The Department of Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center have opened applications for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, signaling an effort to accelerate private sector deployment of advanced nuclear technologies through
Owen West, a 2026 Wash100 Award recipient, has officially assumed the role of director at the Defense Innovation Unit following a ceremonial handover at Fort Benning, Georgia. DIU confirmed the appointment in
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The Department of the Navy has initiated a departmentwide organizational assessment that could lead to adjustments in how its civilian workforce is structured and staffed, Federal News Network reported Friday. A Navy
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OpenAI said it has reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy advanced artificial intelligence models on classified networks, outlining what it described as a multi-layered safeguard structure governing the
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NASA has appointed Joel Montalbano as acting associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate and Dana Hutcherson as acting Commercial Crew Program manager. The agency said Thursday the leadership changes follow
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The Department of War has set a final deadline of Sept. 30, 2027, to fully decommission its decades-old, paper-based System Authorization Access Request process. All systems must transition to automated identity, credential
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Zeke Maldonado has been appointed acting chief information officer at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Former Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary and Chief Acquisition Officer Chris Cummiskey congratulated Maldonado on the
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The Defense Information Systems Agency has unveiled new guidance to accelerate its acquisition framework in response to the Department of War’s directive to speed capability delivery and reduce bureaucratic friction. DISA said
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The U.S. Army-led Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has achieved initial operational capability for its online counter-unmanned aircraft systems marketplace, marking a step forward in efforts to accelerate procurement of drone defense
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The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has introduced a new contracting pathway to reduce the time it takes to move commercial technologies from industry proposals to operational use. The Streamlining
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The Department of the Treasury has released two new resources intended to standardize artificial intelligence governance and risk management practices across the U.S. financial sector. The agency unveiled an AI Lexicon and
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