The Federal Aviation Administration has completed the transition to a streamlined licensing framework for commercial space launch and reentry operations, consolidating approvals under a single rule to reduce regulatory complexity for industry.
Carnegie Mellon University will continue its advanced technology research, development and prototyping for the Department of Defense and national security requirements under a U.S. Air Force contract award valued a maximum of
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Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., has introduced new legislation to update the Department of Defense’s acquisition process and better support the U.S. defense industrial base. His office said Monday that five new bills,
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development has named Ivo Djoubrailov as its chief data officer. Djoubrailov confirmed his appointment in a LinkedIn post. “Honored to (re)enter the Chief Data Officer role
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NASA is expected to launch a six-month mission in the coming days to measure sunlight reflected off the moon using the Arcstone instrument to establish a high-accuracy, universal calibration standard for Earth-observing
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Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, has introduced a new bill that seeks to mitigate the use of artificial intelligence to steal information or money from Americans. The Preventing Deep Fake Scams Act would
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The U.S. Space Force and the Defense Innovation Unit are accelerating efforts to bring commercial technologies into military operations in line with the Commercial Space Strategy, released in April 2024, Federal News
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The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, or OUSD R&E, has increased its investment in the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies, also known as
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The Government Accountability Office wants the U.S. Army to adopt modern design technologies, such as digital twins and digital threads, to accelerate the modernization of its air and missile defense systems. In
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The Senate confirmed Rodney Scott to serve as the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. Scott’s confirmation comes amid challenges in securing U.S. borders, CBP said Wednesday, noting that the new commissioner
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President Donald Trump has officially nominated Gen. Michael Guetlein, the current vice chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force and a 2025 Wash100 Award winner, as direct reporting program manager for
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