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Malware on the Move: Rethinking Threat  Analysis in the Age of AI and Adversarial  Innovation

Malware on the Move: Rethinking Threat Analysis...

This white paper outlines the growing cyber risks facing national infrastructure due to outdated systems, slow modernization, and fragmented defenses. It identifies how policy gaps and underinvestment are weakening our…

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Executive Order 14265: Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base

Executive Order 14265: Modernizing Defense...

Executive Order 14265 launches a sweeping reform of the U.S. defense acquisition system, aiming to deliver cutting-edge capabilities to the military with greater speed and flexibility. The order prioritizes the…

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Executive Order 14262: Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid

Executive Order 14262: Strengthening the...

Executive Order 14262 aims to reinforce the reliability and security of the U.S. electric grid in response to rising demand from AI growth and domestic manufacturing. The Department of Energy…

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Executive Order 14255: Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator

Executive Order 14255: Establishing the United...

Executive Order 14255 establishes the United States Investment Accelerator to streamline large-scale investment—domestic and foreign—by cutting through regulatory red tape. Housed within the Department of Commerce, the Accelerator will support…

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Executive Order 14260: Protecting American Energy From State Overreach

Executive Order 14260: Protecting American Energy...

Executive Order 14260, issued in April 2025, aims to protect domestic energy production from what the administration deems unconstitutional or excessive state and local regulations. It directs the Attorney General…

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Unlocking Potential: Empowering Reentry through Cybersecurity Training

Unlocking Potential: Empowering Reentry through...

Faced with a critical shortage of cybersecurity professionals, states are exploring innovative workforce solutions that also address social equity. NASCIO’s “Unlocking Potential” report highlights how vocational cybersecurity training programs for…

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Modernizing RMF for Continuous, Evidence-Based Security

Modernizing RMF for Continuous, Evidence-Based...

The fastest way to move RMF away from compliance and into the mission space is to stop treating authorization as a milestone and start treating it as a continuous engineering…

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The State Hamilton Index: Most States Underperform in Advanced Industries

The State Hamilton Index: Most States Underperform...

The 2025 State Hamilton Index reveals that most U.S. states are underperforming in advanced industries such as biotech, electronics, and aerospace, with only four states—Washington, Virginia, Indiana, and Michigan—outpacing the…

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Guidelines for National Data Infrastructure Construction

Guidelines for National Data Infrastructure...

China’s newly released national data infrastructure guidelines outline an ambitious effort to unify public, corporate, and personal data into a single secure catalog by 2029. The plan aims to build…

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Tips for Obtaining Funding for Primary Care Research

Tips for Obtaining Funding for Primary Care...

As the healthcare landscape shifts, securing diverse funding is essential to sustain primary care research. This resource offers guidance on tapping into federal agencies, foundations, healthcare systems, and even private…

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Commuter Rail: Most Systems Struggling to Recover Ridership Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Commuter Rail: Most Systems Struggling to Recover...

Nearly five years after the pandemic began, most U.S. commuter rail systems are still struggling to regain pre-COVID ridership levels, despite restoring or exceeding service levels. While some systems have…

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General/Flag Officer Reductions

General/Flag Officer Reductions

The Department of Defense is directing a significant reduction in general and flag officer positions to streamline leadership and enhance military effectiveness. This includes a minimum 20% cut in 4-star…

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The Power of PIV: Understanding FIPS 201 for Secure Credential Verification in Government and Beyond

The Power of PIV: Understanding FIPS 201 for...

FIPS 201 represents the gold standard for secure, interoperable identity verification across federal agencies by defining rigorous technical and operational requirements for PIV (Personal Identity Verification) systems. These systems integrate…

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Co-intelligence: Preserving Human Agency in an AI-Driven Health Care Future

Co-intelligence: Preserving Human Agency in an...

As artificial intelligence becomes more capable in healthcare, this white paper calls for a “co-intelligent” approach that blends human expertise with AI’s cognitive power. It emphasizes the need to intentionally…

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National Defense Strategy

National Defense Strategy

This memorandum, issued by the Secretary of Defense, formally initiates the development of the 2025 National Defense Strategy (NDS). It emphasizes alignment with President Trump’s vision of “America First” and…

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