Looking to roll out a network of 36 small, Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta satellites to advance its communications, the Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed price contract of approximately $816 million this week.
That contract will cover three dozen... Read More »
Responding to the needs of migrant host communities throughout the country, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week announced more than $77 million would go to border and interior communities housing those awaiting immigration proceedings.
It’s an extension of the Shelter and... Read More »
While lab-based testing has advanced in many ways over the years, sample preservation still relies on refrigerated transport that can cause challenges in remote environments, and this month Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) launched a new program to solicit alternatives.
At... Read More »
Facing a post-pandemic travel surge, the State Department has struggled to address a nearly 40 percent increase in passport application requests since 2022, and now new legislation seeks to update and make the passport process more efficient to cut down on strain.
Introduced by U.S. Rep. Buddy... Read More »
Drawing on $288 million in funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and General Services Administration (GSA) intend to expand DHS headquarters at St. Elizabeths campus in southeast Washington, D.C.
“Locating more of our agencies together... Read More »
Working through several federal departments, the Biden administration began a new public awareness campaign last week that will highlight federal safety resources for schools and evidence-based practices through SchoolSafety.gov.
The initiative is a joint effort between the departments of... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $14 million contract to BAE Systems this week for development of its Massive Cross Correlation (MAX) program.
That program is developing technology related to next-generation sensing, imaging and communications systems, and DARPA... Read More »
Oil from an Iranian tanker off Texas remains in limbo despite its seizure by American personnel, and United States lawmakers from both parties and both chambers of Congress are growing fed up after the months-long delay in transfer.
In a letter to President Joe Biden, led by U.S. Sen. Joni... Read More »
Employees at all levels of the Department of Defense (DoD) will be able to participate in its inaugural talent management program that began earlier this month as an idea generator for how to recruit, retain and promote a diverse workforce.
Hosted by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense... Read More »
Building on more than $60 million in basic and applied research and 20 years of work in the field, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is nearing release of a comprehensive database on explosives.
ExPRT, as the database is known, will assist... Read More »
With the introduction of the Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development (LEAD) Act this week, United States Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) proposed reforms of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) to crack down on bad actors.
This oversight... Read More »
In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a group of five senators raised alarms over illicit trafficking of tobacco products, denouncing them as threats to public health and a significant source of revenue for transnational criminal organizations.
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, M.D.... Read More »
Reckoning with the growing attention on and potential of artificial intelligence, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) last week created a generative AI task force to analyze, integrate and responsibly utilize large language models, and more.
These efforts were gathered under the... Read More »
Through the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to review the targeting of cloud computing, providing recommendations for security among government, industry, and Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).
“Organizations of all kinds are... Read More »
With the release of the 2023 National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) last week, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines laid out the goals of the Intelligence Community (IC) for the next four years.
“The National Intelligence Strategy articulates what the Intelligence Community will need... Read More »
