President Donald Trump has appointed Robert Salesses, a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, as acting secretary of the Department of Defense, DOD News reported Monday. Salesses will serve as interim DOD secretary
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. and Japan will sign a five-year framework to support U.S. military presence in the East Asian country and another pact to pursue research and
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NASA has announced the full deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope’s 20-foot primary mirror. The team responsible for the space observatory kicked off the unfolding process for the mirror on Friday,
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Mark Andress, chief information officer at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, said NGA is set to undergo several technology shifts in cloud, machine learning and cybersecurity in 2022 and one of the developments
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Lt. Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of the U.S. Army’s 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as head of Central
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Jane Pinelis, formerly head of test and evaluation at the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, has elevated to the role of chief of AI assurance at JAIC. She will bring
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The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has announced the release of updated Readiness Assessment Report (RAR) templates and guide for third-party assessment organizations. The updated RAR guide and templates seek
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A group of 10 lawmakers led by Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., asked the departments of Homeland Security and Transportation how they carry out their responsibilities as co-sector risk
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A McAleese & Associates report forecasts that Congress will reach a final compromise of 5 percent to 7 percent increase in fiscal year 2022 defense funding in late February or early March.
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Although China, Qatar, Egypt and six other countries have fully banned cryptocurrency, the U.S. and other countries are exploring how to regulate the digital currency, Fortune reported Wednesday. Gary Gensler, chairman of
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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is seeking information on digital health technologies that could be used to transform health equity, community health and individual wellness. The request
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