Heather Wilson Says Air Force will Accelerate Innovation Efforts
Heather Wilson, secretary of the Air Force and a Wash100 winner, said the service plans to resume previous "vanguard" programs...
NASA Says India’s Space Missile Test Could Damage ISS
NASA criticized India for its recent test of a missile targeting a satellite in space. The agency said the debris...
Navy Official Calls for Greater Focus on Technology Upgrades
Admiral Bill Moran, the U.S. Navy vice chief of naval operations, called on the service “to harness the power of...
NSA General Counsel Says 5G, Emerging Techs Make Privacy ‘Complicated’
Glenn Gerstell, general counsel of the National Security Agency, said the adoption of 5G network and other tools like artificial...
Army Sets New Tech Initiatives for Long-Range Threat Detection, Tracking
U.S. Army officials outlined new initiatives to build defense systems that would enable the military to “see” from thousands of miles...
OPM Implements Direct Hire Authority to Fill Critical IT Positions
The Office of Personnel Management released a final rule implementing direct-hire authority for mission-critical information technology positions. OPM said in...
House Lawmakers Say VA Needs to Focus on New IT Systems
House lawmakers questioned the Department of Veterans Affairs about why the agency continued to increase spending for legacy technology systems...
Bridenstine Set to Announce NASA Plan for Moon Exploration
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, a 2019 Wash100 winner, will announce the agency’s initial plan to bring astronauts back to the...
Defense Department Updates Policy for Subcontracting
The Department of Defense will require contracting officials to secure approval from the agency’s program manager before restricting companies to...
Interior Department Releases 2018 Unmanned Aircraft Report
The Department of the Interior saved $14.8 million in 2018 as it expanded its fleet of unmanned aircraft systems to...