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

Quinn Palmer, the National Operations Director for small unmanned aircraft systems at CBP, said drones are bringing more benefits to the agency every year.

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Air Force plans drones with commercially available components

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FILE - In this April 26, 2017, file photo, the IBM logo is displayed on the IBM building in Midtown Manhattan, in New York. IBM announced Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, it will acquire North Carolina-based open-source software company Red Hat in a $34 billion stock deal that the technology and consulting giant's chief executive says will advance the company to the next step in cloud computing. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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

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

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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

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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.

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FAA issues RFI on testing for amateur drone operators

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.

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Proposed law would empower FTC to end addictive practices in social media

Sen. Josh Hawley’s new bill would give legal authorities more power to act against social media companies that don’t remove addictive features in their websites.

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