The Senate commerce committee has advanced Arati Prabhakar‘s nomination for the role of director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. If confirmed by the full Senate, Prabhakar would lead an office in charge of advising the president on all matters related to science and technology. The director may also serve as the […]
Customs and Border Protection is not sufficiently informing travelers at airports about its use of facial recognition technology, a government watchdog said. In a new report, the Government Accountability Office said the CBP uses facial recognition at 32 airports for travelers leaving the United States and at all airports for persons entering. Similar privacy concerns […]
President Joe Biden has selected Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman to serve as the U.S. Space Force’s next chief of space operations and is promoting him to the grade of four-star general. If confirmed for the role, Saltzman would lead the nascent military service’s transition out of its early planning and organizational phases, the Air Force […]
A company achieves business growth when it expands and starts to need more avenues to generate profit, said HubSpot, a developer of business software. Businesses also need a concrete growth strategy to ensure they can withstand sudden changes in the market. Even small businesses that cannot yet afford to appoint dedicated financial experts may want […]
Jeff Druessel serves as the vice president of strategic development at Riverside Research, a nonprofit organization chartered to conduct research and development in support of U.S. interests. Riverside Research studies electromagnetics, machine learning and modeling and simulation and provides services in intelligence analytics, life cycle management and mission planning, its website says. In his position, […]
Ravi Dankanikote serves as senior vice president of business development for the defense and civilian sector at Science Applications International Corporation, a government contractor that delivers digital transformation solutions. On its website, the company says it offers engineering, information technology modernization and mission solutions to clients in markets such as defense, space, civilian and intelligence. […]
Cybersecurity company PC Matic announced that its application execution control offering, PC Matic Federal, has achieved full authorization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP provides cybersecurity certifications for cloud-based products and services offered to government agencies. The solution received authorization to operate at the moderate impact level with sponsorship from the Small […]
Maj. Gen. William Bowers has assumed leadership of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, the organization in charge of finding volunteers for the corps and preparing them for training. Bowers succeeded Maj. Gen. Jason Bohm, who had been leading MCRC since July 2020. Bohm is credited with guiding the command through the difficult recruitment environment of […]
The General Services Administration has announced several leadership and personnel changes. Jetta Wong, an expert in energy and environment policy, joined GSA as a senior climate adviser to the administrator. Wong most recently served as a senior fellow at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation’s Center for Clean Energy Innovation, GSA said Monday. From 2012 […]
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the fiscal year 2023 defense bill seeks to ensure the readiness of the U.S. Cyber Command‘s elite cyber mission force. SASC is concerned that the government’s long-standing issues in attracting and retaining cyber talent might affect CYBERCOM’s readiness, FedScoop reported Monday. Congressional aides said that the issues were […]
