NSF Awards Grant Funding to University of Arkansas for Cloud-Based Research Platform
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has entered into an agreement with the government of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas...
Coast Guard Eyes Updates to Island-Class Fast Response Cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is planning to update its fast response cutters (FRC) to a Sentinel-class configuration by the end...
Defense Officials Talk Benefits of VPN, Telework Tools in Ensuring Network Security
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has detected a surge of cyber threats following its implementation of telework across the service...
Kathy Lueders Named Head of NASA’s Human Spaceflight Directorate; Jim Bridenstine Quoted
Kathy Lueders, former head of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, has been appointed as associate administrator of the agency’s Human Exploration...
USSOCOM Seeks Commercial Tech for IoT-Driven Battlespace Analytics Capability
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) plans to deploy an analytics-based “operator” that will bring sensors, communications and internet of things (IoT)...
GAO’s Vijay D’Souza: IT Underlies All Functions in Operational Continuity Plans
Vijay D’Souza, director of information technology and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), has said that agencies should establish...
Air Force Begins Integration of Combined ISR, Cyber Unit
The U.S. Air Force is working to integrate operations at its new unit for cyber and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
DHS S&T Seeks Public Input on Using Drones for Emergency Response, Law Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is looking for public feedback on the use of unmanned...
Army, Carnegie Mellon Continue AI Teaming Efforts; Gen. John Murray Quoted
The U.S. Army is working with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for a research effort focused on implementing teaming operations between unmanned...
Thomas Zurbuchen: NASA Postponing Launch of James Webb Space Telescope
Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for science at NASA, has said the agency is delaying the launch of its James Webb...