The Federal Aviation Administration has completed the transition to a streamlined licensing framework for commercial space launch and reentry operations, consolidating approvals under a single rule to reduce regulatory complexity for industry.
The Office of the National Cyber Director has published an Energy Modernization Cybersecurity Implementation Plan outlining the federal government’s initiatives to achieve a more secure energy ecosystem. The EMCIP provides a roadmap
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The Department of Energy has selected three microelectronics science research centers for funding grants of $179 million to help them enhance microelectronics’ energy efficiency and create new chips for extreme environments. The
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Samsung Electronics, Amkor Technology and Texas Instruments have secured new funding to increase semiconductor production in the United States. The grants are part of the CHIPS Incentives Program’s funding opportunity for commercial
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The Department of Commerce has awarded SK Hynix $458 million in direct funding for the company’s project to build an advanced memory packaging plant in West Lafayette, Indiana. The funding will support
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The Department of the Treasury has published a report that identifies the risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector and recommendations on how to mitigate them. The
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Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has recommended that the 2360–2395 megahertz band be reallocated as an additional spectrum for space launch communications. Issued on Thursday, the FCC head’s report and order
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The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory a potential $3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research and development support on U.S. missile defense systems. Under the follow-on contract,
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The Department of Defense announced it has issued the 2024 Chemical and Biological Defense Program, or CBDP, with an enterprise strategy focused on rapid and at-scale deterrence of advanced threats. “This strategy
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The Office of Science and Technology Policy has called on federal government agencies to develop common reference systems to support the long-term presence of humans on the Moon. OSTP published a memorandum
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The Defense Innovation Unit has selected three companies to prototype innovative technologies for efficient air conditioning and water heating applications in Department of Defense facilities. The selected companies will demonstrate heating and
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