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Infotech

May 2023

ALGORITHMIC WARFARE: DARPA Hosts Workshops To Develop 'Trustworthy AI'

By Josh Luckenbaugh
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking help understanding the best ways to use artificial intelligence for national security.
Maritime Security

May 2023

JUST IN: Coast Guard Learning to Love Data Management, Information Technology

By Laura Heckmann
As the United States Coast Guard defines its roll in an increasingly complex maritime domain, it must focus on managing decades of data and harnessing information technology, said the service’s top official.
Infotech

April 2023

Condition-Based Maintenance Requires Data Sharing

By Tom Driggers and Cari Shearer
What can be done to take the Defense Department’s efforts in predictive maintenance — also known as condition-based maintenance — to the next level?
Infotech

April 2023

JUST IN: Report Names Seven Technologies to Dominate Future Battlefields

By Laura Heckmann
The war of the future will rage on a technological battlefield, yet the key to victory may lie in an ideological shift rather than specific tech, experts suggest.
Warfare

March 2023

‘Gray Zone’ Competition — The Race for Multi-Domain Capability

By James Terry
Warfare is no longer focused solely on the destruction of enemy forces. With today’s rapid technological advancements, success is predicated on the ability to disrupt, degrade, deceive and destroy peer adversaries’ infrastructure.
Defense Department

March 2023

JUST IN: Pentagon’s Top AI Official Addresses ChatGPT’s Possible Benefits, Risks

By Stew Magnuson
The Defense Department’s point person for artificial intelligence said the new ChatGPT chatbot taking the world by storm could be both a boon for national security and a cause for concern.
Infotech

March 2023

What Business Leaders Need to Know About CMMC

By Rachel A. McCaffrey
CMMC, or the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, is the chosen accountability mechanism for broad cybersecurity implementation across the supply chain. Despite a rocky start and delays, it continues to move forward. Expect accountability in the form of third-party assessments “soon.”
Defense Department

January 2023

Troops Need Training on Information Threats, Official Says

By Josh Luckenbaugh
Misinformation and disinformation pose a serious threat to all levels of the armed forces, a Defense Department official said.
Infotech

January 2023

Machine Learning, AI Needed For JADC2 Secure Comms

By Meredith Roaten
The Pentagon-wide effort to connect sensors to shooters to gain decision dominance should prioritize secure communications, industry executives said.
Infotech

December 2022

New Chip Makes Quantum Leap in Processing Power (Updated)

By Meredith Roaten
As the world grapples with how to take advantage of emerging quantum computing technologies, IBM recently debuted its most advanced computer ever — and broke its own world record in the process.