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DOD Harnesses Science, Technology to Counter Adversaries > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

HerbertFebruary 1, 202403 mins

China is attempting to offer an alternative to the international world order, increasing its capacity to reshape international borders and rapidly developing capabilities in artificial intelligence, hypersonic weapons, shipbuilding and space capabilities, said Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering. Addressing these long-term challenges requires a robust and accelerated science, technology and development…

Russian Software Found in Smartphone App Used by CDC and U.S. Army

HerbertDecember 10, 2022010 mins

A data processing services company that claimed to be located in Washington, D.C. is actually a Russian firm based in Novosibirsk, Siberia, according to recent Reuters intel. Pushwoosh also claims to have more than 80,000 clients – including consumer firms such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds, but also the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) and ominously…

EXCLUSIVE Russian software disguised as American finds its way into U.S. Army, CDC apps

HerbertNovember 25, 2022017 mins

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Thousands of smartphone applications in Apple (AAPL.O) and Google’s (GOOGL.O) online stores contain computer code developed by a technology company, Pushwoosh, that presents itself as based in the United States, but is actually Russian, Reuters has found. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States’ main agency…

The U.S. Needs a Million Talents Program to Retain Technology Leadership

HerbertJuly 18, 2022023 mins

What is the single most significant step the United States can take to sustain the technological predominance it has enjoyed since World War II? The answer should be obvious: to actively recruit the most talented minds in the world and welcome them into a society where they have the opportunity to realize their dreams. From…