FCC Wants Advisory Panel to Focus on 5G Network Security; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will reestablish a federal advisory committee by the end of June 2021 that will focus...
Matt Cutts to Step Down as US Digital Service Administrator
Matt Cutts, administrator of the U.S. Digital Service (USDS), is leaving his post. Edward Hartwig, deputy administrator of USDS, will...
Avril Haines Testifies at Senate Hearing on Threats Linked to Chinese Tech, Investments
Avril Haines, director of national intelligence and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, and other U.S. intelligence leaders appeared Wednesday before...
VA Waiting for Completed Strategic Review Before EHR Rollout Resumes; Carolyn Clancy Quoted
Officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said VA will pause the deployment of its new electronic health record...
Jamie Holcombe: Search Algorithms for Relevant Prior Art Benefit Patent Examiners
Jamie Holcombe, chief information officer of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), said machine learning algorithms have helped patent...
Rep. Adam Smith Highlights Need to Improve Defense Spending Management
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), said he wants to find new approaches on...
Avril Haines Submits Intelligence Community’s 2021 Global Threat Assessment to Congress
Avril Haines, director of National Intelligence (DNI) and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, has submitted to Congress a report detailing...
Lawmakers Call on White House to Fund Chip Manufacturing, Research
A bipartisan group of Senate and House lawmakers wrote a letter to President Biden urging him to prioritize funding for...
President Biden to Nominate Chris Inglis for National Cyber Director Post
President Biden has announced plans to nominate Chris Inglis, former deputy director of the National Security Agency (NSA), to serve...
Kathleen Hicks on Need to Prioritize Resilience of Military Facilities Against Climate Change’s Effects
Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, visited Naval Air Station Pensacola...