CBO: State Dept Authorization Act Would Increase Direct Spending by $6.5B Over 5 Years
The Congressional Budget Office estimates a proposed Senate bill that would make some changes to the State Department's operations could trigger ...
Ashton Carter: US to Maintain Financial Commitment, Force Presence in Afghanistan
Ashton Carter Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told reporters in Kabul that the U.S. will continue its financial support for Afghanistan's security forces ...
NIH Picks Six Teams For HIV Cure Research Grants; Anthony Fauci Comments
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a total of $30 million in funding grants to six research teams to support ...
USAID Invests $62M in New Lesotho HIV/AIDS Care Project; Appolinaire Tiam Comments
The United States Agency for International Development has invested $62 million in a new project launched by the Elizabeth Glaser ...
Johns Hopkins APL-NASA Mission Enters System Assembly, Integration Phase for Solar Data Mission
NASA will proceed to the system assembly, integration, test and launch stage for a mission to the sun scheduled to launch in the ...
Rear Adm. Charles Richard Nominated as US Strategic Command Deputy Commander
Charles Richard President Barack Obama has nominated U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Charles Richard, director of the undersea warfare division (N97) at ...
NASA, USAID Launch West Africa Environmental Monitoring Center
The U.S. Agency for International Development and NASA have launched SERVIR-West Africa, an environmental monitoring program in Niamey, Niger, that will ...
Senate Confirms Carla Hayden as Library of Congress Head
Carla Hayden, formerly CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, has received Senate confirmation to become the new head of ...
Navy, Coast Guard Plan New Joint Polar Icebreaker Office; Charles Michel Comments
The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard plan to create a joint program office that will be responsible for the acquisition of a ...
Gen. Hawk Carlisle: Air Force Could Deploy F-35 Soon After IOC Declaration
Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of the Air Combat Command, has said the U.S. Air Force's F-35 could deploy quickly this ...