Senators, Representatives Introduce Cybersecurity Grant Program Legislation
Senators Mark Warner and Cory Gardner and Representatives Derek Kilmer and Michael McCaul unveiled a bicameral and bipartisan bill pushing local, state ...
IG Report Highlights Need for Better Oversight on SBA’s Cloud Migration
The Small Business Administration’s inspector general issued the evaluation report highlighting that SBA needs to improve how it handles risk management, security, ...
Heather Wilson on Air Force’s Efforts to Maintain US Dominance in Space
Air Force Secretary and 2019 Wash100 Award winner Heather Wilson said the service adopts a comprehensive approach based on “a clear-eyed ...
Wilbur Ross: Commerce Department Wants US to Get Lion’s Share of Space Market
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the department intends to build up the country’s competitiveness in the global space market through promotional ...
Congress to Reject White House Budget Proposal for Coast Guard
Lawmakers said the White House’s fiscal 2020 budget proposal for the Coast Guard is "dead on arrival" in Congress because ...
NASA Leader Calls for Support from Industry for Moon Exploration
Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator and a Wash100 winner, called on other nations and the private sector to help the U.S. ...
Navy Wants to Appoint New Assistant Secretary To Lead Cybersecurity
The U.S. Navy wants to appoint a new assistant secretary who will lead coordination with the service’s industrial base and ...
NASA Conducts CubeSat Optical Comms Link Experiment
NASA carried out a laser communications pointing test through two deployed CubeSats from space. The satellites recorded a flash of light from ...
Eric Fick Nominated for Joint Strike Fighter Program Director in Defense Department
U.S. Air Force Maj. General Eric Fick, deputy director of the Joint Strike Fighter program at the Department of Defense, ...
Lawmaker Says Trump’s Proposed $300M NIST Budget Cuts Could Spur Layoffs
The Trump Administration’s 2020 budget request will potentially cut around $300M in research and development funds for the National Institute ...