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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has kicked off its search for a candidate who will serve as both chief information officer and assistant director. The selected candidate will oversee the evaluation...

The Government Accountability Office has urged NASA to develop a contingency plan for U.S. operations at the International Space Station beyond 2018 as the contractors on the Commercial Crew Program are not able to meet certification...

R. Alexander Acosta R. Alexander Acosta, dean of the Florida International University's law school, will be  nominated by President Donald Trump as head of the Labor Department. Acosta previously held various...

Mick Mulvaney The Senate voted 51-49 Thursday to confirm Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-South Carolina) as director of the Office of Management and Budget, The Hill newspaper reported Thursday. Jordain Carney writes Mulvaney...

The White House has begun work on a new executive order that seeks to implement a reorganization in the federal government, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes a...

NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot wants the space agency to examine the feasibility of including astronauts on the Space Launch System rocket's first integrated flight with the Orion spacecraft, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Jeff Foust...

Alma Cole Alma Cole, formerly vice president of Robbins Gioia's cybersecurity business, has rejoined the Customs and Border Protection as chief information security officer and executive director of the cybersecurity directorate...

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the University of Alabama plan to conduct a follow-on study of Earth's lightning and its connections to atmospheric phenomena from the vantage point of the International Space Station....

The Government Accountability Office has added the 2020 Decennial Census, federal environmental liabilities and management of federal health, education and energy programs for Indian tribes to its high-risk list or areas in government...

The U.S. Air Force has said a Boeing-built robotic space plane is scheduled to perform an on-orbit exercise this week, Space.com reported Tuesday. Irene Klotz writes that X-37B, also called the Orbital Test Vehicle, was...