The Department of State has begun operating its new Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology to help develop and coordinate foreign policy on emerging and critical technologies. Seth Center, a
MorePresident Joe Biden has nominated Richard Verma, an experienced federal leader, for the Department of State’s deputy secretary for management and resources, the White House announced last week. During the Obama administration, Verma served as
MoreJaime Gracia, director of strategic enterprise programs at the State Department, has highlighted the importance of data analytics to streamline the department’s information technology procurement and contracting process, Federal News Network reported
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The Quantum Technology Center at the University of Maryland has entered into an agreement with the State Department to share information on the latest developments in quantum technology. Under the memorandum of
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The U.S. government will distribute $4.5 billion in direct budget support to Ukraine to help the latter deal with economic, political and social pressures driven by Russian invasion. The U.S. Agency for
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Top legislative affairs officials from the Departments of Commerce and State have revealed in a letter to Reps. Jim Himes, D-Conn., and Jackie Speier, D-Calif., that the Biden administration is planning to
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The State Department is creating a working group to come up with guidance and procedures on how to gather and store software bills of materials as part of efforts to improve its
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Bonnie Jenkins, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, has announced the members of an advisory board that provides independent insight and advice on matters related to arms control, critical
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Kelly Fletcher, principal deputy chief information officer at the Department of Defense, has been appointed to serve as CIO at the State Department. Fletcher is a member of the Senior Executive Service
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The Senate has unanimously confirmed Nathaniel Fick to serve as ambassador at large for cyberspace and digital policy at the State Department. Fick will head the newly established Bureau of Cyberspace and
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