Kathleen Hicks: DOD Looks to Address Admin Barriers Facing Small Businesses
Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said DOD is committed to...
GAO to Issue Report on Pandemic-Driven Tech Adoption’s Cyber Impacts; Jennifer Franks Quoted
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) plans to issue a report in fiscal year 2022 about the impact of technology adoption...
House Panel OKs Measure to Add Nearly $25B to President’s FY 2022 Defense Budget Request
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) voted 42-17 Wednesday to approve an amendment that would increase the topline of the...
CISA, FBI Recommend Steps to Mitigate Risk of Ransomware Attacks; Eric Goldstein Quoted
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued an advisory outlining mitigation measures that organizations in...
U.S. Contractors Continue Efforts to Evacuate Personnel From Afghanistan; Howard Lind Quoted
U.S. government contractors continue their efforts to move their staff out of Afghanistan even after the U.S. completed troop withdrawal...
DARPA Hands Over ACT-IV Sensor System to Air Force Research Lab; Program Manager Tom Rondeau Quoted
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has transitioned an active electronically scanned array (AESA) sensor system to the Air...
U.S. Completes Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan; Antony Blinken Quoted
Five U.S. C-17 military transport planes departed Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan late Monday, marking the completion of...
White House Cites Climate Change, Emerging Tech as R&D Priorities for FY23 Budget
The White House has issued a memorandum outlining the administration’s research and development priorities that federal agencies should include in...
Lt. Col. Kristin Saling: Army Employs AI, Automation in Talent Management Efforts
Lt. Col. Kristin Saling, chief analytics officer and acting director of the Army People Analytics, said the service uses artificial...
Federal Acquisition Security Council Issues Final Rule on Supply Chain Risk Info Sharing
The Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) has released a final rule to facilitate the sharing of information on supply chain...