Mike Howell, deputy program manager for information sharing in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has called on federal agencies and corporate organizations to understand privacy issues and security risks associated with the adoption of Internet of Things, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. “Everyone of these new extensions of connectivity …
Read More »DARPA Eyes Near-Zero-Power Tech to Extend Sensor Operational Life
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking proposals on near-zero-power sensor technologies as part of the Near Zero Power RF and Sensor Operations program to address current power limitations of remote wireless military sensors. DARPA said Monday the N-ZERO program aims to develop sensing functions that enable passive monitoring and eventual activation …
Read More »Four Senators Propose Resolution for Connected Devices; Deb Fischer, Kelly Ayotte Comment
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a resolution to incentivize the use of connected devices in the United States. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) submitted the resolution with the goal of promoting economic growth and empowering consumers through the Internet …
Read More »Michael Daniel: Internet of Things Presents Challenge, Opportunity
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel said the explosion of technology around the Internet of Things presents challenges as well as opportunities for the government from a cyber point of view, Nextgov reported Wednesday. The special assistant to the president cited a report that found the frequency of machine-to-machine communications …
Read More »Cadence CTO Chris Rowen to present at Beyond Fusion Conference
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., today announced that Chief Technology Officer of the IP Group at Cadence Chris Rowen is to present at the Beyond Fusion Conference, June 23 in San Francisco, California. In his presentation “Always-On Devices at Zero Energy: Layered Cognition in IoT” Rowen aims to address the rise …
Read More »Ronnie Hawkins: DISA Transition Strategy Focuses on Mobility, Disruptive Tech
Defense Information Systems Agency Director Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins said the agency has finalized a five-year strategy to help the country transition to a smaller but more agile military amid budget cuts and a Mideast drawdown, Fedscoop reported Monday. Dan Verton writes the new strategic plan highlights investments on a …
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