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NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot wants the space agency to examine the feasibility of including astronauts on the Space Launch System rocket's first integrated flight with the Orion spacecraft, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Jeff Foust...

Alma Cole Alma Cole, formerly vice president of Robbins Gioia's cybersecurity business, has rejoined the Customs and Border Protection as chief information security officer and executive director of the cybersecurity directorate...

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would require the Defense Department to develop a cyber skills database for all National Guard and Reserve units, Federal News Radio...

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the University of Alabama plan to conduct a follow-on study of Earth's lightning and its connections to atmospheric phenomena from the vantage point of the International Space Station....

The Government Accountability Office has added the 2020 Decennial Census, federal environmental liabilities and management of federal health, education and energy programs for Indian tribes to its high-risk list or areas in government...

The U.S. Navy has chosen Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, as the East Coast Forward Operating Base for the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. The military service said Wednesday...

James Mattis Defense Secretary James Mattis has said NATO member countries should increase their defense spending and that the U.S. government may have to “moderate its commitment” to the alliance...

The Government Accountability Office has recommended five strategies the agency believes can help the federal government strengthen the security of federal information systems and critical infrastructure in the U.S. GAO said Wednesday...

Joseph Clancy U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy will retire by March 4 after a 29-year career at the agency, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Carol Leonnig writes Clancy confirmed Tuesday he plans to...

Jens Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said defense ministers from allied nations will meet this week in Brussels to discuss the current state of the global security environment, DoD News...