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USA – House Dems Propose $50M for Tech Modernization Fund in Fiscal 2022 (Aaron Boyd, Nextgov)

Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee released their draft of the 2022 Financial Services and General Government funding bill Wednesday, including funding for major IT projects...

USA/Pentagon – Lawmaker Says Pentagon Cloud Migration Shouldn’t Stumble Because of JEDI Delays (Mila Jasper, Nextgov)

The top lawmaker on the House Armed Services cyber and technology subcommittee said on Wednesday the stalled Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract shouldn’t prevent...

USA – FCC Advances Efforts to Remove Untrusted Chinese Equipment from US Market (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote July 13 on an order that would allow it to reimburse larger telecommunications companies—in addition to smaller...

USA – Microsoft Joins Space-Focused Threat Intelligence Sharing Community (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

Microsoft joined the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center as a founding member, according to announcements published by both organizations Wednesday expressing their collective...

USA – GSA’s Latest Blanket Purchase Agreement Benefits Climate Agency (Frank Konkel, Nextgov)

The General Services Administration announced a new multiple-award blanket purchase agreement, or BPA, available specifically for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. GSA’s...

USA – Deputy Defense Secretary Says US Needs to Defend Its Artificial Intelligence Better (Patrick Tucker, Nextgov)

As the Pentagon rapidly builds and adopts artificial intelligence tools, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said military leaders increasingly are worried about a second-hand...

USA – Austin, Milley Push Back on Lawmakers’ ‘Critical Race Theory’ Accusations (Tara Coop, Defense One)

Republicans fighting against critical race theory confronted Pentagon leaders in an unusual showdown between white lawmakers, a Black defense secretary, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...

USA – Add Natural Conservation to Security-Cooperation Efforts (Alice C. Hill, Defense One)

U.S. security cooperation efforts, long focused on supporting foreign militaries, should do more to foster conservation. Add Natural Conservation to Security-Cooperation Efforts - Defense One

USA/China – It’s Time to Wargame Against an AI-Enabled China (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

The U.S. military, whose wargames generally feature fictitious adversaries that closely resemble today’s Russian and Chinese forces, must start training for the faster-moving conflicts...

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