The Senate on Tuesday voted 77–23 to confirm Douglas Collins as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Hill reported that Collins will be responsible for the VA, which has more
The Federal Communications Commission has started collecting information from telecommunications firms receiving Universal Service funds with regard to their use of services and equipment from Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE in their
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Defense Secretary and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner Mark Esper is expected to finish by September zero-based budgeting reviews of combatant commands’ force posture to ensure that they meet the priorities of the
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a new strategy to help expand the application of artificial intelligence in its missions. The NOAA AI strategy sets five goals to improve coordination, understanding, application and
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Janice Degarmo, acting chief data officer at the State Department, told Federal News Network in an interview published Tuesday about the newly established Center for Analytics and how it helps the department
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Christopher Krebs, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has helped improve collaboration
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Stacy Bostjanick, director of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification policy office within the office of the defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, said the first batch of third-party assessment organizations should be
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Gen. David Goldfein, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, told Defense News on Monday about his priority to link assets across the joint force to facilitate
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Some federal information technology leaders are warding off security fears by advancing the use of open-source tools like GitHub in software development, FCW reported Friday.
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The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee scheduled an Aug. 12 vote on an upcoming report on the use of software-defined networking and its cybersecurity implications when it comes to protecting 5G networks,
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Anil Cheriyan, director of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services, said the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program is working to create a liaison to help coordinate with civilian agencies in
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