Michael Huerta, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, has signed a non-binding agreement with French space agency president Jean-Yves Le Gall for both countries to conduct research and development efforts on the safety of commercial orbital space transportation.
MoreMichele Flournoy, a former undersecretary of defense for policy and one-time candidate for the Pentagon’s top post, believes a congressional deal to remove defense spending caps is unlikely to happen soon, DoD
MoreNASA has started the development phase of formulation following the completion of a concept review for a mission to study whether a Jupiter moon could support life. âToday weâre taking an exciting step
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A study by MeriTalk says Defense Department components want to transition more than half of their information technology applications to cloud infrastructures by 2020. MeriTalk said Wednesday it polled 150 IT professionals from DoD
MoreThe U.S. Coast Guard has developed a new cyber strategy in support of the service’s efforts to integrate cyberspace as an operating domain for the maritime mission. Stephanie Young writes in an
MoreTerry Halvorsen, Defense Department chief information officer, has expressed concerns he has over software components of the military’s Joint Regional Security Stacks, FCW reported Tuesday. Halvorsen told an AFCEA conference that Silicon Valley
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released new technical specifications on the security and interoperability of the next-generation Personal Identity Verification cards for federal employees and contractors. NIST said Tuesday the updated
MoreThe Defense Information Systems Agency wants to establish a global information technology and communication services infrastructure as part of DISA’s new five-year strategic plan, C4ISR & Networks reported Tuesday. Amber Corrin writes
MoreFormer and current military leaders have called on the Defense Department to integrate requirements for weapon systems early into acquisition processes, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. Those military leaders told the
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has signed contracts with space agency executives of Spain and France for the countries to continue projects for future exploration missions to Mars. NASA said Tuesday the agreement calls
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