GAO: 2017 Hurricane-Related Federal Contracts Hit $5.6B
The Government Accountability Office has found that 19 federal agencies had allocated more than $5.6 billion on contracts as of Dec. 31,...
Steven Walker: DARPA Invests in ‘Second Wave’ AI, Sets Sights on Space Programs
Steven Walker Steven Walker, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has said DARPA has begun to invest in the...
OMB Appoints 7 Federal Tech Modernization Board Members
The Office of Management and Budget has named the seven members of a board that will evaluate project proposals from federal agencies...
Report: State Dept Clears Digital Tech Exports to Iran to Monitor Nuclear Test Explosions
The State Department informed Congress in January about a waiver that permits a Maryland-based firm to export wireless equipment, satellite...
Lisa Pratt Cites Near-Term Priorities as NASA’s Planetary Protection Officer
Lisa Pratt Lisa Pratt, recently appointed planetary protection officer at NASA, has said her near-term priorities include the Mars 2020...
DISA Completes SIPRNet Classified Network Modernization Project
The Defense Information Systems Agency has wrapped up modernization work on the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network as part of the...
Reports: DIUx Head Raj Shah Steps Down
Raj Shah Raj Shah, head of the Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, resigned from his post Thursday after a nearly...
GAO: NHTSA Needs to Establish National 911 Program Performance Goals to Back NG911 Implementation
The Government Accountability Office has called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to develop performance measures and goals for the National 911...
Report: South Korea Mulls Presidential Aircraft Procurement
South Korea plans to buy a presidential plane as a replacement to a modified Boeing-built 747-400 aircraft the government currently...
White House Economic Council Calls for Public-Private Collaboration to Address Cyber Threats
The White House Council of Economic Advisers has called on public and commercial sectors to advance collaboration to address cybersecurity risks....