The Government Accountability Office is urging lead agencies to measure the effectiveness of cybersecurity programs they established to protect Internet of Things and operational technology use in critical infrastructure sectors. In a
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The Department of Defense should consider additional compensation funding, create a requirements process and metrics, and build relationships in its recruitment of workers with skills critical to national security, the Institute of
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NASA announced Saturday that it has officially handed over a laser retroreflector array to the European Space Agency for its Lunar Pathfinder satellite mission. Developed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the
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The Office of Personnel Management has finalized a rule allowing term appointments of more than four and maximum of 10 years for federal job posts related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has called on Congress to approve a federal budget to further strengthen U.S. deterrence and “compete in this decisive
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Luis Lopez, chief of operational services in the enterprise technology services division at the Department of Education, will assume the role of chief information officer at the department on Dec. 18. Cindy
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BAE Systems has joined forces with Elbit Systems of America, Curtiss-Wright Corporation and QinetiQ Limited to bring its U.S. Army Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle design to fruition. With a goal of creating a purpose-built, modern combat vehicle
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U.S. Central Command has activated a U.S. Space Force component that will be tasked with coordinating space operations and services, such as missile warning, positioning, navigation and timing and satellite communication, within
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The Department of Homeland Security said the Cyber Safety Review Board will focus its next review on Lapsus$, a global hacker group accused of executing extortion and ransomware attacks targeted at companies
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Heidi Shyu, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and a 2022 Wash100 awardee, said the U.S. Department of Defense is working with military and industry partners to gather and transform
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