Civilian

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...

The Department of Homeland Security's science and technology directorate is developing air surveillance standards in an effort to help secure national airspace through the evaluation of current and future radar...

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...