NASA plans to test a leak detector aboard the International Space Station as part of efforts to maintain safety for onboard astronauts through alerts about the location of a leak. The University
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Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has said the Defense Department’s third offset strategy focuses on efforts that seek to deter state powers such as Russia and China, DoD News reported Sunday. Work said
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The Congressional Budget Office has said a House bill that would set up new budget accounts to fund updates to federal information technology systems would cost $9 billion to implement over five years, a figure
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NASA has featured a number of technologies already in use by 50 companies and the current investments the space agency makes to help fulfill various mission requirements in its Spinoff 2017 issue.
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Frank Kendall, defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, has said the lack of funds to support new product development efforts within the Defense Department will pose a challenge for the U.S.
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The Defense Security Service has cleared development plans for insider-threat programs from 5,532 contractors that have met requirements in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual as of Nov. 30, Federal News Radio reported
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The White House has issued a document that describes legal and policy frameworks which guide the U.S. military’s use of force and related national security measures such as detention, transfer and interrogation. National security departments and
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The Government Accountability Office has recommended Congress to not fund the acquisition of two Littoral Combat Ships requested for 2017 due to what auditors identified as the vessel’s obsolete design and construction backlogs. A
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Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tennessee) has been selected to serve as chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee beginning next session, Military Times reported Friday. Leo Shane III writes Roe will succeed Rep.
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Marcel Lettre, undersecretary of defense for intelligence, has said the Defense Department pursues artificial intelligence, autonomy, automation, deep machine learning and human-machine teaming in efforts to drive cyber innovation, DoD News reported Saturday. Jim
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