drones

Congress looks to require military drone corps, which Army leaders oppose

House Armed Services Committee’s bill is seen as premature by Gen. James Rainey, who leads the Army Futures Command.

Federal Newscast

Drones becoming central to a variety of CBP’s mission sets

Ask the CIO

Defense Department’s Replicator program must increase its speed

Defense News

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Air Force plans drones with commercially available components

Air Force

Pentagon plan aims to help avoid civilian deaths in strikes

Defense

IBM, IBM X-Force, incident response, hacking, red teaming

The head of federal at IBM has a multi-sided view of federal digital transformation

Contracting

Navy and Marine Corps make drones a top priority

DoD Reporter's Notebook

This June 22, 2018, photo shows a Skydio R1 drone in Redwood City, Calif. Skateboarders, surfers and YouTube stars used to be the target customers for California drone startup Skydio, which builds sophisticated self-flying machines that can follow people around and capture their best moves on video. Now it's police officers and soldiers getting equipped with the pricey drones. U.S. political and security concerns about the world's dominant consumer drone-maker, China-based DJI, have opened the door for Skydio and other companies to pitch their drones for government and business customers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Government looking to rein in agencies’ drone purchasing

Federal Newscast

Building trust in AI is key to autonomous drones, flying cars

Defense

FILE - This Jan. 25, 2019 file photo shows a drone from the New York State Fire Agency to help track a cruise ship that broke from its moorings and became lodged against a bridge in Albany, N.Y. In Utah, drones are hovering near avalanches to measure roaring snow. In North Carolina, they're combing the skies for the nests of endangered birds. In Kansas, meanwhile, they could soon be identifying sick cows through heat signatures. A survey released Monday, May 20, 2019 shows transportation agencies are using drones in nearly every U.S. state. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

DIU picks 5 commercial companies to help military deal with threat from small drones

On DoD

Recent trend shows DoD using DAU as a way to dynamically flesh out policies

Defense News

FILE - In this April 3, 2017 file photo, students walk past the

Education Dept. investigating two universities’ relationships with foreign governments

In today’s Federal Newscast, two prominent universities are being investigated by the Education Department for their relationships with foreign governments.

Federal Newscast

Veterans Affairs, Justice IGs teaming up to take on health care fraud

The inspectors general for the Departments of Justice and Veterans Affairs are setting up a new VA health care fraud task force.

Federal Newscast

FAA issues RFI on testing for amateur drone operators

Federal Drive

Sometimes it seems like unmanned aircraft are about to take over the world. But if it flies, it’s got to keep clear of planes with people aboard.