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Lisbeth Perez

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Lisbeth Perez is a MeriTalk Senior Technology Reporter covering the intersection of government and technology.
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Military officials said Wednesday that the Pentagon’s mandate to speed artificial intelligence (AI) adoption has the services wrestling to balance speed and safety while managing security, governance, and workforce challenges. […]

The U.S. Navy’s top officer provided further details Tuesday on the service’s Hedge Strategy, specifically on the “tailored forces” and “tailored offsets” portion of the strategy. […]

DoD

The Pentagon is consolidating oversight of defense technology security and foreign military sales under its top acquisition office. Restructuring officials say the move is designed to speed arms transfers, embed technology safeguards earlier in the development cycle, and better align production with global demand at the Defense Department (DOD) – rebranded as the War Department by the Trump administration. […]

Military AI

The Pentagon announced a new partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into its generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform. […]

Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., said she hopes to introduce new legislation within a month focused on standards for quantum technology and the development of a federal artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework. […]

FCC, Federal Communications Commission

As part of its ‘Build America Agenda,’ the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is building physical infrastructure to support what an agency official described as “hard tech,” including satellite systems, next-generation wireless networks, and space-based computing. […]

Federal agencies modernizing digital services must rethink how security, identity, and networking systems work together as threats become more sophisticated, a senior National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) official said Thursday. […]

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The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is seeking commercial sensing technology that could be launched into space to help detect, track, and defeat ballistic and hypersonic threats. […]

DoD Pentagon Military

The Pentagon’s ability to carry out military missions is increasingly dependent on the security of operational technology (OT). But defense officials warn that as these systems become more networked, cyber threats are growing in scale and sophistication – requiring predictive monitoring and resilient architectures across the Defense Department (DOD), rebranded as the War Department by the Trump administration. […]

Lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday advanced several pieces of legislation – with overwhelming bipartisan support – aimed at strengthening the federal cybersecurity workforce, streamlining procurement, and reducing national security risks in government supply chains. […]

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