Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a 2025 Wash100 awardee, is set to outline proposed Pentagon acquisition reforms on Friday at the National War College in Washington, D.C., drawing representatives from across the defense
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bipartisan bill meant to help the federal government prevent data breaches enabled by quantum computers that could decrypt protected data. Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio,
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The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking as part of efforts to streamline its process for reviewing earth station and satellite applications. FCC said Wednesday it will solicit
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Randy Nixon, a career intelligence analyst, has assumed the role of director of open source enterprise at the CIA. Jennifer Ewbank, deputy director of CIA for digital innovation and a 2022 Wash100
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A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected the White House’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal contractors in a 2-1 ruling, Reuters reported. The U.S. Appeals Court for the 5th Circuit upheld a
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The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Department of Defense analyze its portfolio of piloted fixed-wing tactical aircraft platforms and establish a requirement for the routine submission of information from that
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The U.S. Postal Service plans to invest approximately $9.6 billion in the acquisition of at least 66,000 battery electric vehicles by 2028 as part of its plan to advance the electrification of
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A two-year pilot program launched in August by the Department of Defense in partnership with the Austin Center for Manufacturing and Innovation in Texas will use private funding to accelerate the development
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The U.S. Agency for International Development and the Railroad Retirement Board have been selected to receive investments through the Technology Modernization Fund so that they may build digital platforms meant to improve
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Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, designated the Cyber National Mission Force as a new subordinate unified command of the Department of Defense
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A satellite jointly developed by NASA and French space agency CNES to measure the height of water in oceans, lakes and other bodies of water on Earth’s surface took off Friday aboard
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