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Biden’s electric vehicle charging network should use open source
The US is spending $7.5 billion to build out America’s EV charging network, coupled with $2.5 billion in grants from the Federal Highway Administration.
By Julian Offermann
How the US plans to expand its submarine industrial base for AUKUS
The Defense Department and Congress will need to pour billions of dollars into the submarine industrial base to prepare to sell Australia AUKUS submarines.
Pentagon rethinks F-35 engine program, will upgrade F135
The decision represents a major victory for Pratt & Whitney, the company that makes the F-35's current F135 engines that will be upgraded.
GM Defense sizes up market for electric tactical rides at IDEX
The carmaker's defense subsidiary is banking on its commercial heritage to find military customers.
US Army selects four companies to build new tactical truck prototypes
Four teams will now build prototypes to better inform the U.S. Army's future Common Tactical Truck.
By Jen Judson
US Postal Service pledges move to all-electric delivery fleet
USPS said it’s spending nearly $10 billion to electrify its aging fleet, including installing a modern charging infrastructure at hundreds of post offices.
EviroSpark wins $500 million GSA order for electric vehicle charging
Company manages for more than 5,500 charging ports for EV customers such as Georgia Power, Tesla and Electrify America.
By Federal Times staff
Biden bid for zero-emissions federal vehicle fleet off to slow start
At a rate of 35,000 to 50,000 GSA car purchases a year, it will take years, if not decades, to convert the entire federal fleet.
By Hope Yen, Matthew Daly and David Sharp
Cyberspace is the next front in Iran-US conflict and private companies may bear the brunt
Much of our targeted critical infrastructure is under the control of private companies. Without government protection — and in the absence of any agreed-upon rules of cyber warfare — businesses are at high risk.
By Bryan Cunningham, University of California, Irvine
Is there a plan to protect the electric grid from cyberattacks?
The Government Accountability Office examined whether a national strategy exists to identify and respond to cybersecurity threats.
By Andrew Eversden
Why the federal fleet struggles to go green
Electric and hybrid cars help agencies meet requirements for fuel and emissions reduction, but other factors make those vehicles a hard fit, according to the Government Accountability Office.
By Jessie Bur