U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) have introduced legislation that will codify the U.S. Department of Commerce’s ability to protect U.S. information and communications technology... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) have introduced legislation that would ban data brokers from selling or transferring Americans’ health and location data. The Health and Location Data Protection Act would prevent data brokers from gathering personal... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump Administration as the U.S. Department of War, announced that it would launch “Agent Network,” the latest element of the department’s Artificial Intelligence Acceleration Strategy. The department said the project would be led by its... Read More »
Legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) would strengthen security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after compliance gaps were found by the Government Accountability Office. The Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting... Read More »
In a bipartisan show of support, the House Committee on Homeland Security advanced 19 bills this week to strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s core mission. The bills covered a range of issues but primarily refocused the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), modernized... Read More »
A day after President Donald Trump announced new policies surrounding quantum cryptography, the Kirsten Davies, chief information officer for the U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the U.S. Department of War, announced that department’s Post Quantum... Read More »
The White House announced President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that would protect American data, and the digital economy that lives off of it. Trump’s “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks” Executive Order directs the Office of Management and... Read More »
The FBI said in a public service announcement that cyber criminals are using traffic distribution systems to gain access to victim networks for financial scams. Traffic distribution systems, or TDS, is technology that is used to route internet traffic visitors to different destinations after... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would authorize grant funding for new protective gear for firefighters free of forever chemicals. The Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art (PFAS) Alternatives Act would authorize $25 million annually for fiscal years 2027-2031 … Read More
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy recently announced the launch of an Investment Intelligence Center interactive public website. The Intelligence Center provides a centralized, interactive dashboard for users to explore the Defense Department’s work … Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard recently awarded Louisiana-based Bordelon Marine, a provider of offshore support and subsea services, a contract for a commercial support vessel that will transport supplies, equipment and personnel to Coast Guard cutters operating in the Caribbean, Gulf … Read More
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opened the application period on Wednesday for seven preparedness grant programs. The agency will award more than $1.5 billion, and the application period will close on July 24. The grant programs are: More than … Read More
The U.S. government recently awarded defense technology company Lockheed Martin with a seven-year undefinitized contract action for up to $35 billion to quadruple production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors. THAAD is the only U.S. system designed to … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized 1,100.79 pounds of suspected methamphetamine with a street value of $10.1 million. The seizure occurred on June 15 at the World Trade Bridge between Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. A … Read More
The U.S. Army recently awarded Virginia-based defense company Northrop Grumman a five-year contract to produce the M1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) round of large caliber tank ammunition. The M1147 AMP is a 120mm round designated for use on the U.S. Army’s … Read More
The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) recently provided Energy Fuels, a Denver-based critical mineral company, with a $725 million conditional loan commitment to scale the domestic processing of rare earth elements. The loan, along with private investment, will support a … Read More
