DHS taps dataset of baggage images to improve TSA scans
The agency’s science and technology group contracted with a vendor for synthetic data capabilities to support algorithm development and testing.
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Transportation Security Administration officers screen passengers and check their luggages as they go through security in Terminal 7 of Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2026. (Etienne Laurent / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Data -
(Design/Illustration by Shanima Parker / Scoop News Group) Tech DOGE went ‘slash and burn’ on EPA grants. Scientists fear ‘grave’ impacts
Canceled grants include data-focused clean air and water projects, predictive models for chemical testing and more. Researchers worry the U.S. won’t “recover” from ruthless cuts to science.
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The National Science Foundation building (Wikimedia Commons) Emerging Tech NSF announces $75 million to create five biofoundries at research institutions
The new biofoundries will focus on advancing biology and biotechnology and are aimed at democratizing access to research infrastructure.
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President Joe Biden hands Vice President Kamala Harris the pen he used to sign an executive order regarding artificial intelligence during an event at the White House on Oct. 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Acquisition Five takeaways from the AI executive order’s 180-day deadline
AI talent recruiting is surging, while DOE, USDA, DOL and other agencies issue new AI-related guidance.
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(Getty Images) AI Air Force Research Lab seeks new algorithms to enhance space situational awareness
AFRL is soliciting white papers for new machine learning and high-tech computing capabilities that could improve the U.S. military’s situational awareness of potential threats in the space domain.
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(Getty Images) AI US, UK governments offer $1.6M for tech that trains AI while preserving privacy
The prize money will be split between winners in financial crime prevention and pandemic response tracks.
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Close view of a MQ-9 Reaper (Getty Images) Defense Marines to establish new drone squadron in Hawaii to counter China
The Marine Corps plans to deploy more unmanned aerial vehicles to the Asia-Pacific to keep an eye on Chinese forces.
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(Getty Images) Defense DIU wants to bring swarming drones to the DOD
DIU is looking for platforms that enable drones to work as a larger autonomous team to swarm enemy forces.
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Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. James C. McConville, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee, in Washington D.C., Mar. 3, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Harvey) Emerging Tech Army ‘aggressively pursuing’ unmanned ground system, but will it run into familiar roadblocks?
The Army is “aggressively pursuing” AI programs to remove drivers from ground vehicles, and from harms way. But will it work?
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Scientists watch soldiers sample simulated leaking chemical weapons in an underground facility in order to get a better idea of both the bulky protective gear soldiers must wear as well as the dark, constrained environments they sometimes work in. (Photo by Stacy Smenos, Dugway Proving Ground) Workforce DOD wants to use virtual reality to train troops for nuclear threats
The Pentagon wants to use AR and VR to equip troops with the skills to be ready to fight in a nuclear war.