NIST Nominee Walter Copan Cites Cybersecurity, Govt-Industry Partnerships as Top Priorities
Walter Copan Walter Copan, nominee for the National Institute of Standards and Technology director post, has said he intends to prioritize...
Report: GSA Promotes Mary Davie to Federal Acquisition Service Deputy Commissioner
Mary Davie Alan Thomas, commissioner of the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service, has promoted acting assistant FAS commissioner Mary Davie to...
Senate Approves $700B Defense Budget for Fiscal 2018
The Senate on Monday approved through an 89-8Â vote a bill that would authorize $700 billion in defense spending for fiscal...
Robert Cardillo: NGA in Talks With Congress to Trade Govt Data Sets for Industry’s AI, Algorithms
Robert Cardillo National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo has said NGA has initiated talks with Congress to strike a public-private partnership...
5 Tech Groups Ask Senate to Insert Govt IT Modernization Bill in FY 2018 NDAA
Five technology trade organizations have asked the Senate to add as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal...
DARPA Seeks Proposals for 6 New Research Programs Under Electronics Resurgence Initiative
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has released broad agency announcements to seek research proposals for six new programs under...
House OKs $1.2T Fiscal 2018 Spending Package
The House voted 211-198 Thursday to pass a potential $1.2 trillion spending package to fund government operations for fiscal year...
NASA Picks 5 Research Proposals to Determine Commercial Space Devt Opportunities
NASA has picked five research studies that seek to analyze investment drivers in the space economy and identify new commercial...
DHS Issues Directive to Remove Kaspersky Anti-Virus Software From Federal Data Systems
Elaine Duke, acting secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, has released a binding operational directive that requires federal agencies...
James Mattis: 3-Month CR to Delay Induction of 11 Navy Ships, Impact 18 Army New-Start Projects
James Mattis Defense Secretary James Mattis has said a three-month continuing resolution would impact several construction and procurement programs that...