Christopher Wright, a fracking executive, received Senate confirmation on Monday as secretary of the Department of Energy in a 59-38 vote. Reuters reported that Wright will be responsible for DOE’s budget of
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Karen Evans, a former chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security, has joined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as senior cyber adviser. A CISA spokesperson confirmed Evans’ return to
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Rep. Dale Strong, R-Ala., has introduced a bill that would direct the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, or S&T, to develop a process to protect sensitive information in research
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Matthew Finney, Milasy Mugnolo and Harry Edelman of LMI discussed five ways the management consulting firm’s generative artificial intelligence program — LIGER for Policy — could help the Trump administration quickly implement
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President Donald Trump has appointed State Secretary Marco Rubio as acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. In a media note, the Office of the Spokesperson said that the appointment
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Marine Corps Aviation has launched a new roadmap that seeks to improve operational readiness and ensure the lethality of marine aviation in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, or MAGTF. USMC
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a second public draft of the revised Special Publication 800-38G, or SP 800-38G, to invite public comment on the document. The initial revision
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched the Intensity-Squeezed Photonic Integration for Revolutionary Detectors, or INSPIRED, program, to break the quantum noise limit and enhance signal detection capabilities. The agency said Monday the
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The Missile Defense Agency has issued a request for information to help identify technologies for a next-generation missile defense shield to protect the United States against advanced foreign aerial attacks. According to
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NASA has announced it is seeking proposals for potential partners to collaborate on the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, mission. The agency said Monday the Lunar Volatiles Science Partnership will focus on
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