Critical Update

NASA futurist Michael LaPointe joins the podcast to talk about what it will take—in technology, time and treasure—to get a human out of our solar system.

The environmental agency collects vast amounts of data each day from its constellation of satellites.

NASA invents a lot of cool and cutting edge technology to make space exploration possible—tech that often ends up pretty close to home as well.

Oak Ridge National Lab’s Travis Humble discussed the state of quantum technology development and what it demands for future development. 

Leaders from GSA’s 10x program join the podcast to talk about how they’re mapping paths through the Valley of Death.

Nextgov looks at the use of cooperative research and development agreements by some major industry players to highlight how the meaning of the phrase, and implementation of its associated authorities, has shifted over the years.

The future of warfare could be determined by the Defense Department’s ability—or lack thereof—to quickly adopt emerging technologies.

Agencies will soon be required to ask vendors for a software bill of materials—or SBOM—to help manage vulnerabilities like those found in the Log4J library, but much of its contents could still be open for negotiation.

The newest and next era of supercomputing is on the horizon.

Re-writing the law for agencies to procure more secure cloud services is now mandated by executive order.

Here are the latest developments regarding unidentified aerial phenomena. 

A nascent team is developing platforms that are enabling new discoveries and insight sharing across the federal agency.

Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana joins Critical Update to talk about the technology underpinning the President’s Management Agenda, particularly with regard to improving customer experience.

Nextgov digs into the Veterans Affairs Department’s strategic efforts to deploy future-facing technologies to modernize the care it provides. Department officials are experimenting with augmented and virtual reality—and also figuring out how tiny devices like sensors could improve the canes used by the visually impaired or help prevent falls in facilities.

Time isn’t one of the things agencies facing cyberattacks usually have, but according to federal Chief Information Security Officer Chris DeRusha, that’s exactly what they need. To address the new age of cyberattacks, DeRusha previewed changes to cybersecurity reporting practices and his role working with other cyber leaders, agency CISOs and the Federal Acquisition Security Council.