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House eyes billion-dollar ‘hedge portfolio’ to push commercial tech
The bill would establish a hedge portfolio of commercially available systems like low-cost drones, agile computing nodes and AI capabilities.
CIA launches first federal lab
CIA Labs will allow officers to register and patent intellectual property they create while working at the agency.
By Andrew Eversden
Pentagon loosens cash flow for industry, more measures likely coming
Industry will be getting more cash up front to help combat the impacts of the coronavirus.
By Aaron Mehta
How emerging tech can reshape the workforce
Gary Washington, the chief information officer of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sat down with Federal Times to talk about agency culture, focusing on cybersecurity and learning to use emerging technology to serve business processes.
By Andrew Eversden
Illegally sold Chinese surveillance equipment installed at military installations, feds say
A Long Island firm sold tens of millions of dollars in Chinese-made surveillance and other sensitive security equipment to customers, including the U.S. military to use on aircraft carriers, by falsely claiming the goods were manufactured in America, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Homeland Security wants to automate the REAL ID process
DHS wants to make it easier for residents to obtain state IDs compliant with federal law.
By Andrew Eversden
How a new acquisition approach is changing, and challenging, HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services is trying to keep pace with the development of new technology.
By Andrew Eversden
Health and Human Services’ CIO on the rewards of emerging tech
Jose Arrieta shares his thoughts on his successes, priorities and some of HHS’ big IT projects.
By Andrew Eversden
Mid-band spectrum holds promise for 5G, but will there be enough?
5G wireless will dramatically change mobile communications across the nation ... and access to spectrum is a critical component to maintaining America’s lead in next-generation technologies.
By Deborah Collier, Citizens Against Government Waste
Congressman points to tech threats facing feds
Rep. Will Hurd warned about the coming threats posed by technological advancement to the federal government.
By Andrew Eversden
Could a new office protect critical US tech?
Legislation is being added to the defense authorization bill that would create an executive office dedicated to cybersecurity protection, as well as reform security clearance procedures.
By Kelsey Reichmann