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The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate has assisted the U.S. Coast Guard boost the ergonomic quality of air-purifying respirators to make APR masks more comfortable to use in chemical, biological,

The U.S. Army has launched a research effort to prevent “backdoor attacks” from adversaries that use machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to mistrain technologies like facial recognition platforms, FedScopp reported Tuesday.

The Bureau of Fiscal Service has launched two pilot projects focused on blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies to improve customer experience, Federal News Network reported Tuesday.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has requested $88 million to complete the Consolidated Space Operations Facility at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado to support U.S. Space Command and Space Force operations, DoD reported Tuesday.

The Department of Energy (DoE) has allotted $187 million to finance 55 research and development projects on advanced manufacturing, DoE reported on Monday. The department will pursue this investment to support the country's competitiveness in domestic and global manufacturing. The funds include $48

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center introduced a new strategy that sets five strategic objectives to address foreign intelligence threats. The 2020-2022 National Counterintelligence Strategy seeks to safeguard the country’s critical infrastructure from

U.S. officials said China-based Huawei Technologies uses “back doors” designed for law enforcement applications to secretly access mobile phone networks worldwide, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Army officials believe that data and cloud will be important aspects in planning multidomain missions, C4ISRNET reported Monday.

The Department of Energy has awarded $74M in funds to support efforts that will potentially augment energy performance rates in U.S. infrastructure and the electric grid.