Jennifer Walsmith, senior acquisition executive at the National Security Agency, has said NSA has started to establish a “Skunk Works” or rapid innovation office in an effort to introduce novel approaches to its acquisition process,
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The U.S. Army has developed a self-test kit that analyzes biological samples to warn troops of exposure to pathogens in the field. The Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center developed SmartCAR in an
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The Transportation Department has issued new guidance that allows states to put to use $2 billion worth of unused earmarks to support other ongoing infrastructure projects. DOT said Tuesday the guidance implements a provision in the Consolidated
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The Transportation Department will conduct a study in April to determine the level of adjacent band radio-frequency power that GPS and Global Navigation Satellite System receivers can tolerate. The DOT Adjacent Band
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The Government Accountability Office has released a new report that says the Defense Department faces fiscal challenges and both adversarial and environmental threats as the agency considers new approaches to space acquisition. GAO evaluated
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The Transportation Department‘s fiscal 2017 budget proposal includes about $10 billion for programs that seek to help state and local governments adopt smart transportation systems, according to Deltek research analyst Alex Rossino. He wrote in a blog
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The Department of Homeland Security has notified U.S. critical infrastructure operators and owners of an alert on the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team website about a cyber attack against Ukraine’s power companies
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Three Northrop Grumman-built B-2 bombers for the U.S. Air Force have deployed to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia for training purposes with other partner air forces, Air Force Times reported Wednesday. Oriana Pawlyk
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NASA has named the winning submissions of two challenges that called for new concepts on construction and human habitation for the agency’s space exploration missions including the journey to Mars. The agency said Wednesday
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has highlighted a person’s affection for the U.S. as a factor the government should consider in the hiring process for cyber talent, Federal Times reported Tuesday. Carten Cordell writes
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