Tag: USA

North Korean hypersonic threat is an alarming wake-up call for how we innovate (Ross Niebergall, Defense News)

Since September 2021, North Korea has conducted three hypersonic missile tests that are destabilizing the dynamics of the region. While it was announced that the developments...

The race is on for a digital dollar (Atlantic Council)

Ready for UncleSamCoin? It’s official: The Federal Reserve’s new report on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has opened the door for the first time to the...

Federal investments ignore crucial upgrades to school facilities—and students pay the price (Logan Booker and Nicolas Zerbino, Brookings)

Throughout the first year of his presidency, Joe Biden has regularly highlighted the need for investing in school infrastructure. From speeches referencing the lack...

Steps the states should take to achieve the infrastructure bill’s broadband goals (Blair Levin, Brookings)

The recently signed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) makes the largest federal investment into broadband expansion in the nation’s history. To accomplish the act’s broadband...

Did the FAA cry wolf on 5G? (Tom Wheeler, Brookings)

In the sixth century B.C., Greek storyteller Aesop told the tale of a boy tasked with watching his village’s sheep herd who sought attention...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability (US Department of State)

REMARKS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL GENEVA, SWITZERLAND JANUARY 21, 2022 SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good afternoon.  Foreign Minister Lavrov and I finished our meeting a short while...

An overview of Biden’s first regulatory year (Bridget C. E. Dooling, Brookings)

The first few days of the Biden administration were replete with regulatory news. Not only did the new president direct agencies to halt and...

Proxy voting takes on new meaning for Republicans (Emily Larson, Naomi Maehr, and Molly E. Reynolds, Brookings)

As the COVID-19 pandemic starts its third year, countless institutions are facing questions about a broader return to “normal” operations—including Capitol Hill. In the...

New FITARA Grades Show Agencies Failing to Transition Off Legacy Networking Services (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

Fifteen of 24 agencies graded in the 12th biannual scorecard measuring implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act received an F on shifting to...

Think Twice Before Scanning That QR Code, FBI Warns (Shourjya Mookerjee, Nextgov)

Quick response, or QR, codes have taken off since the start of the pandemic, giving governments and businesses a fast, contactless way to pass...

Connolly, Issa launch IT modernization caucus (Natalie Alms, Nextgov)

Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) are launching a new, bipartisan IT modernization caucus on Thursday, meant to "bring awareness to governments'...

CISA Releases Finalized IPv6 Guidance for Agencies (Frank Konkel, Nextgov)

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday published guidance meant to provide federal agencies with security considerations regarding Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 implementations as they...

Marine Corps, CGI Enter $34 Million Contract To Update Inventory Tracking System (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

IT consulting firm CGI was awarded a new contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to help expand the military branch’s software integration platform to...

Data is the Fuel of Digital Transformation, Officials Say (Patience Wait, Nextgov)

Harnessing the information hidden within the federal government’s truly vast stores of data is one of the biggest challenges in pursuing digital transformation. Panelists during...

5G is ‘Going Live’ at Tyndall Air Force Base (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

Nodes enabling Verizon’s 5G ultra wideband coverage are going live at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, Nextgov confirmed this week, marking a key step in...

China urges US to cancel tariffs, after Biden says he is not ready (Global Times)

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday exhorted the US to cancel the tariffs it had imposed, citing the resultant benefits to consumers and...