The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced additional economic sanctions on Russia’s financial institutions and expanded debt and equity prohibitions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Treasury’s office of
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The White House has announced several actions it plans to carry out in 2022 to further build up domestic manufacturing, supply chains and workforce. The Biden administration grouped the measures into two
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President Biden on Tuesday signed into law a bill that seeks to identify and promote best practices and modernize acquisition and procurement processes in the federal government. Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., and
More Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., have urged the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a comprehensive governmentwide policy that would make data from federally funded
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The Department of Defense has awarded MP Materials a $35 million contract to establish a facility for processing heavy rare earth elements on the company’s Mountain Pass mining site in California. DOD
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and its partners advise organizations to implement protective measures against an advanced persistent threat from Iran’s government. The MuddyWater APT group — also known as Earth
More The Department of Homeland Security has been tasked to coordinate domestic preparedness efforts as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine develops. President Biden gave this task to ensure federal unity and readiness
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Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen said his team at the Department of Justice’s National Security Division will implement a new strategy for countering nation-state threats. The new threat-driven strategy will focus on
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Deltek’s GovWin IQ service tracked and tabulated U.S. federal government contract spending over the course of the 2021 fiscal year and has determined a $629 billion total, including a defense spending sum
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The Internal Revenue Service has dismissed its plans to require taxpayers to use a third-party facial recognition service to register for online accounts. Taxpayers can now create online accounts without the use
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