NASA has launched eight six-month field research projects in an effort to study the changes in the Earthâs sea, air and land resources. The field studies will work to further understanding of the
MoreThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled a three-year competition that seeks to develop machine-learning platforms designed to allow civilian and military wireless devices to gain access to the electromagnetic spectrum. DARPA launched
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The House Appropriations Committee took up a bill that allocates $81.6 billion to finance military facility construction projects and veterans’ benefits programs for fiscal 2017, Defense News reported Thursday. Joe Gould writes that spending
MoreNASA will host an international challenge that aims to produce technologies that contribute to space exploration efforts that could benefit life on Earth. Participants from 72 countries will work to develop mobile applications,
MoreA Chinese national has entered a guilty plea in California for his involvement in a conspiracy to steal military technical information through intrusions into U.S. defense contractorsâ computer networks and transmit the
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Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has appointed Kiersten Todt, former managing partner and president of Liberty Group Ventures, as executive director for the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. The Commerce Department said Wednesday Todt will work
MoreTerry Halvorsen, the Defense Department‘s chief information officer, has called for legislative action to help DoD attract and retain information technology professionals, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Scott Maucione writes Halvorsen told the House Armed Services Committee’s
MoreThe National Institute of Standards and Technology has partnered with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to publish a guide for organizations and individuals involved in projects that aim to reduce firefighter injuries and fatalities in
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China has unveiled a new nuclear security center of excellence in Beijing that aims to support international efforts to secure nuclear materials. Ernest Moniz, secretary of the U.S. Energy Department, along with senior U.S.
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Defense Health Agency Director Raquel Bono said at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday the military will allocate at least three-fourths of its healthcare budget request for fiscal year 2017 to patient care, DoD News reported. Terri Moon Cronk
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