The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology has appointed John Schaub as director and he will transition from his prior role as senior executive in charge of NCST’s spacecraft engineering department. NRL
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A Center for Strategic and International Studies report says the U.S. and other NATO member countries should adopt a “federated approach†to anti-submarine warfare capability development in order to counter the challenge
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The U.S. Air Force has attributed the loss of a Lockheed Martin-built weather satellite to a power failure in the spacecraft’s command-and-control subsystem, Space News reported Monday. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham, assistant chief of staff for installation management at the U.S. Army, has described her plans to prioritize readiness across Army installations under her new role. The service branch said Friday
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A Government Accountability Office report says the Defense Department has initiated steps to create a procurement strategy for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program in order to allow more than two U.S. launch providers to
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State militant group has formed new plans and commitments to support counter-IS efforts during a meeting at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland,
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The Government Accountability Office has called on the Office of Management and Budget, the Energy Department, NASA, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation to explore strategies to standardize budget or procurement requirements.
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The Office of Personnel Management and Department of Health and Human Services have directed federal agencies to prioritize the physical health and well-being of employees against Washington’s severe heat and humidity in the summer.
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Rear Adm. Dale Horan, formerly Joint Staff deputy director for operations (J3) at the Pentagon, has officially taken command of Carrier Strike Group 8 during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the USS Harry S. Truman
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The Energy Department has chosen an Argonne National Laboratory-led consortium to explore new technologies that can help reduce fuel consumption and carbon emission from medium- to heavy-duty trucks. DoE said Friday that Argonne
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