Emerging Tech

To Understand the Medical Supply Shortage, It Helps to Know How the U.S. Lost the Lithium Ion Battery to China

The failed U.S. effort to dominate global production of the lithium ion battery — which is key to energy independence, automobile innovation and more — holds lessons for leaders grappling with the U.S.’s reliance on China for emergency medical supplies.

  • By Lydia DePillis, ProPublica
Emerging Tech

Lawrence Livermore Looks to Industry to Commercialize New Ventilator Prototype 

It all came together through a “skunkworks effort” to address the national shortage.

  • By Brandi Vincent
Cybersecurity

Executive Order Lays Out Timelines for National Security Reviews of Foreign Telecom Providers

FCC Chairman says the agency will now act on a rulemaking it’s been sitting on since 2016.

  • By Mariam Baksh
Cybersecurity

Industry Groups Request Extension to Comply with Ban on Huawei, Other Chinese Suppliers

Top trade associations are hoping COVID-19 will buy companies six more months.

  • By Mariam Baksh
Ideas

Cybersecurity Must Be Embedded in Every Aspect of Government Technology

While cybersecurity has evolved, it has not kept pace with cyber threats that have become increasingly sophisticated.

  • By Allison Patrick
Cybersecurity

Thune Bill Would Make Network Security an Official Objective of Trade Deals

Senators introduced the legislation in preparation for upcoming bilateral negotiations. 

  • By Mariam Baksh
Ideas

How to Stop ‘Force Multiplier’ Tactics from Hitting Your Supply Chain

Here are six steps agencies can take to mitigate third-party compromises.

  • By Thomas Etheridge
Cybersecurity

Nokia and Ericsson Defend Collaboration with Chinese Entities During Senator’s Inquiry   

Senators want to help the companies compete against Huawei, but China touches everyone’s supply chain.

  • By Mariam Baksh
Cybersecurity

Key Defense Supplier Hit by Ransomware

The hackers also allegedly stole sensitive documents from Visser Precision, which makes parts for Lockheed, Boeing, and SpaceX.

  • By Patrick Tucker and Marcus Weisgerber
Cybersecurity

Presidential Advisers Expected to Push Software-Defined Networking for Secure Comms

Senate Commerce Committee is stockpiling legislation for coordinated investments in the tech.

  • By Mariam Baksh
Cybersecurity

Telecom, Software Industry Groups Push Back on Commerce’s Proposed Supply Chain Rule 

One group suggested the proposed rule to ban U.S. entities from buying information technology from foreign adversaries could be illegal.

  • By Mariam Baksh
Emerging Tech

Pentagon Is Searching for Domestic Drone Options

Acquisition chief Ellen Lord shared details about the Defense Department's efforts to spark a U.S. ecosystem for small unmanned aerial systems and counter technologies.

  • By Heather Kuldell
Cybersecurity

Small Contractors Struggle to Meet Cybersecurity Standards, Pentagon Finds

Even large companies aren’t doing as well as they think they are, the assistant acquisition chief said.

  • By Marcus Weisgerber
Cybersecurity

Commerce Secretary Proposes ‘Case-by-Case’ Enforcement Of Telecom Ban

A proposed rule out for public comment would give the secretary discretion over how implement a May executive order.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Cybersecurity

Supply Chain Security Requires Acquisition Reform, Security Experts Say

To secure the government’s IT ecosystem, agencies must better understand their tech, the vendors who built it, and those companies’ suppliers.

  • By Jack Corrigan
CIO Briefing

White House Tech Chiefs Preview 2020 Cyber Initiatives

Over the next year, agencies can expect to see a big push for identity management protocols, network monitoring tools and supply chain security policies.

  • By Jack Corrigan
IT Modernization

Federal CIO Outlines the Administration's 2020 Tech Priorities

Suzette Kent flagged priority data sets and a focus on supply chain security.

  • By Frank Konkel
Cybersecurity

Industry Wants More Legal Cover for Sharing Supply Chain Threats

Sharing potential threats are critical for ensuring companies avoid shady vendors, but under current laws, firms that do so could wind up in court.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Cybersecurity

CISA Task Force Catalogs 190 Supply Chain Security Threats

But the group has yet to offer many concrete policies to keep agencies from falling victim.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Emerging Tech

FDA Unveils Next Step on its Journey to Develop a Safer Food System

Insiders say it’s time to leverage emerging technologies and innovative approaches to strengthen and protect food traceability across America.

  • By Brandi Vincent
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