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Office of Personnel Management directs $15 minimum wage for federal workers

Of the 67,000 affected employees, 56,000 work within the Department of Defense.

4 days ago

National Reconnaissance Office awards five contracts for commercial satellite radar capabilities

Synthetic Aperture Radar, or SAR, uses radar to produce images. Unlike traditional electro-optical imagery, SAR is unaffected by cloud cover, darkness or inclement weather, making it useful for a number of intelligence missions.

5 days ago

White House kicks off webinar series highlighting Federal Sustainability Plan

The initiative comes a month after President Joe Biden issued his Federal Sustainability Plan, an executive order that outlines Biden’s plans to use federal infrastructure to tackle climate change.

Agencies and workers can now donate time off to federal employees affected by 2021 tornadoes or Colorado wildfires

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has authorized the use of the emergency leave transfer program for federal employees in affected areas.

Most federal agencies still aren’t meeting cybersecurity targets

A Jan. 11 Government Accountability Office report found that as of fiscal year 2020 federal civilian agencies were inconsistent in implementing cybersecurity policies and practices.

President nominates new chief for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

If confirmed by the Senate, the current director of intelligence for the Joint Staff would take over the NGA, the intelligence agency in charge of analyzing and distributing geospatial intelligence for the national security community.

The US Army sees a future of robots and AI. But what if budget cuts and leadership changes get in the way?

Four years into Army Futures Command, experts say the effort is on track, but they warn that leadership changes, potential budget cuts and a few contracting and technological hiccups could put it at risk.

What will the US Space Force be able to do with its new GPS III variant?

The U.S. Space Force has yet to launch all of the GPS III satellites at its disposal, but work on new, more powerful versions is already underway.

Naval Surface Warfare Center invests in additive manufacturing prototypes

The Pentagon believes new additive manufacturing techniques could help them protect military technologies from tampering or intrusion.

Kristin Robertson to lead Raytheon’s space efforts

Robertson joins Raytheon from Boeing, where she led that company's autonomous systems business.

Space Force issues $32 million contract for prototype space-based sensor

The prototypes would be hosted on satellites operated by U.S. government and international partners.

The US military wants to plug commercial satellites into its orbital networks

Both the Space Development Agency and DARPA plan to connect commercial imagery satellites to their on-orbit mesh networks.

Zero trust: defense from within

Cyber leaders' methods evolve for a new era

A paradigm shift in cybersecurity

Making sense of the Pentagon's cyber priorities

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What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains.

Space Force expands on-orbit ‘neighborhood watch’ mission with two new tracking satellites

Contractors demonstrate single-user drone swarm at DARPA experiment

Department of Defense labs face $5 billion infrastructure shortfall

Pentagon AI tool for battling coronavirus hold lessons for war

Nathan Strout

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Of the 67,000 affected employees, 56,000 work within the Department of Defense.

Synthetic Aperture Radar, or SAR, uses radar to produce images. Unlike traditional electro-optical imagery, SAR is unaffected by cloud cover, darkness or inclement weather, making it useful for a number of intelligence missions.

The initiative comes a month after President Joe Biden issued his Federal Sustainability Plan, an executive order that outlines Biden’s plans to use federal infrastructure to tackle climate change.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has authorized the use of the emergency leave transfer program for federal employees in affected areas.

A Jan. 11 Government Accountability Office report found that as of fiscal year 2020 federal civilian agencies were inconsistent in implementing cybersecurity policies and practices.

If confirmed by the Senate, the current director of intelligence for the Joint Staff would take over the NGA, the intelligence agency in charge of analyzing and distributing geospatial intelligence for the national security community.

Four years into Army Futures Command, experts say the effort is on track, but they warn that leadership changes, potential budget cuts and a few contracting and technological hiccups could put it at risk.

The U.S. Space Force has yet to launch all of the GPS III satellites at its disposal, but work on new, more powerful versions is already underway.

The Pentagon believes new additive manufacturing techniques could help them protect military technologies from tampering or intrusion.

Robertson joins Raytheon from Boeing, where she led that company's autonomous systems business.

The prototypes would be hosted on satellites operated by U.S. government and international partners.

Both the Space Development Agency and DARPA plan to connect commercial imagery satellites to their on-orbit mesh networks.

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