The Senate on Tuesday voted 61-35 to confirm Bradley Hansell, a national security expert, to be the next under secretary of defense for intelligence and security, or USD I&S. Hansell replaces Dustin
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Josh Gruenbaum, commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, said his team’s Department of Government Efficiency-inspired cost-cutting approach to government contracts with software providers and
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The Senate voted 51–46 Tuesday to confirm President Donald Trump’s nomination of Aaron Lukas as principal deputy director at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Tulsi Gabbard, ODNI’s head, welcomed
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The U.S. Air Force has launched the Tactical Operations Center-Light Major Release 2, or MR2, which is an upgraded version of its mobile command center. The upgrade is part of an effort
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Atomic Canyon, an artificial intelligence company, have partnered to enhance the nuclear power plant licensing process. Advancing Licensing Process With Artificial Intelligence The ORNL said the two organizations,
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a 2025 Wash100 Award recipient, has ordered immediate action to secure the Department of Defense’s information technology capabilities from adversarial influence. Protecting DOD Supply Chain From Adversarial Threats
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released draft revisions to Special Publication 800-53. The federal agency said Tuesday the proposed changes aim to enhance the secure and reliable deployment of software
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Leslie Beavers, a previous Wash100 awardee, will step down from her position as the Department of Defense’s principal deputy chief information officer by the end of September after over three decades of
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Michael Rigas has assumed the responsibilities of acting administrator at the General Services Administration. In an email sent to agency employees Monday, Rigas said Stephen Ehikian, who previously served as acting administrator,
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Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, has issued a memorandum providing guidance for federal agencies to consolidate procurement activities for common goods and services. In the July 18
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