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Barney Krucoff Barney Krucoff, former geographic information officer in the state of Maryland's information technology department, has been appointed as chief data officer for the Washington, D.C. city government. He aims to increase the...

NASA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have engaged in bilateral talks over a potential collaboration for a future Chinese Earth science mission, Space News reported Thursday. Jeff Foust writes NASA’s Earth science division...

The Office of Personnel Management has issued final regulations for the enforcement of a new disabled veteran leave category as part of an effort to extend the time for veterans to...

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and his South Korean counterpart Jung Ho-sub have agreed that increased cooperation and information sharing will support maritime security in the Indo-Asia Pacific region....

A NASA program has opened opportunities for accredited educational institutions and nonprofit organizations to design, build and operate nanosatellites and flight hardware. NASA said Friday it seeks partners for the next round of its CubeSat...

The Defense Information Systems Agency has introduced a three-tiered approach for the military's cloud computing and security network at a summit held July 26 in Washington. DISA said Wednesday the three-tiered plan...

Jeh Johnson, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has said DHS is examining whether the election system needs the agency's security support against potential cyberattacks, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Nicole...

Tiffany Hixson Tiffany Hixson of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service has described bid protests as an inevitable part of contract award processes, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Frank Konkel writes...

U.S. Army soldiers have tested and operated new robotic prototypes at the Pacific Manned-Unmanned Initiative training site as part of a program that lasted more than two weeks. The Army said Thursday the PACMAN-I...

The Government Accountability Office has called on the Office of Personnel Management to clarify guidance for agencies to develop supporting data for the costs and advantages of the government's telework program....