The Senate voted 59-43 to confirm Bryan Bedford, the current CEO of Republic Airways, as the next Federal Aviation Administration head. The vote occurred on Wednesday, with Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., as the
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Nand Mulchandani has announced on LinkedIn Wednesday that he has stepped down as chief technology officer of the CIA. Mulchandani officially departed the agency on June 21, exactly three years after assuming the
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Breaking Defense reported Tuesday that the U.S. Air Force’s Unfunded Priorities List, or UPL, is seeking $10 billion in additional fiscal year 2026 funding, while the U.S. Space Force is requesting $6 billion
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Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle and a 10-time Wash100 Award winner, announced a $3.25 million funding for the establishment of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics, better known as STEM,
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The Department of Defense has started soliciting proposals for low-cost small and medium unmanned underwater vehicles. The Defense Innovation Unit said the UUVs are intended to enhance operational capabilities in subsea and seabed
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The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, or NSWC PCD, has held a ground-breaking ceremony for its new 25,000-square-foot facility focused on autonomous unmanned systems. Join the Potomac Officers Club 2025
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The Space Development Agency has appointed Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, a U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, as deputy director. SDA said Tuesday Sandhoo succeeds Ryan Frigm, who helped establish SDA as
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Breaking Defense reported Tuesday that the U.S. Navy’s fiscal year 2026 Unfunded Priorities List, or UPL, includes a $1.4 billion funding request for a sixth-generation fighter aircraft program called F/A-XX. “This additional
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The U.S. Space Force has issued an International Partnership Strategy to maintain security and stability and promote sustainability in orbit. The strategy, published Tuesday, recognizes the importance of international cooperation in the
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., have introduced the Warrior Right to Repair Act of 2025, which would give the military the right to repair its equipment. Under the proposed legislation,
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