Deborah Gracio, a 35-year Pacific Northwest National Laboratory veteran, will take on the role of PNNL director in October. Battelle said Thursday Gracio will succeed Steven Ashby, who announced his intent to
Pete Muend, director of the National Reconnaissance Office’s commercial systems program office, said the NRO is reviewing proposals under the Commercial Strategic Enhancement broad agency announcement and plans to issue awards to
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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released policy guidance urging federal agencies to update their policies no later than Dec. 31, 2025, to make results of federally funded
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President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order to implement the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 that seeks to provide incentives for semiconductor production, research and development efforts. The EO establishes
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Stephen Forbes, Blackjack program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, said DARPA plans to test soon the capability of a pair of Mandrake 2 experimental satellites to use lasers to
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Jessica Rosenworcel, chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, has directed the FCC’s enforcement bureau to investigate whether mobile carriers comply with the commission’s rules that require them to disclose to consumers how
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The Department of Homeland Security is working on a rule that would allow contractors to evaluate their compliance with cybersecurity requirements through self-assessments instead of implementing a program that relies on third-party
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Colin Kahl, undersecretary for policy at the Department of Defense, said the U.S. government through DOD will provide $2.98 billion in additional military support through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative to help
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Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said the service branch has initiated an evaluation of its network modernization portfolio with a focus on cloud adoption, network operations, the common operating environment and the transport
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An analysis by the Office of Management and Budget has found that the Inflation Reduction Act could result in climate-related social benefits that will range between $700 billion and $1.9 trillion through
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The Department of Commerce has added to its Entity List seven Chinese space, aerospace and other technology institutions for their attempts to acquire U.S.-made products in support of the East Asian country’s
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