Air Force, DIU Plan 2021 Rollout for Immersive Aircraft Training System
The U.S. Air Force plans to roll out an artificial intelligence-driven virtual training system for remote pilot exercises in 2021....
Biden Picks Xavier Becerra, Rochelle Walensky as HHS, CDC Heads
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Xavier Becerra and Rochelle Walensky to serve in the respective roles of secretary of health...
NSA Releases Cybersecurity Advisory on Russian-Backed Threat Actors Exploiting VMware Tools
The National Security Agency (NSA) has issued a warning on Russian-backed hackers that utilize a vulnerability in various VMware products...
Jim Russo: GSA Addressing Disruptions to Modernization Efforts Under EIS Telecom Contract
Jim Russo, technical lead for the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program at the General Services Administration (GSA), has said that...
Space Force Marks 1-Year Operational Milestone for ‘Space Cockpit’ Satellite Visualization Platform
The U.S. Space Force has achieved a one-year milestone for its space situational awareness tool that works to visualize satellite...
Space Force’s Gabriel Mounce: Gov’t Needs New Practices to Meet Industry’s Innovation Pace
Gabriel Mounce, director of the U.S. Space Force’s accelerator program, has said that the government must modernize its research and...
FY2021 NDAA Directs DoD to Brief Congress on CJADC2 Progress, Resource Allocations
Congress has mandated Pentagon officials to submit quarterly reports that will brief the House and Senate defense committees on steps...
DISA Eyes Quantum-Resistant Computing Efforts in FY 21
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is looking to employ encryption concepts that could help protect defense systems against quantum...
NASA to Launch Smallsat Missions Totaling $140M for Solar Probe Initiative
NASA is slated to launch two small-satellite missions valued at $140 million combined as part of the agency’s Heliophysics Solar...
NGA’s Stacey Dixon on Accelerating Workforce Innovation
Stacey Dixon, deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said that the...