DoD Creates Space Force; Mark Esper Quoted
President Trump has authorized the establishment of the U.S. Space Force as the sixth service branch as stated in the...
DHS Issues Solicitation for SBIR 20.1; William Bryan Quoted
The Department of Homeland Security is looking for proposals from small businesses seeking to address the department's needs in nine...
Jeffrey Voth Named USDA Chief Cybersecurity Architect
Jeffrey Voth, former branch chief for cybersecurity, administration and operations at the Department of Agriculture’s forest service, has been promoted...
GAO: FAA Should Improve UAS-Related Cost Procedures
The Government Accountability Office released a report on Tuesday recommending the Federal Aviation Administration to improve its cost guidance for...
NIST, Army Research Lab Conduct Quantum Computing Experiment
The National Institute of Standards and Technology partnered with the Army Research Lab and University of Maryland to conduct an experiment...
Lawmakers Urge HUD to Address Facial Recognition Tech in Public Housing
Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide information on its deployment of facial recognition...
Steven Walker Steps Down as DARPA Director
Steven Walker, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and a 2019 Wash100 winner, has resigned from his post...
Senate Sends $738B Defense Policy Bill to White House
The Senate voted 86-8 to pass the $738B fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes provisions on a “space...
DOE Eyes External Partnerships for Innovation Community Center Efforts
The Department of Energy’s Innovation Community Center plans to launch partnerships with external entities for efforts like collaborative research, innovation...
Nat’l Technical Information Service Seeks Industry Partners for Data Science JV Program
The Department of Commerce’s National Technical Information Service is looking for private sector entities that have the capacity to take...