Announcements

Vice Adm. Terry Benedict, director of the U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs, has announced that the USS Columbia ballistic missile submarine will be launched in 2028 and deployed for its...

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has announced it is hosting a research competition under the NGA Academic Research Program. The agency said Friday it will provide academic grants each valued at $200,000 yearly for...

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and ranking member Adam Smith (D-Washington) have introduced a “by request” bill to begin drafting a fiscal 2019 defense policy bill. The committee said...

David Bowdich David Bowdich, formerly associate deputy director of the FBI, has succeeded Andrew McCabe as the bureau's no. 2 official. FBI said Friday Bowdich has managed its personnel, budget, infrastructure and inspection...

Christopher Ballard Maj. Gen. Christopher Ballard, commanding general of the U.S. Army's Intelligence and Security Command, has been assigned to the National Security Agency as deputy director for NSA's signals intelligence directorate....

Brett Markham Brett Markham, director of analytic operations at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's analysis directorate, has been named west executive and deputy associate director for operations at NGA. He will represent the...

Sean Farrell Brig. Gen. Sean Farrell, director for strategic plans, programs and requirements at the Air Force Special Operations Command, has been named director of the Air Force Life Cycle...

Robert Lightfoot NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot plans to retire in April after a 29-year career at the space agency, Spaceflight Now reported Monday. He told agency employees in a memo, obtained...

Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, has announced that secretaries of five U.S. federal departments will participate in a congressional hearing about...

Michael Brewer Maj. Gen. Michael Brewer, director for strategic plans, programs and analyses at the Air Force Materiel Command, has been assigned as commander of the Air Force Operational Test...