NASA’s Stennis Space Center has launched an autonomous systems payload aboard Sidus Space’s LizzieSat-1, or LS-1, small satellite. Carried into space on the SpaceX Transporter 10 rideshare mission, the Autonomous Satellite Technology for
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued its millionth airspace authorization for unmanned aerial vehicle pilots less than four years after it launched an automated system for providing drone operators permission to fly
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Top officials from the Department of Defense have hosted a virtual round-table meeting with chief executives of 14 U.S. defense companies to discuss challenges facing the development of hypersonic and counter-hypersonic weapons
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The Government Accountability Office has found problems with the quality of electronic health data migrated to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new records system that could pose risks to patient safety and
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Space Power is working with the University of Surrey to develop and demonstrate a wireless power beaming prototype for space satellites under the U.K. SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology program.
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Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, will meet the top executives of nearly a dozen of U.S. defense companies on Feb. 3rd to discuss
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Kiran Ahuja, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, announced that the Biden administration has lifted to $15 per hour the minimum wage for federal civilian employees in accordance with an
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The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command will host an industry day on Feb. 16 to bring together industry partners for a discussion on future developments in tactical satellite and terrestrial transmission systems.
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A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has rejected the Biden administration’s request to lift a court order to temporarily block the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in Kentucky,
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The U.S. Space Force is collaborating with academia under its University Partnership Program to achieve dominance in the space domain, protect U.S. space assets from adversarial threats, and ensure the stability of
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A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 directs the Department of Homeland Security to conduct research and development into supply chain vulnerabilities that threaten national and economic
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