Six software providers to the K-12 education sector have voluntarily pledged to incorporate Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency principles into their product development processes. Classlink, Clever, D2L, GG4L, Instructure and PowerSchool signed
General Atomics has applied for U.S. Energy Department funding to develop a gas-turbine modular helium reactor, the Gas to Power Journal reported Wednesday. DOE is reviewing proposals from modular reactor developers for
MoreA Boeing-made global communications satellite launched Wednesday aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Reuters reported Wednesday. Irene Klotz writes the Wideband Global
MorePentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall has called on defense companies to maintain independent funds for research and development efforts, as government investment in technological R&D continues to decline, Defense News reported Monday.
MoreThe U.S. Navy predicts that more than half of surface vessel maintenance availabilities are at risk of being deferred if the sequester continues into the next fiscal year, Federal News Radio reported
MoreSenate Republicans and White House officials are discussing potential legislation aimed at voiding sequestration or lessening the impact of the across-the-board spending cuts, Defense News reported Sunday. John Bennett writes the government would have
MoreThe U.S. Navy used a Boeing subsidiary-built unmanned aerial vehicle in a recent experiment that sought to evaluate radar performance and communications at sea, Military Aerospace & Electronics reported Monday. John Keller
MoreA White House spokesman said the U.S. is willing to engage in talks with newly elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s government to resolve nuclear development concerns, Reuters reported Sunday. Mark Felsenthal writes
MoreU.S. senators have approved the nomination of Samantha Power as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in an 87-10 vote, ABC News reported Thursday. Arlette Saenz writes Power succeeds Susan Rice, who
MoreThe U.S. will increase its annual military aid package to the Philippines from $30 million to $50 million in fiscal 2014, Reuters reported Wednesday. Manuel Mogato writes the Philippines is considering acquiring
MoreThe U.S. Senate is expected to introduce a $516 billion defense funding bill Tuesday that includes a provision aimed at giving President Obama discretion to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees, Politico reported Monday.
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