Changes to the Post 9/11 GI Bill in October will allow eligible veterans to pay more for education and training programs, a Veterans Affairs Department official said Thursday. Keith Wilson, VA’s director of education service, said programs not leading to college degrees are now eligible. AFPS reports flight programs, correspondence training, on-the-job and apprentice training [...]
GPS receivers will be safe from the proposed LightSquared wireless network, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Tuesday. LightSquared plans to develop a 4G wireless broadband network, using both satellite and terrestrial coverage. This has raised concerns over potential interference with GPS receivers. The Hill reports the FCC can not guarantee a review of the LightSquared [...]
The U.S. Postal Service’s financial woes, including an $8 billion loss and the threat of default in September, have led to calls for Congress to help. The Postal Service made an additional request to Congress Friday, asking for legislation allowing for the elimination of 120,000 jobs. The proposed layoffs add on to the 110,000 cuts [...]
The Army’s goal is to get 25 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2025, Army Secretary John McHugh said Wednesday. AFPS reports McHugh announced by mid-September, a new task force will stand up to help take the Army’s energy initiatives forward. The Energy Initiatives Office Task Force will build on the Army’s 126 [...]
Federal agencies do not always take advantage of acquisition planning, leading to late contract awards and cost overruns, a Government Accountability Office report says. For its report released Aug. 9, the GAO surveyed the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security, NASA and the Agency for International Development. These four agencies have the [...]
More than $175 million in federal grants over the next three to five years will go toward developing more technologically advanced and fuel-efficient vehicles, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Wednesday. The grants target research in fuels and lubricants, reducing vehicle weight, new prototype materials, advanced electronics, engine technology, tire efficiency and advanced testing. The funds [...]
NASA, recently ranked the most innovative federal agency, now has another trick up their sleeve. Scientists and media specialists announced a new iPad app, the NASA Visualization Explorer, at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. This is NASA’s second app for the iPad. The new app allows users to view Earth science research [...]
President Barack Obama made transparency and open government a main focus during his election campaign in 2008. The administration is now seeking ideas from the public on how to make government more transparent. Aneesh Chopra, the U.S. chief technology officer, asked for ideas in a blog post Monday on the official White House website. The [...]
Patdowns and full body scanners at airports have helped prevent another terrorist attack in the U.S. after the 9/11 attacks, Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole said. Pistole discussed the future of transportation security at the Newseum in Washington Wednesday. The enhanced patdowns and full body scanners have been the subject of intense criticism from [...]
A NATO airstrike killed Taliban insurgents involved in the weekend crash of the helicopter carrying 30 U.S. soldiers and 8 Afghan soldiers, said the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan Wednesday. AFPS reports Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen said the action continued the original mission against an enemy network in Wardak province. [...]