Science & Tech

DHS Wants to Collect More Social-Media Records

The intention is to better understand people applying for entry as refugees and immigrants, but the effort would also collect information about their American friends and family members.

Science & Tech

Feds, Industry Get Creative to Woo Cyber Talent

Federal officials and executives shared how they’re rethinking the credentials and experience of cyber recruits.

Science & Tech

DHS Seeks Standards for 'Smart City' Sensors, Starting in St. Louis

Public-safety IoT devices promise to help cities dispatch and direct first-responders and other municipal agencies — if the devices can talk to each other.

Science & Tech

A Supercomputer Will Help the US Air Force Predict the Weather

The $25 million contract will provide a system that supports the military’s complex weather prediction workloads.

Science & Tech

Facial Recognition is Changing CBP Operations

The tech is freeing up Customs and Border Protection employees—once they learned to trust it.

Science & Tech

Congress Wants DHS to Study Disruptive Deepfake Videos

Bills introduced in the House and Senate aim to combat the forged media through comprehensive research and technological assessments.

Science & Tech

How the CIA is Working to Ethically Deploy Artificial Intelligence

As the agency uses new technology, insiders are thinking critically about issues around privacy and bias.

Policy

42 Countries Agree to International Principles for AI

The Organisation for Economic Coordination and Development released its global standards, which aim to ensure artificial intelligence is designed to be robust, safe, fair and trustworthy.

Science & Tech

The Pentagon Still Buys Software Like It's 1987

The Defense Innovation Board recently discovered that a 32-year-old report "pretty much said it all."

Ideas

Trump Signs Executive Order to Boost Federal Cyber Workforce

Initiatives include cyber aptitude assessments for agency insiders and a President’s Cup cybersecurity competition.

Science & Tech

China Is Closing the Innovation Gap: Report

A leading tech-policy think tank says the United States needs a national strategy of its own to compete in advanced technologies.

Threats

Inside the Energy Dept.'s New $96M Infrastructure-Security Office

The new Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response aims to deflect cyber, manmade and natural security hazards.