a triumphant year, the reusable rocketeer is planning 50 percent more launches in 2018.

Ideas

3 Predictions for Government Tech in 2018

Here's which tech will move from buzzword to implementation.

Science & Tech

Pentagon Launches New Push For Tunnel-Warfare Tech

As potential adversaries build out sophisticated underground complexes, the U.S. military will try to keep up by going down.

Science & Tech

The Pentagon’s New Artificial Intelligence Is Already Hunting Terrorists

After less than eight months of development, the algorithms are helping intel analysts exploit drone video over the battlefield.

Policy

Five Ways the 2018 Defense Bill Will Change Pentagon IT

From a half-billion dollars for modernization to a closer look at bid protests, the NDAA may have a quick impact on defense IT.

Science & Tech

NGA Launches Bold Recruitment Plan to Hire Silicon Valley's Best

The intelligence agency is hacking hiring rules to fill three new digital teams in its quest for data dominance.

Science & Tech

LA Cyber Center Hopes to Be a Model for Cities Nationwide

During the past four years, Los Angeles has centralized its cyber operations using models developed by the federal government and industry sectors.

Ideas

China Is On a Whole-of-Nation Push for AI. The US Must Match It

Beijing is harnessing government and commercial entities in pursuit of a once-in-a-generation technological kingmaker.

Business

Pentagon Building Wish List for New Technology Spending

The military’s top weapons buyer wants to better coordinate the Defense Department’s investments across its labs and research offices.

Science & Tech

Amazon’s New ‘Secret Region’ Promises Easier Sharing of Classified Data

CIA info chief says the intelligence community has been eager for a way to put secret-level data in a secure cloud.

Science & Tech

A Short-Staffed US Air Force Wants Robots to Do More Human Jobs

The service’s top general says new systems, from bombs to buildings, must be able to think, share, and learn.

Policy

15 Things We Learned from the Internet Giants

The key takeaways from three days of testimony about Russia’s electoral mischief during the 2016 election.

Science & Tech

DHS Wants Tech to Scan Your Face as You Drive to Mexico

The department is opting for a faster procurement option for the technology.

Threats

The Pentagon’s IED-Hunters Have a New Target: Drones

After a decade of ups and downs, JIDO has added the counter-UAV mission.

Science & Tech

This Technology Could Help Solve IED Detection — And Airport Security Too

New radio-wave sensors are designed to suss out hidden explosives —whether in car bombs or carry-on laptops.

Ideas

How the US Air Force Made Its ISR Network Cheaper to Run and Easier to Upgrade

Real-world lessons from a leader of the three-year effort to convert DCGS to open architecture.

Science & Tech

US Army Chief Announces Major Reorganization For How Army Develops, Buys Weapons

Gen. Milley says Army 'must regain our overmatch and competitive advantage against emerging threats.'