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The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity plans to launch new research programs in 2018 to mitigate threats associated with biological weapons, FCW reported Friday. IARPA Director Jason Matheny told FCW in an interview...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has created a superconducting switch to support the development of "neuromorphic" computers that would operate like a human brain. NIST said Friday the switch, called...

James Mattis Defense Secretary James Mattis has emphasized diplomatic efforts to help the country's allies stop North Korean nuclear threats during a joint press conference with his South Korean counterpart Song...

The Defense Department's Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has evaluated the performance of a directional infrared countermeasures technology installed on U.S. Army helicopters, The Drive reported Thursday....

Officials at the four U.S. service branches have called on lawmakers to change federal law that governs officer promotions across the military. Lt. Gen. Thomas Seamands, U.S. Army personnel chief,...

James Reilly President Donald Trump intends to nominate James Reilly, a former NASA astronaut and current technical adviser at the U.S. Air Force's National Security Space Institute, as director of the U.S. Geological Survey....

The Defense Department’s strategic capabilities office plans to test-fire its hypervelocity projectile in less than a year, Breaking Defense reported Friday. HVP costs approximately $86,000 per round and works to...

Suzette Kent President Donald Trump has announced plans to appoint Suzette Kent, a principal for financial services at professional services firm EY, as federal chief information officer, the White House...

The National Space Defense Center, a partnership between the Intelligence Community and Defense Department, was declared fully operational on Jan. 8 to support interagency efforts to secure U.S. space assets....

  Donna Dodson Donna Dodson, chief cybersecurity officer of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has said she believes diversity in agency teams can help the government address cyber...