DHS Taps University of Washington APL to Create Testing Criteria for COVID-19 Contact Tracing App
The University of Washington's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL-UW) received nearly $960,000 in funds from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ...
GAO: DOD Should Document Leadership Roles, Responsibilities for Hypersonic Weapons Development
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the Department of Defense (DOD) define the roles, authorities and responsibilities of ...
Marty Walsh Confirmed as Secretary of Department of Labor
Marty Walsh, mayor of Boston, has received Senate confirmation to serve as the 29th secretary of the Department of Labor ...
USAF Updates ‘Air Force Connect’ App to Centralize Base-Related Information
The U.S. Air Force is relaunching the 88th Air Base Wing’s page within the Air Force Connect mobile app to ...
AFRL Prepares to Establish New Space Environment Research Facility; Todd Parris Quoted
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) broke ground at Kirtland Air Force Base to mark the construction of a new 3,500-square-foot ...
DOE Unveils Funding Opportunities for Data Science, Computing Research Projects
The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to award a total of $34.5 million in funds to support research efforts on ...
Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman: Space Force Must Lead Orbital Safety Initiatives
Lt. Gen. B. Chance Sdaltzman, deputy chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force, said the service branch must ...
Lt. Col. Kristin Saling: Army Must Leverage Data to Update Talent Management Approach
Lt. Col. Kristin Saling, a chief analytics officer at the U.S. Army, said the service branch must work to update ...
U.S. Companies Continue to Secure Defense Deals Amid Pandemic-Related Slowdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the growth of the global defense industry as governments increase spending on efforts aimed at ...
Xavier Becerra Sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services
Xavier Becerra, a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient and former member of the Subcommittee on Health of the House of Representatives' ...