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
W. Ralph Basham formerly served as commissioner of the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection, the agency tasked with monitoring and securing U.S. borders. Basham most recently served as director of both
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David Shedd has been serving as deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency since August 2010. In this role, Shedd helps the DIA director manage more than 16,500 military and civilian workers
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The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has launched a research project to explore the human brainâs conceptual knowledge in a move aimed at helping the intelligence community analyze data. IARPA intends for
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NASA has introduced an online tool for businesses and individual users to secure license for their new inventions built through using NASA research. The QuickLaunch tool, designed at NASAâs Silicon Valley, Calif.-based
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The U.S. and Afghanistan have reached a security partnership agreement that will take effect after the U.S. pulls out its military troops from the Central Asian country in 2014, the Los Angeles
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The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have jointly tested a weapon system designed to intercept ballistic missile threats. The Davidâs Sling Weapon Systemâs radar worked to detect
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NASA has moved to test an autonomous flight control system intended to help adapt the agencyâs space launch system rocket to environmental changes for crew safety. The Adaptive Augmenting Controller technology works
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NASA has launched a Lockheed Martin-built spacecraft into space for an exploration program aimed at investigating the atmosphere of planet Mars. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft will work to examine Marsâ
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Iran has revealed an unmanned aerial vehicle the country claims can be equipped with attack missiles that targetobjects within a 1,200-mile range, Defense News reported Monday. The Islamic Republic News Agency quoted
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The Federal Communications Commission has launched a speed test application for mobile broadband networks as part of its efforts to help consumers choose wireless providers. The app for Android smartphones works to
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