Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said the White House is working on an executive order in response to the SolarWinds cyber breach. Neuberger said the cyber incident impacted approximately 100 companies and nine federal agencies. She cited the need to address challenges to achieving greater visibility amid the hacking campaign.
Read More »President Biden Directs Establishment of S&T Advisory Council
President Biden has issued an executive order directing the creation of an interdisciplinary group of experts that will provide advisory support on science and technology. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology will be co-chaired by the “science adviser” or the assistant to the president for S&T and have up to 26 members including engineers, scientists and other professionals.
Read More »Executive Order to Ban US Investments in Companies Backing China’s Military
President Trump signed Thursday an executive order that prohibits U.S. companies and individuals from investing in Chinese companies that support the Chinese military, CNBC reported. The president has directed the secretary of the Department of the Treasury (USDT) to enforce rules and regulations to implement the provisions of the order.
Read More »Trump Signs Executive Order to Address US Reliance on Foreign Adversaries’ Critical Minerals
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to declare a national emergency to help address the threat posed by the country’s dependence on critical minerals from foreign adversaries to U.S. national security, economy and foreign policy. The secretary of the State Department should hand over to the executive branch a report to establish resilient critical mineral supply chains,
Read More »GSA Awards Deloitte, Esper Contract to Advance AI Technology; Julie Dunne, Bob De Luca Quoted
The General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded its multiple year, $9.9 million contract to Deloitte Consulting and Esper through GSA's Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) authority. The Centers of Excellence (CoE), within the agency’s FAS Technology Transformation Services (TTS) office, and the Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) have collaborated to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology solutions.
Read More »President Trump Signs Executive Order to Change Hiring Process in U.S. Government; Wilbur Ross Quoted
President Trump announced that he will sign an executive order to modify the government’s hiring practices so that a job applicants’ skills will be given priority over a college degree. The current administration stated that the shift will allow the government to hire a more inclusive workforce based on skill instead of a person’s education level.
Read More »New Executive Order Seeks to Protect US Bulk-Power System From Foreign Adversaries
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to address cyber threats and other risks posed by foreign adversaries to the U.S. bulk-power system. The order will prohibit the acquisition and installation of bulk-power system electric equipment designed, developed or supplied by foreign adversaries.
Read More »Trump Signs Executive Order to Advance International Support for Use of Space Resources
President Trump has issued an executive order to advance international support for the private and public recovery and use of minerals, water and other resources in space.
Read More »Bill Zielinski Responds to House Lawmakers’ Questions Over GSA’s E-Commerce Program
Bill Zielinski, assistant commissioner of the General Services Administration’s office of information technology category, said GSA hopes to award a contract for the e-commerce platform program by the end of March or soon after that, Federal News Network reported Monday.
Read More »White House OSTP Issues Annual Report on American AI Initiative
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released an annual report detailing the steps taken to implement the American Artificial Intelligence Initiative launched in February 2019 through an executive order.
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