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The U.S. Navy established a network hub in London that will focus on biotechnology, space, directed energy, unmanned systems, autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI). "This location emphasizes and builds on our unique partnership with the U.K. and Royal Navy and will better enable us to accelerate solutions to support our defense strategies,” said James Geurts.

Jacobs announced that three of the company’s projects have been recognized by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) honor award recipients, including Zoo Interchange Reconstruction, Olmsted Locks and Dam, and Queensferry Crossing, Jacobs reported on Thursday.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has warned that $500 billion in across-the-board spending cuts under sequestration could force the Defense Department to cancel some Navy and Marine Corps programs over the next 10 years, Reuters reported Wednesday. Andrea Shalal-Esa writes the Navy is reviewing service contracts, which make up 25 percent of the Pentagon’s …

Sasi Pillay, chief technology officer at NASA, has revealed a program that aims to develop technologies which includes work on 25 potential projects this year, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jason Miller writes employees from across the organization’s sites and departments have submitted a number of proposals focusing on various …

The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new effort to improve human resource development programs and information systems that manage operations and spending, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller writes a Pentagon strategy inspired the VA to create a new council of manpower pooling experts that will work …

At least one of every six dollars of U.S. spending, totaling $30 billion, on contracts and grants in Iraq and Afghanistan has been wasted, according to the co-chairmen of the bipartisan Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Christopher Shays, a former Republican congressman from Connecticut, and Mark Thibault, …

The Defense Department announced today a review of 249 renewable energy projects proposed in 39 states and Puerto Rico have found that 229 have little or no impact on military missions. This clears the way for further production of more than 10 giga watts of renewable energy generation capacity. The …