The influential Silicon Valley execs are military veterans
Military veterans post-service have continued to give back and build new things for our culture. Many times we may put veterans into a certain role if they choose to be…
The complete guide to Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) in Maryland is one of the lesser-known Army installations. That’s probably because it’s largely an R&D installation. It’s also home to nearly 80 tenant commands and…
Russia is resorting to putting computer chips from dishwashers and refrigerators in tanks due to US sanctions, official says
Written by Bill Bostock for Business Insider Originally published Thu, May 12, 2022, 9:56 PM Russia is having to use computer chips intended for home appliances to repair its military…
This is why you should not connect USBs to government computers
Logging onto government computers with private or unauthorized devices is forbidden and unlawful. Once you log onto these computers, you will get a notification demanding the removal of the flash…
The Navy initially denied Grace Hopper’s enlistment. Then she revolutionized computers.
Grace Hopper, WAVE mathematician, assigned to Harvard University to work on the computation project with a Mark I computer, was instrumental in ushering in the computer age. Hopper went on to become a Rear Admiral, held a Ph.D. from Yale, and tried …
Disruptive technology: The quantum frontier
In the race to master and harness advanced technology, the Air Force is making strides in quantum research, bringing “Q-Day” to fruition sooner. Q-Day, or the day all Airmen will…
The oldest computer program around is still in use at the Pentagon
In 1958, the DoD’s first contracting software was launched, using an early computer language called COBOL. As of 2017, that software still manages Pentagon contracts.
US sanctions Russian hacking group for stealing more than $100 million
The Justice Department on Thursday indicted two alleged Russian hackers who work for a Russian-backed cybercriminal group called Evil Corp.
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Here are the biggest tech scandals of the 2010s
As the tech and information industries boomed in the 2010s, the decade was also rocked by scandals across both industries.
Tech companies are increasingly at the center of political and social issues in the US and across the globe, and the pas…
The NSA needs teenagers to protect democracy
Remember your first summer job? This author’s was as a door corp member, a host, at his local Waffle House. He was fine at that job and terrible as a waiter on Sunday mornings. But the NSA has a program for teens who want to make a bigger impact: C…