DHS Strategic Guidance to Improve Critical Infrastructure Security, Resiliency

The Department of Homeland Security has released strategic guidance to help federal agencies and operators of critical infrastructure systems improve their cybersecurity and resilience. An initiative that supports the Biden administration’s National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, the document aims to address several priority areas, including addressing cyber and other threats coming […]
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Lockheed Martin Awarded $2.3B NASA Contract to Build NOAA Spacecraft

NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.27 billion contract to build the spacecraft for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Extended Observations program. The cost-plus-award-fee contract entails the development of three spacecraft, with the option for four additional units, and covers 15-year support for the spacecraft’s on-orbit operations and storage, NASA said. Lockheed Martin […]
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GSA Announces Second Cohort of Presidential Innovation Fellows Focused on AI

The General Services Administration has selected 11 technology leaders to join the second batch of the Presidential Innovation Fellows 2024, which aims to harness artificial intelligence’s potential in various use cases. Among the selected individuals are John Cronin, a former Tembo Health product manager; Pranava Raparla, who previously served as Microsoft’s product manager; and James […]
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AI Security Incident Playbook Shaping Up as JCDC Holds Simulated Government-Industry Coordination

More than 50 representatives of government agencies and their industry partners participated in a simulation exercise on efficient and organized countermeasures on artificial intelligence security breaches.  The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, which the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency formed to organize public-private cyber defenders worldwide, hosted the event at Microsoft’s Reston, Virginia, facility to support […]
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Eclypsium to Share Supply Chain Security Expertise With JCDC Membership

Eclypsium has announced its membership in the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, an initiative founded by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in 2021. The membership offers opportunities for collaboration with CISA and other JCDC members in strengthening the U.S. and its international partners’ cyber defenses, Eclypsium said. Yuriy Bulygin, Eclypsium’s CEO and co-founder, noted the […]
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US Government to Offer Greater 5G Access With CBRS Allocation Reduction

Several U.S. federal agencies have opened up the 3.5 GHz band, increasing consumer access to 5G and high-speed internet.  The effort saw the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Department of the Navy modify the aggregate interference model used in the 3.5 GHz band, reducing the spectrum […]
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Veterans Health Administration Sets Up New Digital Health Office

The Veterans Health Administration has established the Digital Health Office to consolidate and optimize its digital health initiatives, according to a spokesperson from the Department of Veterans Affairs. First announced in early June, the DHO integrates various VHA components, including connected care, population health, strategic initiatives laboratory and artificial intelligence programs, Nextgov/FCW reported. The office […]
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Fermilab Operates New Underground Laboratory for Quantum Information Science R&D

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has opened its new underground laboratory for the research and development of quantum information science applications. The Quantum Underground Instrumentation Experimental Testbed will serve as a quantum sensor and computing research center where scientists can study how qubits behave in a radiation-free environment and determine the impact of gamma rays, X-rays, […]
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