Ideas
How China Is Trying to Turn the US CHIPS Act to Its Favor
A strategic messaging campaign portrays the new law as a counterproductive and lawless act.
Business
What Contractors Think of the Proposed Rule on Climate Reporting
The proposed rule is part of the Biden administration’s larger environmental agenda, but it comes with costs for contractors.
Policy
Biden: Fill Gaps in Cybersecurity Laws. Congress: What Gaps? Admin Officials: ...
Neither the DHS chief nor the FBI director had an answer when a lawmaker asked about Biden's Nov. 7 request.
Business
Senator to Elon Musk: 'Fix Your Companies. Or Congress Will'
The SpaceX and social-media mogul mocked Sen. Ed Markey’s concerns about Twitter verifying fake accounts.
Threats
Only Half the Parts Are Waiting When US Attack Submarines Come in For Repairs
The Navy’s attack-sub PEO has a plan to fix this, but he’ll need approval from higher-ups and the Hill.
Defense Systems
Pentagon on Track to Award $9B Cloud Contract in December
The Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer said the multi-cloud, multi-vendor JWCC contract will be awarded “in about a month.”
Defense Systems
DISA’s Plea to Industry: Bring Us Battlefield-Ready Tech
The Pentagon’s IT agency also wants help wringing more performance out of its existing gear.
Business
Meet the Man Trying to Change the Culture of Boeing Defense
CEO Ted Colbert says reducing groupthink is part of the path to a nimbler, networked weapons company.
Ideas
How Elon Musk’s Twitter Buy Raises Cybersecurity Risks For The Rest Of Us
The problem is not just more misinformation, but five new threats to the network.
Science & Tech
It’s Official: Space Force Sets Sights on Smaller Satellites
The newest service’s acquisition chief also calls for more fixed-price contracts and fewer classified programs.
Threats
Defense Industry Should Build in NATO’s Eastern Flank, Romanian Land Forces Chief Says
As the U.S. and NATO footprint on Ukraine and Russia’s border grows, so do their industrial base needs.
Ideas
Ash Carter’s Lasting Legacy
The former defense secretary leaves behind a much stronger Pentagon-Silicon Valley relationship.
Threats
Every State But One Uses Federally Banned Foreign Tech, Report Says
More than 1,600 state and local government entities have purchased products or services from blackballed Chinese companies, CSET report finds.
Policy
AI Tops Proposed Tech Amendments for the 2023 NDAA
One bipartisan proposal would create federal AI data libraries; others would further limit tech exchange with China.
Threats
How the FBI Stumbled in the War on Cybercrime
In an excerpt from their new book, the authors reveal how unprepared the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency was to combat online crime.
Ideas
The Intelligence Community Doesn’t Warn About All Attacks Against the US Homeland. Why Not?
A simple policy change could help defend America against threats to non-military targets.
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