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2025 National Drug Threat Assessment

2025 National Drug Threat Assessment

The 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment reveals a stark picture of the evolving drug landscape in the U.S., driven by synthetic opioids like fentanyl and methamphetamine. Mexican cartels, now designated…

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Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Needs to Improve Contractor Oversight at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Needs to Improve...

A new GAO report reveals that more than half of the mission-critical infrastructure at the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is in substandard condition, raising concerns about…

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Implementation Memorandum for Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force

Implementation Memorandum for Permanent Change of...

The Department of Defense has established a Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force (PCS JTF) to rapidly improve the Defense Personal Property Program. Major General Lance G. Curtis will…

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Executive Order 14148: Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions

Executive Order 14148: Initial Rescissions of...

Executive Order 14148, issued in January 2025, rescinds dozens of prior executive actions that the current administration deemed inflationary, divisive, or harmful to national interests. The order specifically targets policies…

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Executive Order 14147: Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government

Executive Order 14147: Ending the Weaponization of...

In January 2025, Executive Order 14147 directed federal agencies to investigate and report on instances of political bias in their law enforcement and intelligence activities. The order claims that previous…

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Short-Circuited: How Semiconductor Tariffs Would Harm the U.S. Economy and Digital Industry Leadership

Short-Circuited: How Semiconductor Tariffs Would...

Blanket tariffs on semiconductor imports could do more harm than good for the U.S. economy. According to ITIF, proposed 25% tariffs would lead to reduced economic growth, increased costs for…

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Achieving ATOs Through Declarative Architecture and Shared Common Platforms

Achieving ATOs Through Declarative Architecture...

Traditional, paper-based compliance processes used for authorizing government and cloud systems are too slow and rigid for today’s dynamic, cloud-native environments. To keep pace, agencies must adopt transparent, standardized security…

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Insider Risk 2025 Update: From Quiet Concern to Strategic Priority

Insider Risk 2025 Update: From Quiet Concern to...

The Insider Risk Working Group met to discuss the evolving landscape of insider risk management within Federal agencies, the supporting defense industrial base (DIB), and commercial organizations. The discussion explored…

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2024 NIST GenAI (Pilot Study): Text-to-Text Evaluation Overview and Results

2024 NIST GenAI (Pilot Study): Text-to-Text...

As generative AI tools grow more sophisticated, distinguishing between AI- and human-written content is becoming increasingly difficult. In this pilot study, NIST evaluated how well large language models can generate…

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Advanced Space Technologies

Advanced Space Technologies

U.S. national security increasingly depends on emerging space capabilities—like satellite servicing, in-space manufacturing, and situational awareness systems—that are now being developed more by startups than by traditional government contractors. These…

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Executive Order 14304: Leading the World in Supersonic Flight

Executive Order 14304: Leading the World in...

The United States is moving to reclaim leadership in high-speed aviation with a bold push to lift outdated restrictions on supersonic flight. A new executive order directs federal agencies to…

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“Big Pharma” Is a Normal Industry

“Big Pharma” Is a Normal Industry

Despite growing calls from across the political spectrum to impose price controls on prescription drugs, this report argues that many common criticisms of the pharmaceutical industry don’t align with the…

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A Machine Learning Approach for Counting Language Minority Groups in the United States

A Machine Learning Approach for Counting Language...

To help enforce the Voting Rights Act, the U.S. Census Bureau must estimate how many voting-age citizens struggle with English in jurisdictions across the country. Traditional statistical models used in…

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Risks From Within and Abroad

Risks From Within and Abroad

For the first time in decades, the 2025 World Economic Forum forecasted that state-based armed conflict would be the top global risk this year. And this appears to be true—war…

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The New Space Tech Stack

The New Space Tech Stack

The future of space operations is being reshaped by AI, edge computing, and immersive tech. Government agencies are leveraging these tools to extract insights from satellite imagery, streamline disaster response,…

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