President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order aimed at improving efficiency, accountability and performance in federal contracting by utilizing fixed-price and performance-based contracts as the default and preferred method of
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has advanced its efforts to repurpose the 2.7 GHz band for commercial use and advance U.S. leadership in 6G. The agency said Tuesday that it completed
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The U.S. Space Force is advancing negotiations with Blue Origin to provide heavy and super-heavy launch capabilities at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The service said Tuesday that it has selected
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Federal agencies are expanding their use of artificial intelligence, but a new Government Accountability Office report identified key challenges in buying and deploying the technology. Leaders from GAO, the Pentagon and other
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The U.S. Space Force has introduced a new framework that outlines a structured path to guide the development of its enlisted force and create future leaders capable of operating in a contested
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NASA has launched Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft on a SpaceX Falcon 9 to deliver crew supplies and science and technology demonstrations to the International Space Station. On Saturday, the Falcon 9
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The Idaho National Laboratory has announced that the Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments, or DOME, is open for industry-led nuclear microreactor tests. INL said Wednesday that the microreactor test bed is designed to
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The Department of the Air Force has selected Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado and Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana as potential sites for nuclear microreactors, which are intended to power
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The Department of War has posted a new commercial solutions opening, or CSO, to identify technologies that would advance the Golden Dome for America initiative, which aims to develop a next-generation missile
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The U.S. government is pushing for increased use of other transaction agreements at the Department of War to obtain commercial capabilities, but a new MITRE report warned that existing regulations are restricting
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The General Services Administration is seeking industry input to shape the next generation of its GSA SmartPay program, a government-wide charge card and payment services platform. GSA issued a request for information
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