CBP to Examine Potential Use of Small UAS in Border Patrol Missions
The Customs and Border Protection agency has announced plans to evaluate the use of small unmanned aircraft systems in three border ...
Navy-Led International Team Deploys Buoys to Collect Weather, Oceanographic Data
A U.S. Navy-led international team has deployed buoys in the Arctic ocean to collect weather and oceanographic data as part of the International ...
NGA Offers Imagery, Mapping Data to Hurricane Response Efforts
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has released geospatial imagery and mapping data to aid the government's response and recovery efforts in areas hit ...
Senate Advances $700B Defense Policy Bill for Fiscal 2018
The Senate has voted 84-9 to forgo debate on proposed amendments to a spending bill that would authorize $700 billion ...
NASA Picks 5 Research Proposals to Determine Commercial Space Devt Opportunities
NASA has picked five research studies that seek to analyze investment drivers in the space economy and identify new commercial ...
House OKs $1.2T Fiscal 2018 Spending Package
The House voted 211-198 Thursday to pass a potential $1.2 trillion spending package to fund government operations for fiscal year ...
DoD Units, Universities Test Air Platforms in GPS-Denied Environment
A group of Defense Department organizations and U.S. universities has tested various aircraft in an environment where global positioning system signal ...
Walter Copan Nominated NIST Director, Commerce Undersecretary for Standards & Tech
Walter Copan President Donald Trump has nominated Walter Copan, president and CEO of IP Engineering Group, to serve as director of ...
Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker: Defense Spending Modifications Affected Naval Aviation Enterprise Readiness
Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, commander of the Naval Air Forces, said at the 61st Annual Tailhook Convention held Saturday that ...
Sens. David Perdue, Johnny Isakson Introduce NDAA Amendment to Protect JSTARS Recap Program
Two Republican senators from Georgia have proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2018 that seeks ...