SpaceX commenced the third integrated flight test of the upper stage of its Starship human landing system, or HLS, and accompanying Super Heavy booster. The test advances NASA’s preparations for the Artemis
The Department of Energy has commenced an initiative to repurpose lands owned by the agency into clean energy generation sites. DOE on Friday began the Cleanup to Clean Energy effort, which involves
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Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Ken Calvert, R-Calif., led the introduction of a bill that would designate space products and services as critical infrastructure. The lawmakers were joined on Thursday by Reps.
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The National Reconnaissance Office launched its redesigned website, promising a more user-friendly functionality for individuals and businesses in the intelligence community. NRO.gov now includes business resources about acquisition opportunities and potential research
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Stephen Streiffer, interim director and vice president of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, has been appointed director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. UT-Battelle, which operates ORNL for the Department of Energy, chose
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The U.S. Strategic Command has inaugurated the Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. The EMS facility will be responsible for reorganizing accounts for force management and
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Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has been nominated as commissioner of the Social Security Administration. President Joe Biden announced the nomination on Tuesday, citing O’Malley’s 16 years in public service as adequate
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Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray, D-Wash., and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., cleared Phillip Swagel to serve four more years as director of the Congressional Budget Office. Swagel, who started his
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Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, accepted his first Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic CEO and award founder Jim Garrettson. Hunter was inducted into
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NASA began the first simulated launch of the Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test included a terminal countdown as well as loading
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The U.S. Departments of Commerce and Defense signed an agreement to improve information sharing and coordination over the CHIPS for America’s incentives program. The memorandum of agreement aims to boost the country’s
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