The Pentagon's new AI chief is a former Lyft executiveCraig Martell will guide the Defense Department through uncharted territory.By J. Fingas, 04.25.2022
Russian-backed hackers targeted US defense contractors to obtain sensitive informationThe attacks date back to at least the start of 2020.By I. Bonifacic, 02.16.2022
President Biden signs memo to help improve military cybersecurityWhether this will lead to meaningful upgrades isn't clear.By J. Fingas, 01.19.2022
Google pursues Pentagon cloud contract in spite of past employee concernsIn 2018, the company pulled out of another military contract over worker protests.By I. Bonifacic, 11.03.2021
DARPA's PROTEUS program gamifies the art of warThe combat simulation system could give US Marines a big advantage in future conflicts.By A. Tarantola, 08.06.2021
Pentagon believes its precognitive AI can predict events 'days in advance'Machine learning could help the military make proactive decisions.By J. Fingas, 08.02.2021
Judge dismisses Amazon's legal challenge to JEDI after contract cancelationThe case became moot after Tuesday's announcement. By I. Bonifacic, 07.09.2021
The Pentagon gave a company control of 175 million IP addressesThe move is meant to help check for security holes.By J. Fingas, 04.24.2021
SpaceX wins contract to make US missile tracking satellitesThey might be based on Starlink.By J. Fingas, 10.06.2020
Pentagon says Microsoft still deserves $10 billion JEDI cloud contractAmazon's legal complaints are still pending, however. By S. Dent, 09.07.2020
Amazon and Microsoft are trash talking each other over a DoD contractA $10 billion tug-of-war has led to heated exchanges via blog posts.By M. DeAngelis, 05.08.2020
Pentagon probe can’t confirm Trump interfered with the JEDI contractSeveral officials didn't participate in the investigation.By C. Fisher, 04.15.2020
Judge grants Amazon’s request to put Microsoft’s Pentagon contract on holdAmazon claims that the Pentagon’s decision was biased.By C. Fisher, 02.13.2020
Amazon wants to question Trump over his role in the $10 billion DoD contractThe JEDI contract was ultimately awarded to Microsoft.By C. Fisher, 02.10.2020
The Pentagon wants to catch rogue drones in netsIt just spent millions on a 'Drone Hunter' system.By C. Fisher, 02.03.2020
Amazon claims Trump's 'personal vendetta' cost it $10 billion Pentagon contractAmazon says it lost to Microsoft because of 'improper pressure' from the President.By C. Fisher, 12.09.2019
Jeff Bezos: US is in 'big trouble' if Big Tech rejects military contractsHe wants Amazon to do more business with the Pentagon.By J. Fingas, 12.08.2019
Pentagon's draft AI ethics guidelines fight bias and rogue machinesBut how well will the Defense Department implement these principles?By J. Fingas, 11.02.2019
DoD's $10 billion 'Jedi' cloud contract goes to Microsoft over AmazonGoogle dropped out of the race last year.By R. Lawler, 10.25.2019
New wristband could predict aggressive outbursts in people with autismIt monitors physiological changes to predict aggressive episodes 60 seconds ahead of time.By C. Fisher, 08.21.2019