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President Briefed on Widespread IT Outage
The global tech crash involving a CrowdStrike update affects Microsoft Windows. President Joe Biden received a briefing Friday morning regarding the global information technology (IT) outage. After cybersecurity…
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DOJ Announces Sentencing of Three Executives in Corporate Fraud Scheme
A health technology start-up company’s executive obtained roughly $1 billion fraudulently. The Department of Justice announced that three executives from a Chicago-based health technology company were sentenced for…
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Dimitri Kusnezov, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology
Dimitri Kusnezov, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Holds Meeting with Korean Minister of Trade
The two leaders discussed the progress in semiconductor production and other collaborative efforts. U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Korean Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy…
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Transportation Department Awards $60 Million to Road Safety Technology Projects
The investment accelerates three ongoing projects to improve digital efficiency. The Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $60 million to three projects dedicated to improving roadway safety technologies. In…
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Spain and Luxembourg Join NATO Satellite Network, Convene in D.C.
Members review new satellite capabilities and potential challenges. Spain and Luxembourg joined the U.S., France, Italy, and the U.K. as new providers of military satellite communications to NATO.…
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Automaker Group Requests Changes to Federal Emergency Brake Requirements
They state that the automatic emergency brake requirement is “practically impossible with available technology.“ A business group representing America’s largest automakers has written to petition the transportation committee…
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Senate Committee Finds SEC and CFTC Oversight of AI Lacking
Their report calls for new standards to mitigate potential harms from machine learning in trading. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) recently released a report…
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House Committee Announces Critical Mineral Supply Policy Group
Legislators will develop measures to transition the U.S. away from reliance on Chinese minerals. The members of the House Select Committee on China recently announced a new work…
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