A new GAO study found that many federal agencies are taking different paths to achieving mobility, while IARPA is looking to stay one-step-ahead of cyber attackers. In addition, the GSA is funding a new DHS cyber campus, and DARPA is developing new UAVs for urban environments. Be sure to read about this and much more in this week’s Federal News Round Up.
Agencies Take Different Paths to Mobility, GAO Finds
A recent study by theGovernment Accountability Office found that, although some agencies have developed their own wireless services and capabilities, others rely on the General Services Administration for various levels of support.
Pentagon Developing Fast, Bird-Like UAS for Urban Missions
The Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) is developing a new class of smaller and faster autonomous UAVs for urban missions.
GSA Funding Cyber Campus for DHS
The GSA is providing the funding to build a civilian cyber campus, and to continue the development of the Department of Homeland Security’s campus headquarters project in Washington, D.C.
Border Patrol Finding New Uses for Data
The Border Patrol is using a data-driven approach to gauge security as data-collection tools become more widely deployed and collect more information at border hot spots.
Combined Sensor System Detects, Locates Enemy Fire at Bases
In an effort to shore up protection around military bases, the Army has combined sensors into a visual and acoustic system for detecting enemy fire around military bases.
How IARPA Hopes to Get Ahead of Cyberattacks
IARPA wants to use its CAUSE Program to explore options beyond the typical “postmortem analysis” approaches to cyber defense that focus on the attack vectors used by adversaries.
Commerce Department to “Measure All Things”
The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, housed in the Department of Commerce’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is working to define and measure innovation.
