The House has passed a bill seeking to form a White House-led office to coordinate quantum information science research and development efforts among industry, academia and government entities.
Bill to Establish National Quantum Initiative Passed at House
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USAF PEO Battle Management Redesignated With More Digital Focus
The U.S. Air Force's Program Executive Office Battle Management has been redesignated to continue operations as PEO Digital at Hanscom Air Force Base. The renamed and redesignated PEO will work to implement acquisition processes for Agile DevOps software across the service branch, Air Force Materiel Command said Monday.
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DIA Director Says US, China Becoming Enemies ‘Not a Foregone Conclusion’
Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr. said during a recent discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies that China and the United States becoming enemies is “not a foregone conclusion,” even though the two countries are currently competitors. Ashley also noted that although China has been busy building up its military capabilities, the Asian country’s long-term goal — whether it be global hegemony or simply the protection of national interests — remains unclear, DoD News reported Tuesday.
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Researcher Calls for Appointment of Chief Data Officers at Federal Agencies
Jane Wiseman, a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, has called on the heads of federal agencies to appoint a chief data officer or establish a data management position at their respective departments. Wiseman made the recommendation in a recently released report, noting the inability of government agencies to leverage data in decision-making due to sheer volume.
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Sen. Wyden Seeks to Provide Cybersecurity Assistance for Senators’ Personal Devices, Accounts
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and three other lawmakers to support legislation that would permit the U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms to secure the personal accounts and devices of senators and their staff from hacking. Sen. Wyden explained in a letter dated Sept. 19 that the SAA was legally prohibited from using public funds to provide protection for electronics and accounts that were not issued by the government.
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Bill Would Allow White House to Pursue Gov’t Reform; Rep. Jody Hice Quoted
Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., has introduced a bill that would give the Trump administration authority to formally present governmentwide reorganization plans to Congress.
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Proposed Bill Intends to Protect Consumer Privacy; Suzan Delbene Quoted
Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. have introduced a bill aiming to augment protection of U.S. consumer information. The Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act would require companies to attain user consent before being able to use private information, DelBene's office said Thursday.
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FAA Reauthorization Bill Includes Counter-Drone Provision
A Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill contains a provision that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to attack drones that threaten national assets, Bloomberg reported Saturday. Unveiled the same day, the provision is part of H.R. 302 which aims to provide the FAA with aviation safety funds to cover a five-year authorization period.
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NSTC Releases Document on National Quantum Information Science Strategy
The National Science and Technology Council recently released a document describing the government’s strategy to maintain and expand U.S. leadership in quantum information science. The document, entitled “National Strategic Overview for Quantum Information Science,” identifies QIS as the field in which the next technological revolution will take place, and through which the U.S. “can improve its industrial base, create jobs, and provide economic and national security benefits.”
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Navy to Assess Force Composition for Possible Restructuring
The U.S. Navy is looking to reevaluate its structure next year for a potential long-term reorganization of budget, National Defense Magazine reported Monday. The service branch's 2019 force structure assessment will focus on the fleet's composition and determine the need in adjustments for each type of ship, said Vice Adm. William Merz, deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems.
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Report: DHS to Set DevSecOps Requirements Before Managing Policies for Cloud Migration Operations
Department of Homeland Security official Kshemendra Paul has said the department will focus on setting requirements for end-to-end automation across the development, security and operations workflow for cloud migration operations, Federal News Radio reported Monday.
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Congressional Lawmakers Underscore Need for US Leadership in AI in New Report
Congressional lawmakers underscored in a recently published report on artificial intelligence the need for the U.S. to remain competitive in the increasingly critical emergent field. The legislators expressed concern at the prospect of the U.S. lagging behind other countries in artificial intelligence technologies, noting how such a scenario could have serious ramifications for the nation’s cybersecurity posture, the ethical use of AI in warfare, and U.S. economic security.
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FCC Issues Directives to Facilitate 5G Network Deployment
The Federal Communications Commission has issued new directives that aim to reduce regulatory restrictions on the establishment of infrastructure necessary for the deployment and adoption of 5G networks in the U.S. The issuance clarifies, among other things, the standard that the FCC will use when determining whether local or state laws violate Sections 253 and 332 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The issuance also imposes a time limit on local governments when reviewing applications for the installation of networking infrastructure.
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Defense Health Agency Assumes Responsibility Over Military Medical Facilities
The Defense Health Agency has taken over the policies and processes of various military hospitals and clinics as part of a phased program to reorganize military healthcare facilities.
The agency has started managing medical facilities in military installations such as at Fort Bragg, N.C., Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and Joint Base Charleston, S.C., the U.S. Air Force said Friday.
The agency has started managing medical facilities in military installations such as at Fort Bragg, N.C., Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and Joint Base Charleston, S.C., the U.S. Air Force said Friday.
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NASA Open to Sharing Scientific, Space Situational Awareness Data With China
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine recently commented on the possibility of collaborating with the China National Space Agency by sharing scientific data as well as space situational awareness information, Space News reported Monday. Bridenstine’s remarks are a response to statements made by China National Space Agency chief Zhang Kejian, who had proposed during an earlier panel that teams from the U.S. and China prepare a kind of “cooperation list.”
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Report: Ellen Lord to Decide on Updated F-35 Modernization Plan in Coming Weeks
The F-35 Joint Program Office has submitted its updated acquisition plan for the strike fighter aircraft to the office of Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Defense Department, for approval, Defense News reported Wednesday.
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Rep. Will Hurd: Technology Modernization Fund Board Will Receive Appropriations in 2019
Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, has said the Technology Modernization Fund Board will possibly receive the appropriations set aside by House lawmakers for fiscal year 2019 modernization projects, FedScoop reported Tuesday.
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DHS Undersecretary Says Agency Ready to Defend Elections Against Meddling
Undersecretary Chris Krebs of the Department of Homeland Security said during a recent panel on election cybersecurity that his agency is prepared to fend off any attempts by foreign adversaries to meddle in U.S. elections. At the same panel, National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina talked about cyber operations being carried out by China on social media with the goal of affecting American popular opinion, Nextgov reported Wednesday.
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DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen: FAA Reauthorization Would Help Government Regulate Drone Usage
Kirstjen Nielsen, secretary of Homeland Security, said in a statement that the recently passed FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 would increase the government's capacity to protect U.S. citizens from drone-induced threats. She highlighted that existing regulations constrained the Department of Homeland Security's jurisdiction to address drone threats prior to the bill's passing, the DHS said Thursday.
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Mike Griffin: Pentagon Should Create Dev’t Agency to Pursue ‘DoD Space Vision’
Mike Griffin, defense undersecretary for research and engineering, has said that the Defense Department should create a new agency to oversee the country’s space programs, Space News reported Sunday.
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