Over the last eight months, the Biden administration has ushered in new information technology policies, priorities, and programs. For the third installation of Cyber Defenders, GovExec will convene IT leaders from the Defense Department, federal agencies and municipal governments to discuss where cyber programs stand.

Artificial intelligence, a strategic priority of the United States, has the potential to deliver cost savings and efficiencies to the federal government, and is also critical to maintaining the nation’s competitive edge on the world stage. A global race is underway to develop, test, and implement the most powerful artificial intelligence solutions to complex, wide-ranging challenges. In the next installment of our year-long series, Defen...

A new administration brings new priorities in modernization and international strategy. What does this mean for defense technology? In its 6th year, the Defense One Tech Summit will virtually gather leading innovators in military, government, industry, and academia to discuss emerging technologies and how they will shape the future of national security tactics and strategies.

Experts across the government and business communities discuss the future of 5G -- the opportunities it presents, the challenges to implementation, the controversies taking shape, and the myths in need of busting.

Do algorithms always portray geospatial data correctly? How do you keep bias out of maps? Are there systematic blind spots in the geospatial analytics workflow? Are there viable mitigations that analysts can take? This discussion examines issues pertaining to the use of AI with geospatial data, and the challenges to ensure analytic integrity.

As threats become more dynamic, the Navy needs accurate information in the right hands at the right time in order to effectively achieve the mission. Technology has enabled the Navy to collect more data from disparate sources than ever before, including from a growing web of increasingly autonomous ships and aerial drones. However, in order to inform real-time decision-making in fluid situations, information needs to reach decision-makers at a...

Artificial intelligence has evolved from a staple of science fiction to a real world, strategic priority of the United States. Increases in computing power and the emergence of large data sets to train ever more powerful machine learning algorithms have created real world applications and success stories. During this year-long series, Defense One and Nextgov will explore all aspects of artificial intelligence and its applications in government.

From the creation of the Army Futures Command and advances in technology to protect soldiers and increase readiness, the Army is moving forward with modernizing what it does across combat vehicles, long-range fires, drones, and other areas to better compete across the domains of land, air, etc.. Adoption of cloud, artificial intelligence, and data analytics form the IT backbone of these modernization initiatives across weapons, personnel, and...

Defense manufacturing is being brought into the digital age through the use of emerging technologies like 3D printing, laser-scanning and artificial intelligence. The use of these technologies to design, build, and overhaul military vehicles and equipment could give troops a serious edge on the battlefield and beyond. But how are these next-generation capabilities being strategically positioned for success in the future? How are agencies ensu...

To ensure the government can continue its critical mission during unprecedented times, it’s clear that it must modernize legacy systems, accelerate cloud adoption, strengthen cybersecurity posture, automate processes, move services online and more. But how will agencies quickly and securely make these transitions, ensuring data remains protected and citizen-facing services continue being delivered? In this first event in a year-long seri...