Emil Michael, the Department of Defense’s under secretary of defense for research and engineering—its unofficial chief technology officer—has taken on the role of acting director of the Defense Innovation Unit, Defense News
President Donald Trump has nominated Sean Plankey, former director for cyber policy at the National Security Council, to serve as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The White House announced
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The U.S. Army has released the second iteration of its Army Unified Network Plan, or AUNP. In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, the military branch said AUNP 2.0 will focus on the
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Jane Rathbun, chief information officer of the Department of the Navy and a two-time Wash100 awardee, said cybersecurity should be a top priority when it comes to advancing innovation, Federal News Network
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The Small Business Administration has launched an initiative to empower small manufacturers by cutting $100 billion in regulation, broadening access to capital and establishing an infrastructure to support the blue-collar boom. “With
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Chief Warrant Officer Four Ben Koontz, director of the U.S. Army’s functional management office for zero trust, said the military branch has started piloting 58 zero trust capabilities to address the top
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Pete Hegseth, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, has released a memorandum directing DOD to adopt the Software Acquisition Pathway, or SWP, to speed up the development,
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile and a strategic reserve that will treat bitcoin as a reserve asset. The EO came days after
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Chris Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office and a five-time Wash100 awardee, said the government and industry should leverage the potential of the architecture and other capabilities NRO has deployed in
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The Department of Defense has issued a class deviation directing contracting officers to dissolve and replace Federal Acquisition Regulation, or FAR, solicitation provisions and contract clauses associated with the Equal Employment Opportunity
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The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a new strategy that establishes the foundation for improving DISA’s cybersecurity, optimizing its network and leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies to
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