U.S. Navy Rear. Adm. John Palmer, director of logistics, fleet supply and ordnance at the U.S. Pacific Fleet will be assigned as commander of the Defense Logistics Agency‘s land and maritime organization, the Defense
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The House Appropriations Committee has passed a 2019 funding plan worth $194.5 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is an 8 percent increase from the department’s current budget, Military Times
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Navy Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, announced Friday the service branch has restored the U.S. 2nd Fleet in a move to help address National Defense Strategy objectives. The Navy said Friday the reactivated
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The Energy Department will invest a total of $78 million to fund early-stage bioenergy research and development projects. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in a statement released Thursday that DOE seeks to improve the conversion of algae,
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The House of Representatives has approved a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, which includes proposals supporting the agency’s commercial spaceflight operations and a possible increase in budget, SpaceNews reported Friday. The FAA
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Richard Lombardi, U.S. Air Force deputy undersecretary for management and deputy chief management officer, has said a category management program will help the service save $2 billion and boost lethality within the
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The Senate has confirmed Joseph Simons, partner and co-chair of the antitrust group at law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, as the new chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. The
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The U.S. Army‘s Rapid Capabilities Office has announced a prize competition to develop tools for soldiers to detect signals on the battlefield and visualize the electromagnetic spectrum. RCO aims to draw innovators and data
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The Transportation Department will provide up to $1.5 billion in discretionary grants through its Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program that aims to support surface transportation infrastructure projects. DOT said Friday
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The Energy Department has announced it will invest up to $105.5 million in 70 research-and-development efforts that aim to produce solar power technology platforms. DOE said Tuesday it allocated $46 million for
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