The Biden administration has unveiled a collection of action plans outlining governmentwide strategies aimed at advancing equity and racial justice in underserved communities. The White House said Thursday more than 90 federal
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The Commerce Department has named 27 business, academic and nonprofit sector representatives who will serve on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee for up to three years. NAIAC, established by the National
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John Sherman, chief information officer at the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said he considers cybersecurity as his “absolute top priority” and that DOD wants to be a
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Seven universities have secured grants from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct studies on the cybersecurity, detect-and-avoid classification and electromagnetic compatibility of unmanned aircraft systems. The awards have a total value of
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House lawmakers asked identity verification company ID.me through a letter to provide a detailed list of its contracts with federal, state and local government agencies and information about its facial recognition software
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William LaPlante, most recently president and CEO of Draper and a former Air Force acquisition chief, took oath as undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense. LaPlante, who was
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Healthcare data and technology services company Ventech Solutions has received high-placement evaluations from the CMMI Institute and the International Organization for Standardization. The company said Thursday it gained a version 2.0 maturity level
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Longtime IBM Consulting executive Susan Wedge has been elevated to the role of managing partner of the company’s U.S. public and federal market division. Wedge will leverage two decades of IBM experience in the
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NASA has extended the operations of the Center for Geospace Storms by five more years to complete a computer model that can provide a better understanding of space weather and physics. Johns
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The Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory has launched a new facility in South Carolina focused on aligning the advancement of nuclear energy with weapons nonproliferation efforts. The Nonproliferation Applied Sciences
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