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NASA looks for a planetary protection officer who will lead the agency's efforts to prevent space flight missions from contaminating other planets and solar system bodies with Earth organisms and organic...

Heather Wilson Heather Wilson, secretary of the U.S. Air Force, has said the service branch's pilots will test-fly four aircraft in various combat mission scenarios at Holloman AF Base in...

Four senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that would require federal suppliers of internet-connected devices to ensure that their products are free of "hard-coded passwords" and cyber vulnerabilities, patchable and...

Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, has said he estimates that U.S. shipyards can help build the service branch's first heavy icebreaker within 20-year timeframe for less...

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing are close to reaching a deal to procure two 747-8 aircraft that will be converted into presidential planes, Defense One reported Tuesday. “We’re working...

Christopher Wray The Senate voted 92-5 Tuesday to confirm Christopher Wray, a litigation partner at international law firm King & Spalding, as FBI director, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Wray’s confirmation came nearly...

NASA has launched a program to help government buyers confirm if an information technology product they want to procure through the Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement contract vehicle comes from an authorized...

The Government Accountability Office has urged the Defense Department to evaluate security policies and guidance related to internet of things devices, then identify areas that require new policies or updated guidance. GAO...

Paul Selva The Senate has approved the reappointment of U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul Selva for another two-year term as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense News reported...

The U.S. Air Force has said the launch of a ground-based control system for the GPS III satellite constellation will be delayed by another nine months due to “realized program...