Emerging Tech
NOAA and Saildrone Launch Several Hurricane-Tracking Surface Drones
The agency uses drones to collect hurricane data and help improve hurricane weather forecasts.
Modernization
Senate Committee Approves AGILE Procurement Act for IT and Communications Tech
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs advanced the AGILE Act of 2022 in an effort to help improve the federal government’s IT procurement process.
Emerging Tech
NASA Authorization Act Aims to Strengthen U.S. Space Exploration
The NASA Authorization Act was passed as part of the CHIPS Act and is the first authorization bill for NASA in five years.
Emerging Tech
DOD Launches 6G R&D Center as it Eyes Transition to NextG Wireless Tech
The center will be part of the Department of Defense’s Innovative Beyond 5G Program and provide public and private sector collaboration on the emerging technology.
Emerging Tech
NSF Invests $25.4M into Cybersecurity and Privacy Research Projects
The National Science Foundation’s Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program is one of the agency’s largest research initiatives.
Modernization
US-Japan will Set Up Next-Gen Semiconductor Research Hub
The United States and Japan will create an international research hub for next-generation semiconductors as part of ongoing efforts to secure the semiconductor supply chain and have greater security over the vital component.
Policy
GAO Adds 5 Priority Recommendations After OSTP Failed to Implement 2021 Changes
The U.S. Government Accountability Office established eight total priority recommendations for the Office of Science and Technology Policy, after OSTP failed to fully implement last year’s recommendations.
Modernization
U.S. Courts Still Suffer Poor IT Management Following 2020 Breach, Watchdog Finds
A U.S. Government Accountability Office’s report indicates insufficient IT workforce planning and management at the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, following the office’s 2020 system breach.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Question DOJ’s National Security Division on Cybersecurity, Surveillance
The House Judiciary Committee raised concerns over three hostile foreign actors that breached court systems in early 2020, in addition to questions about the surveillance of Americans.
Modernization
GAO offers options for improving U.S. semiconductor supply
The prioritization of semiconductor goals—such as protecting national security or improving economic competition—determine which option will prove most important.
Digital Government
DHS Cleared After 2021 Exposure of Terrorist Watchlist Data
The agency’s Office of the Inspector General found that the Department of Homeland Security has ways to safeguard and share sensitive data and properly acted once it learned about the alleged exposure.
Policy
GAO Offers Options for Improving U.S. Semiconductor Supply
The prioritization of semiconductor goals—such as protecting national security or improving economic competition—determine which option will prove most important.
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