Ten U.S. Strategic Command civilian employees will take part in a 13-week graduate-level leadership training program meant to help develop their skills in support of the agency’s organizational transformation and mission awareness
The U.S. Agency for International Development has issued a $1 billion loan guarantee to Ukraine in support of economic and governance reforms as the country undergoes a democratic transition. USAID said Friday the
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The Federal Communications Commission has released new rules for the Wireless Emergency Alerts mobile warning system in an effort to promote its use to state and local authorities. FCC said Thursday it worked on WEA’s message
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The administration will submit an overseas contingency operations supplemental budget request to Congress after the Nov. 8 elections to support 8,400 U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan, Defense Insider said Tuesday. The budget request is estimated
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NASA and a state-owned aerospace company in China have entered into a partnership to carry out a five-year joint aeronautics research initiative in an effort to update air transportation and work toward greater automation of aviation operations
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Jane Norberg, chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission‘s office of the whistleblower, has been promoted to lead the same office on a full-time basis. Norberg came to SEC in 2012 to serve as
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The Smart Cities Council will give five to-be-determined U.S. cities grants in support of their procurements and deployments of smart technologies in an effort to advance livability, workability and sustainability efforts in those locations. The council said
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The Army Research Laboratory has conducted research on nanotechnology that indicate nanomaterials could potentially work to advance engine technology. The study led by Kristopher Darling, a materials scientist with ARL’s lightweight and specialty metals branch, could drive
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Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, former deputy commander of the U.S. Northern Command, was approved by the Senate on Thursday to serve as the new vice chief of the National Guard Bureau. He
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Russia has decided to temporarily lessen the number of its crew on the International Space Station in an effort to mitigate costs until the launch of Russia’s Multipurpose Laboratory Module ISS component in late
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The U.S. Navy has named the T-AO 209 and T-AO 210 fleet replenishment oilers in honor of two American civil and human rights heroes during a ceremony held at the Boston Public Library. T-AO
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