Pentagon Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies said the department’s new post-quantum cryptography strategy is only one component of ensuring its operations “are robust and ready in an increasingly unpredictable world.”
Both the House and Senate are currently considering versions of the bill that would reauthorize and expand upon efforts to invest in U.S. quantum development.
Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton said the acting director of national intelligence told him about 45 to 50 career officers are being returned to their home agencies, while a smaller number of front-office personnel are leaving federal service.
The Energy Department aims to bring a fault-tolerant quantum computer to life via the new Quantum Genesis mission, with a focus on benefitting scientific research.
The agency’s contract with Air Space Intelligence includes deployment of a system that it says will serve as “the new technological backbone” of a modernized Air Traffic Control System Command Center.
The $60 billion government-wide IT program expands the scope of what agencies can buy and how they can buy as the vehicle's proposed transition to the General Services Administration looms.
The long-awaited executive actions aim to protect current infrastructure from a fault-tolerant quantum computer while accelerating U.S. scientific research with quantum technology capabilities.
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., cited concerns about reported ODNI staff cuts while Bill Pulte temporarily leads the intelligence community.
The executive order is expected this week and tasks the departments of Defense and Energy to build and host a quantum computer for scientific discovery.
The measure, expected as a proposed add-on to the government’s 2027 defense package, targets a bedrock cybersecurity vulnerability-tracking system after a contracting fiasco last year.
VA gave officials 14 days to comply with a June 12 memo that calls for facilities to take additional steps in response to previous executive orders on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
The latest tech legislation looks to create a database that can aid biotechnology development, understand how quantum computing could affect national security and give the U.S. public a share in the biggest AI companies.
The cyberdefense agency received access around a week ago, but the White House has not yet set clear parameters for how the agency should use the model.
