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Lawmakers move to ‘crack down’ on dark web-based opioid trafficking
April 04, 2022 | News, State & LocalWith cities and rural areas reeling from the opioid crisis, lawmakers are coordinating federal, state and local efforts to shut down darknet-based marketplaces.
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IARPA project aims to identify people from drones by more than just their face
March 17, 2022 | News, Emerging TechThe program looks to develop a biometric system capable of accurate and reliable recognition and identification of persons from up to 1,000 meters away.
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Senators ask DHS for strategy to protect U.S. critical infrastructure from Russia
March 15, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThey also raised a series of questions about modern cyber and disinformation threats.
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DARPA taps OTAs to accelerate the making of a useful quantum supercomputer
March 11, 2022 | News, Emerging TechAn ultramodern system might not be so far off.
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IARPA seeks ways to track nontrackable space junk
February 14, 2022 | News, Emerging TechRight now, more than 100 million pieces of space debris smaller than 1 cm orbit Earth.
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AI could match ‘fingerprints’ of texts to their authors, under new intelligence program
February 11, 2022 | News, Emerging TechNextgov was pre-briefed by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity on a soon-to-be-released, broad agency announcement that might one day help combat disinformation campaigns and human trafficking.
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New app tracks terrorism-linked events in local U.S. communities
February 08, 2022 | News, Public SafetyIt marks an enhancement of the information-sharing capabilities the National Counterterrorism Center offered before.
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Air Force commits millions to demonstrate ‘space internet’
February 04, 2022 | Cloud & Infrastructure, NewsConstellations of spacecraft spanning different orbits would be explored to provide connectivity.
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AT&T completes first 5G demonstration for ‘smart warehouse’ effort
February 02, 2022 | News, Emerging TechThe work continues to unfold, even in the face of supply chain strains.
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DOD opens two fresh facilities to field next-gen supercomputers
February 01, 2022 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureOfficials can access new office space, conference rooms—and high-performance capabilities—in Vicksburg, Mississippi.