The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Farhan Khan, a technology leader and former Food and Drug Administration official, as chief information officer. As Khan steps into the FCC’s top IT role, federal
A Data Foundation survey has found progress in federal agencies’ implementation of evaluation provisions in the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act. Data Foundation said 68 percent of surveyed federal evaluation officials said
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Blue Delta Capital Partners, a McLean, Virginia-based venture capital firm, has made a minority investment in Redhorse to enable the technology services contractor to accelerate growth initiatives. John Zangardi, who assumed the
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Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said SDA uses the spiral development model to deliver “good enough” capabilities to warfighters every two years. He
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Women are playing a role in cryptocurrency-related policy development and enforcement as the current administration and Congress work to advance innovations in the space while preventing the use of the virtual currency
More Lawmakers have proposed 35 bills focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency policy in Congress in 2021, Forbes reported Monday. Congressional members put forward three types of legislation that centered on the regulation of
More The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned that the critical manufacturing sector faces the risk of cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Hill reported Wednesday. An insights report from CISA has
More A report by not-for-profit Airwars has found a 54 percent drop in strikes across all five U.S. conflict zones during President Biden’s first year in office. The number of declared U.S. strikes
More A KBV Research report says the rise in the number of government initiatives to advance the development and adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics will help drive the growth of the worldwide
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Susan Hubbard, a scientific leader and researcher, will assume the role of deputy for science and technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) on March 1st. She will oversee ORNL’s research portfolio,
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Brian Goodger, acting director of the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC), said NITAAC held a listening session to identify the supply chain challenges facing contract holders
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