DARPA previews practice worlds for virtual SubT challenge
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has released a video previewing three new practice worlds for participants in virtual portion of the urban circuit of DARPA's Subterranean (SubT) Challenge.
DOD invests in counter-drone technologies
Although major advances have been made in technologies to defend against small unmanned aerial systems, a "silver bullet" solution remains elusive, a new report states.
‘Robotic blacksmithing’: A technology that could revive US manufacturing
Extending the blacksmith’s art with new digital capabilities, robotic blacksmithing has the potential to efficiently and consistently make the structural ‘bones’ inside aircraft, ships and submarines.
A new year brings new approaches to vendor selection
Agencies can minimize risks when choosing a vendor for IT solutions by following these dos and don'ts.
Our War Against Urban Rats Could be Leading to Swift Evolutionary Changes
COMMENTARY | Rats are superbly adapted to forage efficiently, breed often and produce enough progeny to repopulate quickly.
How to Save a Dying Language
The Hawaiian language nearly went extinct. Now it’s being taught in dozens of immersion schools.
California Bans Insurers From Dropping Customers Because of Wildfire Risks
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Virginia sheriff says he will deputize citizens … Trucks only toll plan in Connecticut … Boston city council candidate wins election by one vote.
Democrats, White House Make a Deal on the New NAFTA
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a deal Tuesday on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
In Two Blue States, Voters Back Democrats, But Show a Wariness Toward Taxes
In Colorado and Washington, residents this fall voted to either constrain state tax revenues or cut fees, even as Democratic lawmakers argue the money is needed to support education and transportation programs.
How One State Seeks to Help Parents with Early Child Development
In Alabama, parents can jump online to learn how to play and chat with their children in ways that encourage healthy development.
AI flags criminal evidence hidden in the cloud
Purdue researchers built a cloud forensic model that scans images and video files as they are uploaded to cloud storage sites and flags potential evidence of cybercrimes.
Ready for NG911?
A new tool will help emergency communications organizations assess their progress toward IP-based next-generation 911 systems.
Buried fiber-optic cable doubles as roadway sensor
Verizon and NEC tested how fiber-optic cables can collect and analyze data based on vibrations from vehicles on the road to determine vehicle size, direction and speed of travel.
AWS charges Trump pressured DOD in JEDI procurement
In a lawsuit, Amazon Web Services charges President Donald Trump personally pressured the Defense Department to deny AWS the cloud contract out of personal and political bias against company founder Jeff Bezos.
Suburban Jobs Are Growing Fastest, But Urban Jobs Pay More
New labor data show that the suburbs have the fastest job growth in the U.S. But we shouldn’t assume the future of employment will be suburban.
Dozens of States Want to Keep America’s Broken Climate Promise
States still aiming to meet U.S. climate commitments will reduce emissions 20 to 27 percent below their all-time high by 2025, a new report card shows.
Some States Move Toward Financial Aid Based on Need Rather Than Merit
Merit aid programs tend to benefit wealthy white students.
Cities Increasingly Enacting Bans Restricting Homeless People, Report Says
In the last three years, more cities have prohibited camping, sleeping in public, sharing food, and living in vehicles.
Opportunity Zones Investors Show Appetite for Real Estate Over Startups
Nearly three quarters of $4.5 billion that has poured into the program is in investment funds that plan to focus at least in part on residential real estate.
Republican Lawmaker in Florida Wants Undocumented Immigrants to Get Driver’s Licenses
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Nebraska lawmakers wants more lawmakers … Bill in Arizona to restrict acceptable voter IDs … Artificial Christmas tree draws ire in Rhode Island.
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