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House Defense And Science Committee Chairs To Work On Academic Research Security With Biden

Monday, April 12th, 2021

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The House Armed Services and Science Committee chairs are looking to work with the Biden administration on U.S. academic research security amid worries about China, according to a recent letter. “As you develop the specific policies to support your approach on China, we write to express our keen interest in collaborating with you to address the risks to the country’s research enterprise posed by undue foreign influence,” House Science, Space and Technology Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), House Armed Services…

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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