DOD Names Peter Levine, Lisa Disbrow to Budgeting Reform Commission
The Department of Defense has announced the appointment of Peter Levine, former deputy chief management officer at DOD, and Lisa Disbrow, former undersecretary of the
Mar 1, 2022
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Lloyd Austin: Integrated Deterrence Driving Force Behind National Defense Strategy
Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said integrated deterrence will be a key factor of the new
Feb 22, 2022
CISA, FBI, NSA Warn of Russian State-Backed Actors Targeting Cleared Defense Contractors; Jen Easterly Quoted
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency and the FBI have released a joint advisory saying cleared defense contractors and subcontractors have been
Feb 17, 2022
John Sherman: CMMC 2.0 Could Help Raise ‘Waterline’ of Pentagon’s Cybersecurity
John Sherman, chief information officer at the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said he wants to ramp up engagements with small
Feb 17, 2022
Lloyd Austin OKs 9 More DOD Advisory Boards to Resume Operations
Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, has approved nine advisory committees to resume operations after considering recommendations
Feb 10, 2022
Senators Agree With DNI Over Need to Prioritize Efforts to Improve Declassification System
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said they are encouraged by programs within the Intelligence Community to automate the declassification review process and
Feb 2, 2022
Lloyd Austin: Pentagon Continues to Back Diplomatic Efforts Over Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said that although the Russian conflict with Ukraine is not unavoidable,
Jan 31, 2022
OMB Unveils Federal Zero Trust Strategy; Clare Martorana Quoted
The Office of Management and Budget has introduced a strategy to advance the adoption of zero trust architecture within the federal government in accordance with
Jan 27, 2022
Derek Tournear: SDA to Field Tracking Layer Satellites for Hypersonic Threat Detection
Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said SDA will deploy satellites in low-Earth orbit as part of
Jan 13, 2022
DHS Unveils Climate Change Professionals Program; Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted
The Department of Homeland Security has launched a two-year program to provide federal employees and recent graduates opportunities to contribute to efforts that could help
Jan 13, 2022
Antony Blinken: US, Japan to Sign Host Nation Support Framework, Defense R&D Agreement
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. and Japan will sign a five-year framework to support U.S. military presence in the East Asian country
Jan 10, 2022
Derek Tournear: SDA Seeks to Accelerate Delivery of Capabilities Via Spiral Development Model
Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said SDA uses the spiral development model to deliver “good enough”
Jan 3, 2022
Space Force Tests Satellite Network Resiliency Via Simulated Training Exercise; Kathleen Hicks Quoted
The U.S. Space Force has started conducting a war game called Space Flag at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado to test the resiliency of
Dec 14, 2021
Frank Kendall: Two New Unmanned Aircraft Among His Top Priorities for Air Force
Frank Kendall, secretary of the Air Force and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, said he has top seven priorities aimed at giving the service branch
Dec 13, 2021
Kathleen Hicks: DOD Creates Chief Digital and AI Officer Position
Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary at the Department of Defense and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, has issued a memorandum announcing the creation of a new
Dec 9, 2021