Kimberly Jackson, formerly deputy assistant secretary of defense for force readiness, has been sworn in as chief of staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The U.S. Navy veteran will advise the
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A Department of Defense-backed Manufacturing Innovation Institute has launched an apprenticeship program to help the DOD maintain its edge over competitors in the field of science and technology and equip the U.S.
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Indiana University, in collaboration with Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division, will invest at least $111 million over the next several years to spur the growth of the microelectronics industry in
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The U.S. Army has launched the second iteration of a Small Business Innovation Research program to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation warfighting technology to military personnel. The Army SBIR Catalyst
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The Defense Innovation Unit has finalized its second cohort for the 2023-2024 Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program, which trains acquisition professionals in the Department of Defense on the Other Transaction Authority process for
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Several agencies, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, collaborated to publish a new set of recommendations for the use of open source software, or OSS, in critical infrastructure facilities and operational
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At the Department of State, Intelligence Chief Information Officer Jimmy Hall is taking on key modernization and information technology initiatives designed to improve how the agency delivers intelligence to its diplomats around the
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has established a new committee to advise on the implications of digital health technologies, or DHTs. Set to be fully operational in 2024, the Digital Health Advisory
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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office held a summit in September to discuss ways to create a national network and facilitate access to
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The Department of Energy’s Nuclear Science Advisory Committee has released a document detailing a 10-year plan and recommendations for U.S. nuclear physics research. The committee unanimously accepted and unveiled the 2023 Long
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