The Senate on Tuesday voted 51-47 to confirm Thomas DiNanno, a national security leader, as the next under secretary of state for arms control and international security. According to a congressional notice,
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has begun soliciting public comments on a proposed standard designed to ensure that FedRAMP Authorized cloud service offerings use automated systems to continuously identify, analyze,
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The National Science Foundation has appointed Clyde Richards, a U.S. Army veteran, as chief information officer. Richards announced his new position at NSF in a LinkedIn post. Before this position, Richards was
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Alyssa Hundrup, healthcare director at the Government Accountability Office, said she believes cost avoidance is one area where healthcare sharing agreements could play an important role, Federal News Network reported Monday. “We
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jonathan Gould, most recently a partner at law firm Jones Day, as the new head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, in
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The Senate Armed Services Committee has released its version of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which supports a total of $924.7 billion in national defense funding. The committee said
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The Senate on Wednesday voted 49-46 to confirm Scott Kupor, managing partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, to be the next director of the Office of Personnel Management. Federal News Network
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Pete Hegseth, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, has released a memorandum outlining DOD’s approach to driving U.S. military drone dominance. In early June, President Donald Trump
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Reuters reported Wednesday that President Donald Trump appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator. “Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in handling our Country’s Transportation Affairs … He will be
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Breaking Defense reported Tuesday that the U.S. Air Force’s Unfunded Priorities List, or UPL, is seeking $10 billion in additional fiscal year 2026 funding, while the U.S. Space Force is requesting $6 billion
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The Space Development Agency has appointed Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, a U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, as deputy director. SDA said Tuesday Sandhoo succeeds Ryan Frigm, who helped establish SDA as
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