DOD Selects 28 Academic Teams for Competitive Research Program Awards
The Department of Defense has named 28 collaborative academic teams as awardees under a capacity-building program meant to improve the ...
CISA Recommendations Aim to Guide Federal RD&I in Enhancing Cyber-physical Critical Infrastructure
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a white paper citing three major gaps in federal research and development efforts ...
NIST Issues 3rd Revision of Draft Guidance on Controlled Unclassified Information Cybersecurity; Ron Ross Quoted
The National Institute of Standards and Technology made changes to its Special Publication 800-171 draft guidance, which sets rules and ...
Senators Introduce Bill to Reform Federal Security Classification System
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to reform the federal security classification system to minimize overclassification and prevent ...
Jonathan Pellish Appointed National Space Council Director of Civil Space Policy
Jonathan Pellish, a former senior staff at NASA, has been appointed director of civil space policy at the National Space ...
GAO Report Highlights Need for Federal Modernization Plans for Critical Legacy IT Systems
The Government Accountability Office has found that two of the eight federal agencies assessed by GAO in 2019 have not ...
White House Urges Congress to Consider Proposed FY24 Budget Amendments for Federal Agencies
President Joe Biden has asked Congress to consider amendments to proposed fiscal year 2024 budgets for the departments of Defense, ...
US to Deliver $1.2B Air Defense & Artillery-Focused Package to Ukraine; Pat Ryder Quoted
As part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, the U.S. will deliver a new $1.2 billion package focused on air ...
Johns Hopkins APL Researchers Develop Thermal Battery With Smaller Footprint
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory researchers have developed a new thermal battery that uses nickel-aluminum heat pellets and provides higher ...
New Executive Order Rescinds Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers, Contractors
The White House has issued an executive order revoking the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees and contractors, effective May ...