Ted Kaouk, chief data officer and director of the Division of Data at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will assume additional responsibilities as CFTC’s first chief artificial intelligence officer. In this capacity,
The Defense Innovation Unit has asked industry to propose expeditionary small boats that could be used to perform distributed and littoral maneuver, sensing, logistics and reconnaissance operations. DIU said it is seeking
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The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Department of Defense require the U.S. Navy to submit to congressional defense committees its rationale for budget requests that do not seek funding for
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The Government Accountability Office will conduct an assessment of the Thrift Savings Plan online system in response to a request by two congressional members. The GAO review is expected to kick off
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Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, has announced the 10 new members of a board that advises the DOD secretary and deputy secretary
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The Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer programs are set to expire by the end of September and lawmakers are considering major reforms to the programs to address concerns of alleged
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The Department of Homeland Security has begun its search for a new director of the procurement innovation lab within the office of the chief procurement officer. The selected candidate will propose ideas
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The U.S. Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center is developing new batteries to help the service transition to hybrid and fully electric vehicles as part of efforts to give more operational flexibility to
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The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice of inquiry to address policy questions and assess the economic potential of in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing as part of a push to advance
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Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., has proposed a bill to enable small business development centers to help improve the cybersecurity posture of small companies. The Small Businesses Cybersecurity Act would create a federal
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said lawmakers had reached a compromise on the proposed Inflation Reduction Act, which he believes will get the support of all Democrats in the upper chamber,
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