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Tackling the Unknown: Why Federal Funding is So Essential to Research and Development

by Joe Pomerening | Jun 1, 2020 | Biotechnology, Defense, Funding, Government

During times of crisis, it is common for science to be expected to deliver a reply to the calamity without much, if any, consideration for the scientific...

Collaboration Concern or Calamity: JASON Underscores Steps to Fundamental Research Security

by Joe Pomerening | Jan 6, 2020 | Government, Science Policy

When you think of the word “science”, it is likely that “innovation”, “advancement”, or “for the betterment of humanity” comes to mind. But while...

Taking the Sting Out of Spear Phishing: I-ARPA’s “VirtUE” Program Aims to Insulate Enterprise Systems from Security Threats

by Joe Pomerening | Mar 27, 2019 | Computer Science, Government

Pervasive in the academic, industry, and government workplace is the constant reminder from IT teams—“…do NOT click on that link!”—that appears in emails...

Big week for Jupiter fans

by Michael Patterson | Mar 9, 2018 | Engineering, Government, Physics, Space, Technology

This week was a big week for astronomers studying Jupiter with four separate articles published in Nature (1, 2, 3, 4). These discoveries are made...

Secret influence operations in Saddam’s Iraq

by david.guarrera | Mar 1, 2018 | Defense, Government, Social and Behavioral Sciences

In a third installment of Ministry of Truth, War on the Rocks contributor Samuel Helfont details recent insights into Saddam Hussein’s...

The U.S. in the age of Information Warfare

by david.guarrera | Feb 19, 2018 | Defense, Emerging Technologies, Government, Science Policy, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Former DARPA program manager and now senior scientist at RAND, Dr. Rand Waltzman has become a prominent voice on so-called “cognitive...