Defense

The Pentagon’s New Artificial Intelligence Is Already Hunting Terrorists

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

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U.S. Nuclear Test Killed Far More Civilians Than We Knew

Hundreds of thousands of civilians were poisoned by irradiated milk, raising the previously estimated toll by a huge factor.

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Will Corporate America Start Using Russian Troll Tactics?

The last presidential election could create a playbook for 21st-century conflict in politics and in boardrooms, says Sen. Mark Warner.

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FedRAMP Issues Step-By-Step Guide for Cloud Adoption

The cloud office shares its best practices for federal agencies that want to grant a cloud service provider permission to operate.

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DHS Test Reveals Flaws in Emergency Responder Apps

A pilot test found cyber vulnerabilities or privacy issues in 32 out of 33 apps.

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Lawmaker Tasks DHS With Finding a ‘Balance’ on Encryption

There’s a middle ground between personal privacy and effective law enforcement, Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul says.

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Pentagon Full Steam Ahead with Major Cloud Acquisition

Despite industry criticism, the agency clarified its aggressive cloud strategy will continue as planned.

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Here’s Why the Trump Administration Called Out North Korea’s Cyberattacks

The attribution announcement made three big arguments and North Korea’s culpability was only one of them.

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How Puerto Rico is Rebuilding Its Network Three Months After Maria

Puerto Rico's post-Maria communications effort could serve as a disaster-response playbook for other governments.

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Facebook is Giving the U.S. Government More and More Data

The government keeps asking for more, and the platform is increasingly obliging.

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White House Takes Down ‘We the People’ Petition Tool

The message on the website says it will return in January with responses to the petitions that merit it.

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North Korea Was Behind the WannaCry Cyberattacks, Says the White House

WannaCry infected computers across the world earlier this year in a ransomware attack, and even took down the National Health Service in the UK.

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IG Pushes For Better Customer Experience At Postal Service

One of the first things the service needs to do is to get more feedback from customers.

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Kaspersky Strikes Back After U.S. Government Ban

The Russian anti-virus company wasn’t given a meaningful opportunity to defend itself, the CEO says in legal suit.

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Air Force Pays Out Government’s Biggest Bug Bounty Yet

White-hat hackers and military cyber specialists teamed up for the latest Hack the Air Force program.

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Congress Takes Up Another Spending Deal, Spying Presents and AI Bias

Besides budget deals, lawmakers want to get ahead on internet of things devices and keep tabs on artificial intelligence development.

Tech

Everything You Never Thought to Ask About Astronaut Food

“Burping in microgravity is probably not something you want to do a lot of.”