The Senate Commerce Committee has approved a bipartisan bill that would authorize $19.5 billion in fiscal year 2017 funds to help NASA sustain space investments that seek to support space exploration programs. Sen.
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The White House has announced seven new initiatives as part of the Third Open Government National Action Plan that seeks to promote transparency, innovation and accountability in the government. The White House
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said budget instability, denial of necessary reforms and micromanagement are the three budget concerns the Defense Department faces, DoD News reported Thursday. Terri Moon Cronk writes Carter
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The Army Research Laboratory has conducted research on nanotechnology that indicate nanomaterials could potentially work to advance engine technology. The study led by Kristopher Darling, a materials scientist with ARL’s lightweight and specialty metals branch, could drive
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The Department of Homeland Security has received requests from nine U.S. states to help scan online voter registration databases and assess the security of poll machines, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Aliya Sternstein writes DHS spokesman
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Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, former deputy commander of the U.S. Northern Command, was approved by the Senate on Thursday to serve as the new vice chief of the National Guard Bureau. He
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The Government Accountability Office has recommended the Department of Veterans Affairs establish procedures to record obligations in the procurement system and address the implementation of the contract liaison initiative. A report GAO published Friday says
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Rear Adm. Thomas Luscher, formerly deputy chief of Navy Reserve, has been appointed as commander of the Navy Reserve Forces Command. He officially succeeded Rear Adm. Eric Coy Young during a change-of-command ceremony held
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President Barack Obama has signed a memorandum that requires government agencies to consider the effects of climate change in the development and implementation of national security policies and plans. The memorandum aims to establish a
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Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has said the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center serves as the initial organizational construct of the Defense Department’s Third Offset Strategy, DoD News reported Wednesday. Cheryl
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