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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) rule, finalized by the Department of Defense (DoD) and published on October 15, 2024, establishes a streamlined framework to protect Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) from cybersecurity threats. The rule reduces assessment levels from five to three, aligning with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-21 and […]

The Knudsen Institute is excited to announce that Project 81 was selected as a winner of Phase 2 of the MAKE IT Prize Strategies Track! We’re on our way to bringing clean energy manufacturing to small and medium manufacturers in our community. Project 81 aims to boost workforce development in small manufacturing within western Oklahoma,

AUKUS is a security partnership between Australia, the UK, and the U.S. focused on developing nuclear-powered submarines and advanced defense technologies. Key initiatives include boosting submarine manufacturing, enhancing electronic warfare capabilities, and expanding Australia’s naval fleet. It is noteworthy that AUKUS is still a relatively little-known topic in the U.S. but is a major topic

In her article “Reimagining the Arsenal of Democracy”, Dominque L. Plewes takes an interesting in-depth look the deficits currently facing our Defense Industrial Base and how our adversaries are watching.  She highlights that “the most dangerous feature of Congress’s recent debate about foreign aid legislation was neither its divisiveness nor any one side’s misconceptions. Rather,