How the Controversial JEDI Contract Changed the Pentagon
In 2017, the Defense Department started kicking around a disruptive idea: What if the department buys—not builds—an enterprise cloud? The department i...
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Nextgov's Critical Update explores the future of government technology. Each episode, we dive into how the government is using the latest tech and more importantly, you’ll hear from some of the people who are trying to make change possible.
How to Develop Apps for Supercomputers that Don’t Exist Yet
U.S. national laboratories are about to enter the exascale era by turning on supercomputers that can perform a billion billion operations per second. ...
Do You Know What’s in Your Software?
In the wake of several high-profile cyberattacks, the federal government wants to shore up the security of its software supply chain. A recent executi...
What Platform One Brings to the Pentagon’s Software Game
DevSecOps is enabling incredible accomplishments at the Defense Department—like updating code on a U-2 jet during a live flight. With software factori...
The Programmers of Public Service
Too often, talk about modernizing the federal government’s technology turns to innovation groups. But the IT systems delivering services to the Americ...
Disrupting Gene Editing
CRISPR is a gene-editing technology that the world is still figuring out. The tool allows a user to reprogram the DNA of cells in plants, animals and ...
Let’s Talk About UFOs
Inside the government, talk of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UFOs isn’t as taboo as it used to be. This episode of Critical Update offers a glimps...
Who’s Afraid of EMPs?
An electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, capable of knocking out all electronics in its area could come in the wake of an atomic blast or, if TV and movies a...
Machine Beat Man in DARPA’s AlphaDogfight Trials. Now What?
The Defense Department has a well-documented interest in bringing artificial intelligence to fruition so human operators can focus on high-level decis...
Why Having Artificial Intelligence Talent is a National Security Issue
Artificial intelligence is already transforming the way government works. But federal agencies face an urgent need to invigorate their workforces with...