President Barack Obama has nominated Vice Adm. Dixon Smith as deputy chief of naval operations for fleet and readiness at the U.S. Navy and Rear Adm. Mary Jackson as commander of the Navy Installations
NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space have opened the International Space Station to stem cell research in a move aimed at addressing medical conditions both in space
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The World Trade Organization has reached a multilateral trade agreement that could produce nearly $1 trillion in economic output worldwide, Politico reported Sunday. Jason Huffman and Doug Palmer write the trade facilitation
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Federal intelligence agencies are planning to transition to a shared information technology environment as sequestration budget cuts appear set to stay in place, Federal Times reported Thursday. Andy Medici writes the Intelligence
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A new executive order from President Barack Obama is asking all federal agencies to increase renewable energy use for electricity to 20 percent by 2020, Associated Press reported Wednesday. President Obama is
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Washington, D.C., is set to close separate deals with Microsoft Corp. and a host of Chinese technology companies as part of the districtâs efforts to expand its technology base, the Washington Business
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The Transportation Department has opened more than 2,000 data sets to the public as part of efforts to fulfill federal initiatives for open data. Richard McKinney, DOT chief information officer, said Monday
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NASA has introduced a new application for the iPad that shows images of how the Earthâs face has changed over time due to various human activities and climatic conditions. The Images of
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Roberta Stempfley serves as acting assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, where she is responsible for directing CS&C and its five divisions. Stempfley was most recently
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Rendell Jones serves as associate director for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Management Directorate where he oversees management and infrastructure services for USCISâ operations. In his role, Jones is responsible for
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David DeVries serves as the Defense Departmentâs deputy chief information officer for information, integration and technology where he works to consolidate department rules in order to build information assets for DoD personnel,
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