RTX company Raytheon has delivered to Lockheed Martin the first of two Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Missile Warning Program satellite payloads meant for deployment to geosynchronous Earth orbit. The payload—dubbed Next-Gen OPIR
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Leidos a five-year, $51 million contract to provide technical support for the agency’s healthcare safety network. Under the National Healthcare Safety Network, or
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Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, has signed a memorandum that directs the U.S. Army’s procurement community to start including contract language requiring vendors to produce
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The Federal Communications Commission has adopted initial rules allowing emergency and commercial operations of uncrewed aircraft systems in the 5 GHz spectrum band for wireless communications. Under the new rules, drone operators
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has launched a new portal as part of its efforts to improve cyber incident reporting. The CISA Services Portal and Voluntary Cyber Incident Reporting webpage integrates
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The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute within the National Institute of Standards and Technology has signed agreements with Anthropic and OpenAI to facilitate collaboration on AI safety research, testing and assessment. NIST
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Defense Information Systems Agency Chief Technology Officer Steve Wallace spoke during a panel at the recent AFCEA Small Business Workshop in Augusta, Georgia, where he offered small businesses advice on how to
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Carlos Del Toro, secretary of the Navy and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, said the Department of the Navy is working to reduce sustainment costs and industry could help by providing DON access
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The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has launched a new program to develop capabilities that can detect and correct performance degradation of artificial intelligence-enabled medical tools. The technologies developed under the
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Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., has teamed up with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Andy Kim, D-N.J. to file the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act, a bipartisan measure seeking to protect Americans’ healthcare information in
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