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  Michael Bruhn Michael Bruhn, former executive secretary of the Defense Department and a retired U.S. Army colonel, has been appointed to serve as acting director and executive chief of the...

A team of engineers and scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has obtained  federal funds to develop a sodium light detection and ranging technology for the space agency to study Earth's...

The Special Operations Command has partnered with the Defense Department's Strategic Capabilities Office to establish an organization dedicated to the advancement of drone technologies, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. James Geurts, acquisition...

The Government Accountability Office has warned that the rapid emergence of internet-of-things technologies could present challenges in the areas of information security, privacy, safety, technical standards and economy. GAO said Monday it...

Heather Wilson, a former U.S. representative from New Mexico, was sworn in as the Air Force's 26th secretary during a ceremony that took place Tuesday at the Pentagon. She officially assumed the top...

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia), vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has asked the heads of the Office of Management and Budget and Department of Homeland Security about...

President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint for fiscal 2018 would allocate $603 billion in funds for defense, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Government officials told Bloomberg that the proposed defense budget would appropriate funds...

Thomas Bossert, an adviser to President Donald Trump on homeland security and counterterrorism, has said the ransomware attack that affected computer systems worldwide was not carried out using a tool developed the National...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has unveiled new draft guidance that suggests best practices for agencies to secure federal information systems, Nextgov reported Monday. The Interagency Report 8170 document provides...

The U.S. Air Force has lifted a restriction that imposed a weight minimum of at least 136 pounds for F-35A pilots in an effort to prevent neck injury during ejections. The service...