The Federal Communications Commission has appointed technology industry veteran Andy Hendrickson as the Enforcement Bureau’s chief technology officer. FCC said Thursday Hendrickson will provide technical and strategic advice on technological developments and
The U.S. Air Force has begun to collaborate with the National Background Investigations Bureau and the Office of Personnel Management to expedite the security clearance process and help reduce the investigation backlog,
MoreThe Senate voted 50-49 Thursday to confirm Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., as NASA administrator, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Bridenstine will replace Robert Lightfoot, who has been leading NASA as acting chief
MoreThe National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched a new initiative that aims to develop âlightweightâ cryptographic algorithm standards in an effort to safeguard data in radio frequency identification tags and other small
MoreThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a 42-month program that aims to develop new platforms designed to speed up the detection of zero-day vulnerabilities through computer-human collaboration. The Computers
MoreThe Government Accountability Office has called on the U.S. Marine Corps to ensure that the contractor should achieve manufacturing readiness level 8 across all risk areas before entering the second phase of low-rate production
MoreElizabeth Cain, formerly a financial management analyst at the General Services Administrationâs office of the chief financial officer, has been named executive director of the Technology Modernization Fund, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. GSA
MoreThe U.S. Air Force has teamed up with the National Reconnaissance Office to build a new satellite designed to provide space situational awareness capability, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. Gen. Jay Raymond, head of
MoreKirstjen Nielsen, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has said DHS might directly deliver cybersecurity services to energy companies, airports and other critical infrastructure operators under a new White House cyber strategy, Nextgov
MoreHouse Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) has proposed a bill that aims to eliminate seven agencies within the Defense Department in an effort to achieve over $25 billion in savings, Federal News
MoreThe National Space Council has formed a new policy that seeks to advance space traffic management and calls for the Commerce Department to provide space situational awareness support for use in public and
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