Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday was sworn in as the new Department of Homeland Security secretary during a ceremony at the White House. The Senate on Monday confirmed Mullin, previously a senator from
President Joe Biden has nominated Jennifer Fain, most recently deputy inspector general at the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., to serve as IG of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Fain provided oversight
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A group of 21 technology industry leaders has called on the U.S. government through an open letter to facilitate greater collaboration with the tech sector to reestablish and protect the country’s military
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William LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said the current manufacturing rate for 155mm artillery rounds stands at 28,000 shells a month and is on schedule to hit at least
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Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, initiated efforts to explore how the federal government should amend acquisition policies to ensure the responsible development and
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The Department of Defense has issued its space policy review and a strategy outlining measures to protect and defend on-orbit satellites of DOD and the Intelligence Community from adversarial threats. DOD said
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David Frederick, assistant deputy director for the China Strategy Center at the National Security Agency, highlighted the importance of supporting U.S. initiatives in establishing technology standards and the key role of artificial
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The Aerospace Industries Association has released a document outlining priorities for the U.S. aerospace and defense industry to improve international cooperation in unmanned aerial systems, artificial intelligence, electronic warfare, cyber, space and
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The Office of Management and Budget has issued a draft memo outlining 10 requirements for how federal agencies should adopt and manage artificial intelligence technologies, Federal News Network reported Wednesday. The draft
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The Department of Homeland Security has created a new office to improve how DHS interacts with the public and delivers services to customers. DHS said Wednesday it named Dana Chisnell, a user
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President Joe Biden has appointed Eileen Donahoe, most recently executive director of the Global Digital Policy Incubator at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, as special envoy and coordinator for
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