NASA’s four CubeSat spacecraft for the Starling mission have met all their key objectives, marking a successful demonstration of autonomous swarm operations in low-Earth orbit. Over a ten-month period, the swarm of
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In-space transportation services provider Momentus has received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help develop technologies that could support construction projects in space. Momentus’ work will support the agency’s Novel
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Scott Flanders, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s acting chief information officer since January, will assume the permanent CIO role on June 2. He will manage the overall information technology functions, including cyber and
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The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Autonomous Sensors team to field test autonomous drone swarms at the main LLNL site. The certificate of authorization enables the team to
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The U.S. Army has unveiled a modular metal parts manufacturing facility in Mesquite, Texas, as part of the military branch’s plan to modernize the industrial base and strengthen the country’s munition production
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Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has released a report outlining key recommendations to rebuild the U.S. defense industrial base and military through generational investments to achieve military readiness and strengthen deterrence. The defense
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host a proposers day on June 14 to discuss with industry an upcoming broad agency announcement to develop and test mathematical methods for guaranteeing the
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Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a 2024 Wash100 Award recipient, has shared that CISA will develop a national plan that will guide federal initiatives to protect
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center has secured approval to commence the four key military construction projects in 2024 to help advance the Department of Defense’s critical technology areas. ERDC
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David Mussington, executive assistant director for infrastructure security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said CISA is developing “physical security performance goals” amid increasing threats to critical infrastructure, Federal News Network
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