Intl Space Station Deploys 2 NASA CubeSats for Swarm Comms Demonstration
The International Space Station launched a pair of small NASA satellites Monday using a NanoRacks-built deployer system as part of an agency project that...
Reports: White House Opposes House Committee’s Contingency Funding Strategy for Defense
The White House has threatened to veto the House Armed Services Committee's fiscal 2017 defense policy bill for using overseas contingency operations fund to supplement...
Robert Cardillo: NGA Forms New Strategy to Accelerate Interoperability in GEOINT Enterprise System
Robert Cardillo National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo has unveiled a new strategy for the NGA to accelerate development of an integrated...
House Committee Asks Census Bureau for Info on Decennial Count Tech Preparations
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has launched an inquiry into the Census Bureau's efforts to address information technology challenges...
CBO: Natl Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Bill Would Not Affect Revenue, Direct Spending
The Congressional Budget Office has said a proposed House bill that calls for collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security and...
Patrick Murphy Speaks at Army War College Forum
Patrick Murphy Patrick Murphy, undersecretary and acting secretary of the U.S. Army, discussed the service branch's priorities with a group...
SASC Wants to Keep DoD RD-180 Rocket Engine Purchase Limited to 9
A fiscal 2017 defense policy bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday includes language to restrict the number of RD-180...
Pentagon: China’s 2015 Military Investments Focused on Power Projection, Maritime, Force Modernization Initiatives
Abraham Denmark, deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, provided details of the Defense Department's annual report to Congress...
Reports: Senate Committee’s FY 2017 Defense Bill Seeks to Split Up AT&L Responsibilities
The Senate Armed Services Committee has completed its markup of a fiscal 2017 defense policy bill that proposes some Defense Department organizational...
Report: House Committee-Approved Fiscal 2017 NDAA Contains ‘Open Systems’ Provision
A defense policy bill the House Armed Services Committee approved two weeks ago contains a provision that would require the Defense...