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CongressSenate NDAA Calls On DoD To Address Cyber Personnel Recruitment Challenges
The Senate’s recently passed defense authorization bill includes several amendments to address ongoing challenges the Defense Department has with recruiting and retaining cyber personnel. Amendments made to the National Defense […]
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Air ForceSenate Rejects House Plan To Form Space Corps
The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment to its fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill that would block a controversial House proposal to create a space corps. The Senate language, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Rethinking JSTARS Replacement
The U.S. Air Force, which has been preparing to replace its aging E-8C JSTARS ground-surveillance aircraft with a modified civil jet, has begun exploring whether a different approach might be […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Finds 37 Percent Of Japan-Based Destroyer/Cruiser Warfare Certifications Are Expired
In testimony before members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) lastThursday, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) official explained that his office found 37 percent of warfare certifications for U.S. […]
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Senate Appropriations Bill Blocks Closing Of State Cyber Office
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a $51 billion spending bill with stipulations to appease concerns over a potential State Department reorganization effort by blocking the use of funds for […]
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House Committee Passes Homeland Security Bills
The House Homeland Security Committee last Thursday unanimously approved four bills related to cyber, supply chain, border and aviation security. The Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in our Ports […]
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CongressNASA To Seek Industry Bids For Landing Small Lunar Payloads
NASA is gearing up to request industry proposals for using robotic landers to place small payloads on the moon, an agency official said Sept. 7. “We’re preparing for the solicitation […]
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Air ForceEx-Air Force Secretary James Opposes Proposed Space Corps
Former U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James expressed opposition Sept. 6 to a House-passed proposal to create a space corps within the Air Force Department, saying the new organization […]
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SpaceRep. Bridenstine Tapped To Lead NASA
President Trump plans to nominate Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), a leading space advocate in Congress, to be NASA’s 13th administrator, the White House announced late Sept. 1. Analysts said that […]
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CyberSenators Ask Departments For Cyber Security Plans Directed By Trump
The top Republican and Democrat on a Senate committee have asked five federal department heads for their cyber security plans that were directed to be prepared by President Donald Trump […]