he partial Federal government shutdown is expected to last at least until Friday, as congressional leaders left a meeting with President Donald Trump today apparently with no deal in place. […]
President Trump on Dec. 31 signed into law H.R. 5509, the “Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act,” that would direct the National Science Foundation to provide grants for research about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education approaches and STEM-related workforce issues. […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announced that Navy Vice Admiral Robert Sharp will be the next director of NGA, starting in February. […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced last month that it will offer $800,000 in grants to startups and small businesses for blockchain counterfeiting solutions through its Science and Technology Directorate’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program. […]
President Trump on Friday signed into law H.R. 6227, the “National Quantum Initiative Act,” which establishes a National Quantum Initiative Program to accelerate Federal government efforts to develop quantum information science and technology applications. […]
The White House announced on Dec. 21 that President Trump signed into law H.R. 7327, which aims to reduce Federal government supply chain threats, and also would establish a bug bounty program and vulnerability disclosure policy at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). […]
President Trump announced Sunday via social media that he has appointed Patrick Shanahan the acting Secretary of Defense effective Jan. 1, 2019, succeeding Gen. James Mattis who resigned as Secretary of Defense last week. […]
he Federal government was poised for a partial shutdown beginning at midnight tonight despite House and Senate action aimed at avoiding that. […]
A partial government shutdown can’t stop the Christmas spirit. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) assured people on Twitter that a partial government shutdown would not stop the 63 year tradition of tracking Santa Claus’ location. […]
Goldman Sachs announced Wednesday that Ret. Vice Admiral Jan Tighe, the former deputy chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and director of Naval Intelligence, is joining its board of directors. […]
The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), an international and cross-sector effort aimed at eradicating cyber risk, announced Thursday that Deloitte had joined the Alliance. […]
According to a new study conducted by cloud data-analytics platform Sumo Logic, multi-cloud adoption and deployments have doubled, while DevSecOps continue to grow. […]
President Trump said in a statement on Thursday that he would veto any spending bill that doesn’t include funding for a border wall. […]
The House Democratic Caucus has elected Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the 116th Congress that begins in January 2019. […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ) today announced the seizure of 15 domains associated with distributed denial-of-service-for-hire services, as well as criminal charges against three individuals who facilitated the domains. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced the results of its seventh bug bounty program, known as Hack the Air Force 3.0. […]
The Senate yesterday approved by voice vote the nomination of retired U.S. Navy Adm. Joseph Maguire to be director of the National Counterterrorism Center. […]
Jose Castaneda confirmed on Twitter today that on Jan. 28 he will join Google’s policy communications team. […]
Rachel Holland has left her post in Rep. Will Hurd’s office after four years of service to the Texas Republican. […]
Fidelis Cybersecurity has hired Danny Pickens to serve as director of its threat research team. […]
A New York Times report on Tuesday night revealed new details on Facebook’s partnerships with service providers, showing a high level of access to user data for other companies, spurred new calls for data privacy legislation. […]
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to close Federal agencies on December 24th and give Federal employees the day off. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new priority goal action plan for the agency on Tuesday. […]
During a press briefing today, White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Trump administration is considering other options to fund construction of a border wall along the U.S. southern border, other than through the President’s standing demand for $5 billion in funding from Congress for that purpose. […]
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Karen Peltz Strauss retired yesterday from her position as deputy bureau chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. […]
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) announced Monday that Elisebeth Collins has left the board effective Dec. 15. Collins was a board member for over six years, having joined the board in August 2012. […]
A group of 31 civil rights and advocacy groups released a letter today urging Mark Zuckerberg to step down as Facebook’s CEO. […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded a new contract to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) for its SeaPort NxG contract vehicle. […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) came to an updated agreement continuing efforts to stop fraudulent practices that target U.S. service members, veterans and dependents who use military education benefits. […]
The Senate Intelligence Committee released two reports on Monday finding that Russian social media influence operations–which came to broad attention in the U.S. following the 2016 presidential election–are still ongoing in the U.S. […]