Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and a Wash100 awardee, has detailed new U.S. initiatives to fight the misuse of technology. During a recent summit in Washington, D.C., Mayorkas stated that
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The Department of Energy will invest up to $40 million to finance a new initiative to develop technologies for the construction of underground medium-voltage power distribution grids in urban and suburban communities. On
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NASA has established its new Moon to Mars Program Office to support and conduct human exploration work on the lunar surface and prepare for future crewed missions to Mars. Veteran space professional Amit
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The Department of Defense’s field activity overseeing personnel data and systems has issued a pair of awards worth a combined $222.5 million to the Institute of International Education in New York. Defense
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The Department of Defense‘s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office Directorate for Digital Services has established a new website to expand and support its Hack the Pentagon program. This website will serve as
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Laura Taylor-Kale, a fellow for innovation and economic competitiveness at the Council on Foreign Relations, has received Senate confirmation to serve as assistant secretary for industrial base policy at the Department of Defense. According
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Amy Gilliland and Gen. Christopher Cavoli, two of the government contracting industry’s most esteemed leaders, have been honored for their 2023 Wash100 Award wins with comprehensive profiles. This year’s class represents the 10th in
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The General Services Administration is soliciting feedback on the draft requirements for the procurement of next-generation identity proofing capabilities for Login.gov meant to provide the public access to digital services that federal,
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Three senators plan to introduce a bill that would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to introduce reforms to its electronic health record modernization program. The proposed measure would require VA to
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology created a new digital simulation method for hurricanes using artificial intelligence and the National Hurricane Center’s Atlantic Hurricane Database. The experimental technique shows promise in
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