NASA‘s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will conduct a series of flights in Washington to test a new aircraft technology designed to help airlines mitigate air traffic delays and aid air traffic controller
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More than 25 U.S. companies have established a coalition to support a House bill that seeks to impose a 20 percent tax on imports and reduce income tax from 35 percent to
More Defense Commissary Agency Director and CEO Joseph Jeu will retire from government on June 3. DeCA said Thursday Jeu assumed his current role in January 2011 and has since led transformation efforts, provided strategic direction and
More Two Senate committees have approved the nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-South Carolina) to lead the Office of Budget and Management, Politico reported Thursday. Jennifer Scholtes writes the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
More The Government Accountability Office has urged the Department of Homeland Security to establish metrics and methods to assess the performance of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. GAO reported Wednesday NCCIC is required to perform
More The Internal Revenue Service has said taxpayers can now access free electronic tax preparation software through mobile devices such as smart phones or tablets. IRS said Wednesday private-sector partners that offer free
More The Treasury Department has lifted the ban on sales of information technology products to Russia, USA Today reported Thursday. Doug Stanglin writes the department’s office of foreign assets control made some changes
More The General Services Administration’s 18F organization has received a provisional authority-to-operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to offer a cloud platform to federal agencies. FedRAMP’s joint authorization board granted cloud.gov a moderate impact level P-ATO
More The Defense Department has exempted certain civilian positions from the federal hiring freeze that President Donald Trump ordered in a Jan.23 presidential memorandum. DoD released guidance that lists civilian roles necessary to
More The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army modify the service branches’ respective human capital planning strategies to address unmanned aerial system pilot shortages and training shortfalls. GAO
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