DoD Releases Middle-Tier Acquisition Guidance
The Department of Defense has issued guidance for agencies with regard to the use of the middle-tier acquisition process, Federal...
US Puts Troops on Alert in Response to Attacks by Iran-Backed Militia; Mark Esper Quoted
Defense Secretary and 2019 Wash100 award winner Mark Esper said approximately 4K U.S. troops have been placed on alert in...
OSTP’s Jake Taylor on Quantum Computing Developments in 2019
Jake Taylor, assistant director for quantum information science at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, discussed several developments...
DHS Issues Privacy Impact Assessment for Immigration Data Sharing During 2020 Census
The Department of Homeland Security published in December a privacy impact assessment for the sharing of immigration-related data with the...
GSA to Advance Ban on Vendors With Ties to Chinese Tech Firms Via Consolidated Schedule Refresh
The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service will include in the initial refresh of its consolidated Multiple Awards Schedule a...
NIST Issues Commerce Dept’s 2018 Tech Transfer Report; Walter Copan Quoted
A Department of Commerce report has found an increase in technology transfer efforts at the National Institute of Standards and...
Jason Gray on Education Dept’s IT Modernization Efforts
Jason Gray, chief information officer of the Department of Education, said the department intends to secure its endpoint devices and...
Federal Reserve Examines Effect of 2018 Tariffs on Manufacturing Employment, Producer Prices
A Federal Reserve study says the U.S. government’s use of import tariffs resulted in higher prices and job losses in the...
DHS Seeks New Acquisition Policy & Legislation Branch Director
The Department of Homeland Security’s office of the chief procurement officer has begun its search for a new director of acquisition...
Russia Fields Hypersonic Weapon ‘Avangard’
Russia’s defense ministry said the country has fielded its first hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles, Reuters reported Saturday. Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defense...