Civilian

The Department of Agriculture has allotted $276 million in investment funds for the construction of a rural electric infrastructure. The investment will add 1,000 miles of new line and update 733 miles of existing line,...

The Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security have signed on a partnership to develop and implement an infrastructure aiming to reduce the latter department's energy consumption without compromising security and...

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...

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellite on Monday reached geostationary orbit and is set to carry out the second deployment phase for solar array components Tuesday. The Geostationary Operational...

The Transportation Department has selected 41 road, transit, maritime and rail projects to receive nearly $500 million in total fiscal 2017 discretionary funds through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery...

Christopher Liddell Christopher Liddell, director of strategic initiatives at the White House, has emerged as a front-runner to succeed former National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, the New York Times reported...

  Jeff Pon The Senate has confirmed Jeff Pon, former chief human resources and strategy officer at the Society for Human Resource Management, as the Office of Personnel Management's next director,...

The U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey has completed a material evaluation of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in an effort to verify the ship's  preparedness for combat missions. Congress...

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced plans to expand the automated unmanned aerial systems airspace authorization tests into the nationwide level by April 30 through Sept. 13. Dan Elwell, acting...

The U.S. Army and Marine Corps have kicked efforts to test and evaluate the Oshkosh Defense-made Joint Light Tactical Vehicle platform as part of a joint military program. More than...