A U.S. government slide presentation shows that the Trump administration’s Golden Dome next-generation missile defense shield will include four layers: one satellite-based platform and three land-based missile systems, Reuters reported Tuesday. The
The Government Accountability Office has called on the Defense Department to align its data on civilian and military positions that have headquarters functions with its updated definition of departmentwide headquarters activities. GAO said in
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A new Office of the Director of National Intelligence report has found a 5.9 percent decline in the number of federal government employees and contractors who were eligible for a security clearance in
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Rep. Adam Smith (D-Washington), House Armed Services Committee ranking member, has said the top-line budget for the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill would be the “contentious issue†as the Senate and House
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has started to develop tools and methods designed to measure greenhouse gas emissions based on atmospheric observations. James Whetstone, special assistant to the NIST director
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Germany and Poland have agreed to set up a joint operating authority over both countries’ submarines, Defense News reported Wednesday. Lars Hoffmann writes Vice Adm. Andreas Krause, German navy’s inspector, and his
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The Department of Homeland Security has allocated more than $1.6 billion in fiscal 2016 funds to both competitive and non-competitive preparedness grant programs that seek to help state, local, territorial and tribal
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Reps. Ted Lieu (D-California) and Will Hurd (R-Texas) have asked the Department of Health and Human Services to develop guidance that would require healthcare providers to immediately report cases of ransomware-related attacks to government
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The U.S. Marine Corps will redesignate a Yuma, Arizona-based squadron as marine fighter attack squadron 211 on June 30 as the unit transitions from AV-8B Harrier aircraft to Lockheed Martin-built F-35BÂ fighter jets,
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The U.S. Army has launched three events in an effort to assess and procure cyber platforms designed to help soldiers identify and counter cyber threats. “Cyber Blitz, Cyber Quest and Cyber Innovation
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The Office of Personnel Management has updated its website in an effort to streamline information on the two data breaches in 2015 that compromised data of at least 21 million former and
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