NASA has kicked off development work on a robotic spacecraft the space agency plans to launch in 2020 to refuel a live satellite in low-Earth orbit. The Restore-L mission is intended to
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The U.S. Agency for International Development has announced plans to invest more than $38 million in four entrepreneurship programs that aim to address food security and energy challenges in developing countries. USAID will collaborate
More The U.S. Navy‘s Pacific Missile Range Facility has received a new Raytheon AN/SPY-6 air and missile defense radar for the base’s advanced radar development evaluation laboratory. AN/SPY-6’s installation pushed forward the Air and Missile
More The U.S. and the European Union have amended their data transfer pact that seeks to heighten regulation of cross-border personal information transfers by companies, Reuters reported Friday. Julia Fioretti writes the new version of the
More Steven Basham, deputy director for requirements of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, has been appointed as director of legislative liaison at the office of the secretary of the U.S. Air Force. The
More The U.S. and Israel have reached an agreement that seeks to expand cyber defense collaboration between the two countries through sharing of cyber threat information. The Department of Homeland Security and Israel’s
More The Energy Department‘s Energy Sciences Network and the National Science Foundation‘s Cybersecurity Center of Excellence have organized a working group tasked to develop a threat profile for open science organizations. ESnet said Wednesday the working group comprises
More The Congressional Budget Office has said a Senate bill that would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to create a regulatory licensing structure for nuclear reactors that have undergone technology and design updates would cost
More A joint House-Senate committee has submitted the final conference report on a bill that would provide $82.5 billion to fund military facility construction projects, veterans’ benefits programs and Zika response efforts. The House Appropriations Committee said Wednesday the Military Construction and
More The Littoral combat ship USS Coronado has departed the San Diego Naval Base to undergo an independent deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet in Western Pacific. The U.S. Navy said Thursday that the
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