Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate are working to advance quantum computing hardware research and development for future military applications, including enabling “ultra-secure” data communication. Quantum computing has the potential
MoreThe Department of Defense has named 28 collaborative academic teams as awardees under a capacity-building program meant to improve the basic research infrastructure at higher education institutions in underutilized states and territories.
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A bipartisan Senate bill is proposing to redistribute unobligated COVID-19 relief funds to a Federal Communications Commission program to remove and replace purportedly risky network equipment made in China, the office of
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The White House National Space Council’s users advisory group held its inaugural meeting on Thursday to discuss options for how the Department of Defense can better use commercial space services, Breaking Defense
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Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., have asked the Government Accountability Office to assess the national security risks associated with consulting firms doing business with both the U.S. government and
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Lester Lyles, a retired U.S. Air Force general, has been named chair of the newly formed Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a 2022 Wash100 Award winner,
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The Department of Defense has awarded 19 grants valued at approximately $90 million combined under the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program and six grants worth about $30 million in total through the
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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee members heard testimony from a TikTok executive on the mobile video sharing platform’s connection to China and access to data on U.S. users of the
MoreThe Defense Innovation Unit, U.S. Space Force and Air Force Research Laboratory have jointly released a report outlining recommendations to develop a space industrial base that will retain U.S. dominance in commercial,
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The Department of Defense and the U.S. Air Force plan to establish a research center affiliated with a historically black college or university in a push to tap into the next generation
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