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 Office of Personnel Management has finalized a rule allowing term appointments of more than four and maximum of 10 years for federal job posts related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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U.S. government acquisition personnel may engage in communications with industry representatives as long as they do not violate laws against unfair competition, according to the amended Federal Acquisition Regulation. In a notice
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A new Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer has been officially transferred by HII‘s Ingalls Shipbuilding subsidiary to the U.S. Navy. The DDG-123 destroyer will be named after Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, the first
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NASA reported on Wednesday that the initial launch of its Space Launch System rocket met expectations in transporting the uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the moon. SLS is integral to the Artemis I
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The Congressional Budget Office adjusted its economic growth outlook for 2023 on account of inflation, higher interest rates and an uptick in unemployment that occurred in the second half of 2022. In
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The U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory has concluded flight and environmental testing of Vita Inclinata’s anti-rotational rescue device to aid medical evacuations. The test’s finalization advances the Vita Rescue System – Litter
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Federal agencies should make use of new and existing government initiatives to remedy skills gaps in their workforce, said Jason Barke, deputy associate director for strategic workforce planning at the U.S. Office
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The Small Business Administration has created a government-wide certification program for veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses participating in bids for federal contracts. SBA reevaluated and rewrote its regulations to
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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is collaborating with three organizations to explore the potential of a variety of dandelions as a local source of natural rubber. AFRL revealed Monday that it
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has appointed Juan Arratia as executive director of its Chief of Contracting Office, Homeland Security Today reported. Arratia joins COCO from the Department of Homeland Security’s
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