The National Guard is working with Louisiana and Texas authorities to conduct assessments following ransomware attacks to the states’ information technology systems in the commercial, financial and educational sectors, FCW reported Wednesday.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking for products and technical insight to support the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence’s efforts to mitigate vulnerabilities in telehealth remote patient monitoring.
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The Department of Homeland Security's science and technology directorate has partnered with the Open Geospatial Consortium to integrate smart city technology into public safety missions across the city of St. Louis.
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NASA has docked its Mars Helicopter to the Mars 2020 rover for the upcoming exploration mission on the red planet. Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory attached the twin-rotor, solar-powered helicopter to the rover's belly section,
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An undersea cable project between Los Angeles and Hong Kong designed to expand internet connectivity might not get a license to operate as it faces opposition from U.S. officials due to national
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The Department of Energy is investing $50M in fusion energy and plasma science projects conducted by industry firms, universities and national laboratories. The investment aims to allow for fusion energy's use as a source of clean power,
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Defense Secretary and a 2019 Wash100 Award winner Mark Esper said a department-wide review of defense programs to generate savings will involve “divesting of legacy capabilities that simply aren’t suited” for future combat operations,
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Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., is due to vacate his congressional seat by Dec. 31 after four decades in elected office due to health challenges. Isakson, whose term is supposed to conclude in 2022, became
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The Department of Defense and the General Services Administration have awarded General Dynamics IT (GDIT) the potential 10-year, $7.6 billion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) contract to replace legacy DoD IT office
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Raytheon’s Diné facility has been named a Zero Waste site by Green Business Certification Inc., a national organization that evaluates and recognizes excellence in sustainability, Raytheon announced on Wednesday. Located on the
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