Initial tests suggest agencies believe distributed ledgers will strengthen security and improve transaction services.

The agency is looking to fund a new slate of emerging technology applications as part of a small business innovation R&D program.

The department's Program Support Center wants vendors for a new contract vehicle offering artificial intelligence, automation and other emerging technology services.

The agency's champion for weaving emerging technologies into public service operations will leave for the private sector Friday.

The pilot combines blockchain, artificial intelligence and automation technologies.

Defense officials want to take a deeper look at the protocols used to validate information on a blockchain and how they are designed.