Senate Clears Bipartisan Data Transparency Bill; Sen. Brian Schatz Comments
The Senate has unanimously approved a bipartisan bill that would provide individuals, government agencies and other organizations access to machine-readable...
FAA Eyes NextGen Data Comm Service Implementation at 56 Airports by Year’s End
The Federal Aviation Administration has said it expects to bring the Data Communication service to towers at 56 U.S. airports by...
Senate OKs $19.5B Bipartisan NASA Authorization Measure; Sen. Ted Cruz Comments
The Senate on Friday unanimously passed an amended bipartisan bill that would authorize $19.5 billion in fiscal year 2017 appropriations...
MeriTalk: 69% of Federal Agencies Say Chief Data Officers Key to Big Data Management
A new MeriTalk survey has found that 69 percent of federal agencies with chief data officers said they are more likely to...
Report: DHA to Oversee Service Branches’ Military Treatment Facilities by October 2018 Under 2017 NDAA
The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that passed both the House and Senate would authorize the Defense Health Agency to manage over...
Steve Cook, Greg Autry Among Donald Trump’s NASA Transition Team Members
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has named six additional individuals to the NASA landing team, Space News reported Friday. Brian Berger...
White House Establishes Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area Through Executive Order
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order to establish the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area in an effort to...
Boeing to Supply 80 Passenger Aircraft to Iran Air Under $16.6B Deal
Boeing has entered into a potential $16.6 billion contract to produce and supply 80 passenger aircraft to Iran Air. The sales...
Deborah Lee James: Air Force Considers to Waive Fixed-Price Requirement in 2017 NDAA for JSTARS Replacement Program
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has said the service branch has begun to consider whether to use a provision...
Senate Clears Stopgap Measure in 63-36 Vote
The Senate on Friday voted 63-36 to approve a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through the end of...