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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialLockheed’s Venture Arm Invests In Battery Technology Company South 8
South 8 Technologies, which is developing liquid gas electrolyte technology to power lithium-ion batteries, has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] venture arm to support the commercialization of […]
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CyberCyber Director Seeks Public Input In Harmonizing Cybersecurity Regulations
The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is seeking public comments on current challenges with overlap and duplication in cybersecurity regulations, particularly for critical infrastructure sectors. The request for […]
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Homeland SecurityTSA Adds Telos As PreCheck Trusted Traveler Enrollment Provider
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Tuesday said it has added Telos Corp. [TLS] as its second enrollment provider for applicants seeking entry into the agency’s PreCheck trusted traveler program […]
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Business/FinancialBallhaus Tapped To Lead Mercury Systems
After serving for nearly two months as the interim chief of Mercury Systems [MRCY], the board of the defense electronics company on Tuesday named Bill Ballhaus as president and CEO, […]
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SpaceKratos, Hypersonix Partner On Hypersonics
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] and Australia’s Hypersonix last week said they agreed on an exclusive teaming agreement to bring the Australian company’s DART AE hypersonic system to the […]
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Cyber
DHS Cyber Board Targets Cloud Security Following Chinese Hacks Of Government Accounts
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last Friday said a department-led board will review cyber hacks of cloud computing environments with a particular focus on the recently disclosed intrusions of Microsoft […]
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Business/FinancialYork Space Systems Doubles Satellite Manufacturing Capacity With New Facility
York Space Systems on Monday said it has completed construction of a new spacecraft manufacturing and testing facility, which will allow the company to double production capacity and build more […]
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Homeland SecuritySupplemental Funding Request Would Give CBP $323 Million To Support NII Systems
A supplemental funding request delivered to Congress last Thursday that would provide billions of dollars in military assistance to Ukraine also includes $323 million for Customs and Border Protection to […]
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CongressBiden Sends Supplemental Request To Congress To Aid Ukraine
President Biden on Thursday sent Congress a supplemental budget request that would provide funding to continue arming Ukrainian forces and help replenish Defense Department weapons stocks. The supplemental is also […]
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Cyber
DARPA, Cyber Agencies, OMB Seek Help With Security Open-Source Software
The Biden administration on Thursday issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on a federal strategy and action plan to strengthen the security of open-source software, which is widely […]
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