The U.K. House of Commons defense committee has released a report urging the Ministry of Defence to swiftly address the recruitment and retention crisis in the British Armed Forces’ regulars and reservists. Titled “Ready for War?” the report pointed out that the Armed Forces, whenever asked to deploy, consistently overstretch, negatively impacting fighter retention and...
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DOD Bares New List of Chinese Military-Linked Companies
The Pentagon has updated its list of Chinese military-linked businesses with either direct or indirect operations in the United States. The list is compiled in accordance with Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The Department of Defense said Wednesday that the provision’s continuing implementation is important to counter China’s...
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Industry Comments Sought on Planned Regulations for Foreign Access to US IaaS Solutions
The U.S. government is proposing new regulations to counter major cybersecurity breaches. The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security said these rules, open for public comment until April 29, respond to a January 2021 executive order that outlines the national emergency that these malicious cyber-related activities pose. The proposal mandates U.S. infrastructure-as-a-service providers...
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Washington Officials Cite Role of Alliances, Trade Controls in Protecting US Tech
U.S. officials at a House Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific hearing last week underscored the importance of creating international alliances in trade controls to protect emerging American technologies, Nextgov/FCW reported Thursday. Thea Rozman Kendler, assistant secretary in the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security Export Administration, told the subcommittee that U.S. export controls would be...
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NATO Outlines Vision for Quantum Technology Use in Defense, Security
NATO has published a summary of its quantum strategy, which outlines the alliance’s vision of using the technology for defense and security purposes. The military alliance’s foreign ministers approved the plan in November to ensure that the bloc is ready for quantum’s anticipated benefits and downsides. Under the strategy, the organization also seeks to be...
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Global Tech Advocacy Group Issues Game Plan for a Single European Market to Promote Innovation
The Information Technology Industry Council, a Washington-based trade association, has issued a new policy guide recommending the further integration of Europe into a single market to enhance industry competitiveness and innovation. In a press release issued on Wednesday, ITI said the playbook, “Vision 2030: How to Enable Innovation and Ensure Competitiveness and Resilience Across Europe,”...
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GAO Urges Better Coordination on Screening Federal Funding for Foreign Research Projects
A Government Accountability Office study has identified gaps in evaluating federal funding for foreign research projects that could bring risks to U.S. national security. While awarding agencies generally blacklist foreign terrorist groups and specially designated persons and entities, the GAO study showed that government databases on blacklisted groups and individuals lack standard identifying information, such...
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US Commerce Department Revives President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration
The U.S. Department of Commerce is seeking membership nominations to the newly reestablished President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration, according to a Federal Register announcement by the department’s Bureau of Industry and Security. The PECSEA advises the department secretary on matters related to the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 and other laws and...
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US Legislators Want Stronger Trade Actions to Curb China’s Dominance in Legacy Chips
U.S. House lawmakers want stronger actions to curtail China’s continued domination of older-generation microchip manufacturing. In a letter addressed to U.S. government business and trade officials, Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Raja Krishnamoorth, D-Ill., recommended implementing tariffs and other efforts to reduce the overreliance on China for less-advanced semiconductors in use across several industries. The legislators called on...
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Netherlands Plans $274M Investment to Protect Cables, Pipelines in North Sea
The Netherlands wants to invest $274 million to fortify security in the North Sea, where there are thousands of miles of cables and pipelines. In a letter to the Dutch Parliament, Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren and State Defence Secretary Christophe van der Maat said that the government will install cameras, radar systems and automatic identification...