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Cyber

Carnegie Mellon Receives $2.7 Billion Extension From DoD To Continue Operating Software Engineering Institute

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

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Carnegie Mellon Receives $2.7 Billion Extension From DoD To Continue Operating Software Engineering Institute

The Pentagon has agreed to a deal with Carnegie Mellon University, worth up to $2.7 billion, to continue operating its Software Engineering Institute (SEI) for an additional five years. SEI is sponsored by DoD’s research and engineering office to study software-related security and engineering, with a recent focus on robotics and artificial intelligence. “Carnegie Mellon is pleased to continue to operate the federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) dedicated to software and cyber security, providing the government with leading-edge…

Congress

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]

Congress

Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]