A bipartisan group of three Republican and three Democratic senators has introduced a bill that aims to help NASA sustain and build on space investments to support space exploration. The NASA Transition Authorization Act
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Tucson, Arizona-based space exploration company World View has carried a Southwest Research Institute-developed solar observatory aboard the former company’s high-altitude balloon into the stratosphere as part of a NASA-funded Flight Opportunities program test. NASA said
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Elizabeth Field, a senior adviser in the office of the undersecretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights at the State Department, has been nominated by President Barack Obama as inspector general
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Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, U.S. Cyber Command chief and director of the National Security Agency, has said there has been a “fundamental change†in how the U.S. government utilizes and shares intelligence
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The U.S. Navy has flown a Boeing-built EA-18G Growler aircraft using fuel made from 100 percent alternative sources during an initial flight test at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. The military service said
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An Avascent analysis of the U.S. Air Force‘s latest budget proposal showed the military branch aims to retire approximately 558 legacy aircraft over the next five fiscal years, Defense News reported Sunday. Aaron Mehta writes the
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The Government Accountability Office has recommended the Defense Department to communicate with the Labor Department and monitor Federal Employees’ Compensation Act claims-management actions timelines to identify areas in which delays may occur. A GAO published
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The Professional Services Council has said the next U.S. president should change the way the federal government delivers services to citizens through the use of new technologies and business models and practices.
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The Department of Homeland Security has unveiled an upcoming early-warning system that aims to minimize the risk of dangerous vehicle collisions for first responders in emergency scenes. Applied Research Associates will develop the Automated Driver and Responder Alert
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has unveiled a self-assessment tool in a move to help organizations assess the effectiveness of their cybersecurity risk management initiatives. NIST said Thursday the draft Baldrige Cybersecurity Excellence Builder
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