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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom, Department for Business and Trade and UK Ministry of Defence of Defence - Space Regulatory Review 2024 On May 16th, the Government of the United Kingdom released the Space Regulatory Review 2024 which was developed collaboratively with the space, defence, finance and insurance sectors, government, and the independent regulators. The report identifies 7 priority outcomes and 17 recommendations, to maintain the UK as one of the best places on Earth to start, scale and run a space business: 1. Agility – greater, responsive coordination across government departments and regulators 2. Innovation - a dynamic framework that supports novel and emerging missions and technologies 3. Growth - a progressive regulatory framework that encourages investment 4. International partnership – a multilateral alliance with other spacefaring nations with aligned regulatory frameworks and international best practice 5. Safety and sustainability - incentivising sustainable space activities, protecting the space environment and its celestial bodies 6. Accessibility - a coherent suite of primary and secondary space legislations and clear published guidance 7. National interest - a civil and commercial space regulatory framework that supports UK national security. https://lnkd.in/exGv4kmW

Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada (PSPC) - Using or Providing Cloud Solutions for Controlled Goods Data On May 16th, PSPC released the following guidance on Canada Buys: Are you a registrant in the Government of Canada’s Controlled Goods Program who uses or provides cloud solutions to store data? If so, then you have a responsibility to ensure that controlled goods data is properly safeguarded in the cloud. Individuals and organizations registered in the Controlled Goods Program should: only use cloud solutions provided by cloud service providers registered with the Controlled Goods Program encrypt their controlled goods data when uploading or transferring data to the cloud restrict access to their controlled goods data to individuals who have been security assessed under section 15 of the Controlled Goods Regulations report security breaches affecting their cloud-stored controlled goods data to the Controlled Goods Program Cloud service providers should: register with the Controlled Goods Program to be able to store controlled goods data implement a security plan detailing the controls used to protect the physical assets and locations for their cloud solutions as well as the cloud environment itself ensure that only employees who have been security assessed under section 15 of the Controlled Goods Regulations have access to a client’s controlled goods data when providing technical assistance https://lnkd.in/eEPWPuSU

United States Department of Defense (DoD) - Regional Sustainment Framework On May 15th, the DoD released the Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF), which aims to optimize regional Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO). Aligned with the National Defense Strategy (NDS) and the National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS), RSF underpins the Department's effort to develop distributed MRO capabilities closer to the point of need by collaborating with allies and partners, as well as the U.S. and international defense industrial bases, to support the Joint and Combined Force. The initiative is critical to operations in contested environments where traditional methods of retrograding materiel for repair and maintenance are increasingly untenable. RSF has three primary goals: Prevail in a Contested Logistics Environment: Optimize and align weapon system product support strategies to establish a viable distributed MRO ecosystem. Enhance Military Readiness: Collaborate with the defense industrial base and allies and partners to build regionally-focused sustainment strategies that increase readiness and deter aggression. Strengthen Regional Partnerships: Develop sustainment strategies promoting joint/allied regional MRO to expand repair network capacity across warfighting domains. https://lnkd.in/eAMYdwnC

UK Ministry of Defence – Defence Secretary's Address, First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2024 On May 14th, the Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps, delivered a keynote address to the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference. https://lnkd.in/eE9DFVmt

National Space Operations Centre, UK Space Agency and UK Ministry of Defence – “The Future Space Environment” On May 16th, the UK’s National Space Operations Centre, UK Space Agency and the Ministry of Defence released “The Future Space Environment”, a new article addressing how the UK is working to be at the forefront of space protection and sustainability. https://lnkd.in/embDNs6W

Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) - RCAF Training Modernization Strategy and the Integrated Future Air Force Training System On May 15th, an article entitled “Training for Tomorrow: RCAF Training Modernization Strategy and the integrated Future Air Force Training System” authored by 2 Canadian Air Division Public Affairs, appeared in The Maple Leaf. https://lnkd.in/e2tbuT5h

RaceRocks - Kishkayhta Paid Co-op, Internship, and New Graduate Program On May 15th, RaceRocks announced the launch of the Kishkayhta paid co-op, internship, and new graduate program. This program provides Indigenous learners with hands-on work experience in the technology field, equipping them with the necessary skills to excel in the industry. Kishkayhta works to address the increasing representation of Indigenous peoples in the defence and aerospace industries. Additionally, it creates culturally relevant solutions while bridging the digital divide and preserving cultural heritage. https://racerocks3d.ca/

Correctional Service Canada │ Service correctionnel Canada (CSC) - Change of Command Ceremony for the Quebec Region On May 9, 2024, the Correctional Service of Canada held a Change of Command Ceremony in the Quebec Region. This occasion marked the change in command from the outgoing Regional Deputy Commissioner (RDC), Alessandria Page, to the incoming RDC, Anne-Marie Labalette. https://lnkd.in/eAFHdsb6

UK Ministry of Defence - New Vice Chief of the Defence Staff On May 17th, UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of General Dame Sharon Nesmith DCB ADC Gen as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty in the rank of General, in succession to General Gwyn Jenkins CB OBE ADC Royal Marines in June 2024. https://lnkd.in/eAJVmPGE

Communications Security Establishment Canada | Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications Canada - Guidance on Growing Cyber Security Threat to Civil Society On May 14th, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security joined several global security partners in warning the public about a growing cyber security threat to civil society organizations and individuals. In a new advisory co-authored by Canada, the United States, Estonia, Japan, Finland and the United Kingdom, cyber security agencies share new details about the ways and means foreign threat actors use for cyber attacks on civil society targets. The high-risk community of civil society organizations and individuals is defined in the report as: nonprofit, advocacy, cultural, faith-based, academic, think tanks, journalist, dissident, and diaspora organizations, communities, and individuals involved in defending human rights and advancing democracy. https://lnkd.in/efT8Yx-H