NASA has appointed Adam Schlesinger program manager of the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, which facilitates the delivery of science and technology payloads to the lunar surface. […]
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The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is advancing its in-space logistics initiative with Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and Spacebilt, which are moving forward with prototypes to provide low-cost, responsive access to orbits beyond low Earth orbit. Last March, DIU granted funding to the three companies to provide logistics services enabling low-cost, responsive access to geostationary and […]
MeriTalk sat down with Josh Finke, who joined Lumen in 2024 as Senior Vice President, Public Sector, to talk about what the company is bringing forward to help Federal agencies as the new year kicks off. […]
The Department of Commerce (DoC) has finalized an agreement with Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) for up to $325 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to aid in the construction of a new semiconductor-grade polysilicon manufacturing facility. […]
Imagine if you could create ultra-accurate GPS technology to where you could measure the shape of the Earth down to a centimeter. Quantum sensors have the ability to do just that with their exceedingly precise and versatile measurements. […]
National Cyber Director (NCD) Harry Coker used a Jan. 7 farewell address prior to the new Trump administration taking office to recap his office’s work on range of security initiatives since 2021, and to urge the incoming administration and Congress to push over the finish line his office’s long-sought goal of achieving “harmonization” of Federal cybersecurity regulations. […]
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins said today in her 2024 Annual Report to Congress that the taxpayer experience “has noticeably improved” over that past year while also stressing the need for adequate funding for technology modernization at the IRS. […]
As the clock begins to tick down to the end of fiscal year (FY) 2025 in September, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is continuing its work to onboard the entire Non-sensitive Public Trust (NSPT) population into DCSA’s Continuous Vetting (CV) services. […]
The Department of Commerce and its Natcast nonprofit have designated Arizona State University (ASU) Research Park as the third location in the U.S. for establishment of a CHIPS for America research and development center. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a playbook for the public sector detailing what it calls the “responsible adoption” and “mission-focused” adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities. […]
As the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) pushes to revolutionize medical treatments and cures, it’s facing a challenge that no amount of cutting-edge science can solve – attracting the talent that the agency needs. […]
Six new universities and colleges are joining the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) program that aims to boost the intel workforce and recruit future intelligence professionals. […]
In the waning days of her leadership of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is hurrying along an effort to approve rules to auction AWS-3 spectrum and use proceeds from that sale to close a multi-billion-dollar funding gap in the agency’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program. […]
The U.S. Army is turning to the private sector for feedback as it prepares to upgrade its current Vantage Army data platform (ADP). With a Jan. 9 deadline approaching, vendors have a few more days to weigh in on the draft solicitation. […]
The White House on Tuesday launched the long-awaited U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless internet of things (IoT) devices marketed to consumers. […]
Former Department of Defense (DoD) chief information officer (CIO) Dana Deasy has been tapped as the new chief information digital officer and senior vice president at Boeing Co., which generates about a third of its revenue from defense product lines. […]
The U.S. Space Force has launched its first-ever cyber range squadron, officially adding “cyber defenders” to its roster as it prepares to battle digital threats in the space domain. […]
The Department of Commerce announced on Jan. 6 that it finalized $285 million in CHIPS for America funding for developing and operating a new semiconductor development facility in North Carolina that will take a “digital twins” approach. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today released cybersecurity performance goals that the agency said will help to protect the information technology and product design sectors from cyber threats. […]
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Jan. 3 that it has imposed sanctions on a Beijing-based cybersecurity company known as Integrity Technology Group, Inc. (Integrity Tech) for its role in a spate of malicious cyber activities. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an update today regarding last week’s cybersecurity incident at the Treasury Department, stating that no other Federal agencies appear to have been impacted. […]
The Federal government is in line to appoint a new senior official in charge of improving government services delivery. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) has concluded a red teaming pilot that resulted in the identification of more than 800 vulnerabilities in the use of large language models (LLM) to enhance military medical services. […]
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) discovered that the agency did not properly protect personally identifiable information (PII) stored on a shared network drive, in an incident the OIG is calling a “potential breach.” […]
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) CIO Guy Cavallo said today that he will retire from Federal government service on Jan. 13 and plans to land back in the private sector later this year. […]
The National Science Foundation has awarded new CyberCorps Scholarships for Service (SFS) totaling nearly $15 million to four public universities with the aim of boosting the cybersecurity workforces at Federal, state, local, and Tribal government organizations. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced on Dec. 30 that it awarded the Polaris small business-focused governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) to 102 small businesses. […]
As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) modernize software to meet increasingly complex missions, a collaborative development model – powered by open-source technologies and agile methodologies – speeds the development process. In a recent interview with MeriTalk, Michael Hardee, chief architect for law enforcement and justice at Red Hat, discusses how a container-first and cloud-first approach can help. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) kicked off a notice of proposed rulemaking on Dec. 27 that it said aims to change the existing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule with the goal of improving cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI). […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is setting the stage for a possible new program aimed at developing more robust quantum sensors that can be integrated onto U.S. military platforms, according to a special notice from the agency. […]