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
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has called on a Senate panel to schedule an oversight hearing with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to hear about the current administration’s plans
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Stacey Dixon, principal deputy director of national intelligence and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, said the intelligence community is set to release a science and technology strategy that could be used by
More Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and a five-time Wash100 Award recipient, said the U.S. government should further strengthen partnerships with companies and academia amid evolving cyberthreats and strategic challenges
More The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and cybersecurity agencies of Australia and the U.K. are warning that an advanced persistent threat group that has ties to the government of Iran is
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Gillian Bussey, director of the joint hypersonics transition office at the Department of Defense, said DOD is interested in reusable hypersonic vehicles and space launch systems, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. “In terms
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Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, intends to propose a bill that would regulate Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies by establishing clear federal jurisdictions, Bloomberg Law
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A Reagan Institute task force has released a report outlining four recommendations to revitalize U.S. manufacturing competitiveness and secure critical supply chains. These recommendations from the Task Force on National Security and
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Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has introduced an amendment to the fiscal year 2022 defense policy bill that would add another $25 billion to help the U.S. Navy reinvigorate its public shipyards, Breaking
More President Biden has signed an executive order that outlines priorities and establishes a new task force to facilitate the implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law. The six priorities laid out in the
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Lt. Gen. Duane Gamble, deputy chief of staff, G-4, for the U.S. Army, said the service is seeking native data analytics capabilities as it works to update its enterprise resource planning systems
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