Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Warn of Cyber Threat Posed by Beijing, Moscow to Energy Sector
Enhancing collaboration and information sharing with industry partners can help mitigate threats, but concerns remain about the extent to which foreign-made equipment is embedded within the U.S. electric grid.
Emerging Tech
Quantum Sensing Has ‘Critical’ Potential for Electrical Grid, Official Says
Quantum information technologies could be applied to the electrical grid for security and sustainability improvements.
Emerging Tech
The Army Is Putting All Its Network Efforts Under One Roof
By October, Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical is expected to absorb network portfolios from its sister PEO for enterprise services.
Emerging Tech
Recent Market Volatility Shows Value of Government Funding, DOD Official Says
Despite economic uncertainty, the head of the Pentagon’s office that connects promising tech companies with private capital said they will “continue to advance these technologies and support DOD operations.”
Emerging Tech
Regulation Must Keep Up with Novel Space Technology, Experts Say
Panelists at the Satellite 2023 conference noted that the relationship between government and industry when it comes to space is still a “paradigm from yesteryear.”
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Mobilized to Support Tech Startups After Bank Failure
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank presents the Defense Department with warnings—and opportunities.
Emerging Tech
Naval Research Lab Launches First In-Space Laser Energy Experiment
The experiment will demonstrate using power beaming technology to deliver instant energy in space.
Emerging Tech
CFPB Announces New Inquiry into Data Brokers
The financial regulatory agency wants to learn more about data brokers’ business operations, especially surrounding user experiences.
Emerging Tech
GAO Offers Quantum Guidance to Federal Agencies
As the federal government continues its push for mass post-quantum cryptography transitions, the Government Accountability Office offered fact-based summary and guidance.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Office Tracking National Security Impact of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
The director of the Pentagon’s office tasked with connecting relevant tech companies with private capital said in an email that the office is “monitoring national security-related impacts” stemming from the prominent startup lender’s demise.
Modernization
IRS Plans to Approve Use of Login-dot-gov as Tax Day Nears
The tax agency intends to add Login this filing season—and as early as next week—as the integration is in final rounds of testing.
Emerging Tech
Army Making Progress on Implementation of Online Real Estate Tool, IG Says
The U.S. Army is on track to deploy a new online application “to identify the existing inventory of space available” at select military installations as part of a pilot program.
Emerging Tech
Innovation Thrives When Governments Embrace Next-Gen Public-Private Partnerships
By rethinking how sectors collaborate and encouraging long-term institutional relationships, communities can get the most out of technology projects, one expert said.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Looking to Make Sure SpaceX Doesn’t Abandon Them in War
Spooked by the company’s new limits in Ukraine, military leaders are mulling new types of contracts.
Emerging Tech
NASA Asks for Public Help with the Second MarsXR Challenge
The second challenge will feature a mission storyboarding component, enabling non-programmers to participate.
Emerging Tech
NASA Quantum Detector Could Help Expand Transmission Distance
Current quantum data deteriorates after a few dozen miles, but the new technology could send more data further.
Emerging Tech
Energy Looks for Additional Ways to Prepare the Future Quantum Workforce
The Department of Energy has asked higher education to weigh in on how the agency can help prepare students to work in quantum information science.
Emerging Tech
DARPA To Launch High-Speed, No-Runway Aircraft Program
Will it be a helicopter? A seaplane? Or a whole new thing?
Cybersecurity
New National Cyber Strategy Asks 'More' from Industry and Government
The new National Cyber Security Strategy focuses on more international partnerships, enhanced baseline regulations and stronger cyberthreat policing.
Emerging Tech
A CISA Test Hack Offers Warnings for Critical Infrastructure Organizations
A CISA red team simulated a malicious cyberattack on a critical infrastructure organization to test security measures and give recommendations to other entities.
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