ColdQuanta has secured an award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to further develop the company’s atomic clock technology for potential government and commercial applications. DARPA is supporting the development project
Colleen Shogan, a nearly 15-year federal service veteran and currently an executive at the White House Historical Association, has been nominated to serve as the U.S.’ archivist, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.
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A Pasadena, California-based consortium of universities and research institutions representing five countries has raised $205 million to continue the development of a 12-story optical structure that will use multiple scientific instruments intended
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is finalizing certification of a small modular reactor designed by NuScale, which Fluor holds a majority stake in. NRC said Friday its personnel received instruction to release a
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A group of 65 House members has urged the White House to require political expenditure reports in the contracting industry to promote transparency across federal acquisition programs. “An Executive Order (EO) requiring
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Radha Plumb, nominee to the post of deputy defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, said at a Senate committee hearing that she plans to look into the factors driving military weapon maintenance
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The Department of the Treasury’s financial research office has launched a data-driven pilot project that will focus on identifying and assessing the possible impacts of climate change on financial system stability. Participants
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Democratic leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee put forward a nearly $1.7 trillion government spending proposal for fiscal year 2023 that includes $850 billion in discretionary funds for national defense. Committee Chairman
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A bill introduced in the Senate would require the Office of Management and Budget to coordinate with federal acquisition professionals to identify strategies that can help simplify how agencies buy commercial technology
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The U.S. Air Force expects to decommission RQ-4 unmanned aircraft systems in fiscal year 2027 as the military service is eyeing surveillance platforms that offer survivability to future contested environments, Breaking Defense
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The General Services Administration has informed small businesses that it will continue to accept final proposals for a governmentwide information technology procurement vehicle through Aug. 19. GSA announced on SAM.gov the nine-day
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