Report: Rep. Mac Thornberry’s Bill Would Require DoD to Use Commercial Marketplaces for COTS Purchases
Mac Thornberry Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has introduced a bill that seeks to encourage ...
Rep. Jason Chaffetz to Leave Congress in June
Jason Chaffetz Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) plans to vacate his congressional seat on June 30 after a nearly eight-year tenure. ...
DHS, Netherlands-Based Partners to Invest in Cybersecurity Research Projects
The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate and its partner agencies from the Netherlands will invest up to $2.6 million ...
Keith Hall: Lawmakers Should Increase Revenue, Reduce Benefit Program Spending to Help Boost Govt Efficiency
Keith Hall Keith Hall, director of the Congressional Budget Office, has said lawmakers need to raise revenues above current projected ...
House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Support Federal IT Modernization
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced a bill that aims to help federal agencies use savings from information technology ...
Adm. John Richardson: Navy Needs to Increase Fleet Size, Transform Naval Warfare
John Richardson Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has said the U.S. Navy needs to grow its fleet of combat ...
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Update Vulnerabilities Equities Process
A bipartisan group of five lawmakers has introduced a bill that seeks to add accountability and transparency in the federal government's vulnerabilities equities process. Sens. ...
IARPA, NIST Launch Facial Recognition Software Design Challenge
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have introduced a prize competition for facial recognition software ...
Former FBI Chief Robert Mueller Appointed Special Counsel to Lead Russia-Trump Campaign Probe
Robert Mueller Robert Mueller, former FBI director, has been named by the Justice Department as a special counsel to lead ...
DARPA Develops Military System Performance Prediction Tools
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has developed mathematical tools and methods to help designers understand risks associated with the design and ...