The Space Force sees NASAβs new Space Academy as a potential civilian talent pipeline, while keeping the Air Force Academy as an officer commissioning source.
FILE - In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Ryan Vickers stands for a photo to display his new service tapes after taking his oath of office to transfer from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 1, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)
FILE - Members of the California National Guard listne during a news conference near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry along the border with Mexico, Dec. 5, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Yesterday β 14 September 2026All News β Federal News Network
βWe need to make sure that there's strong buy-in not just from Congress or from any administration, but from the people of this country,β Sen. Deb Fischer said.
"In the age of AI and the age of ubiquitous connection, everybody wants the answer right now, right? It has to be the right answer," said Cmdr. Jonathan White.
In this March 2, 2017 photo, an unidentified U.S. Coast Guardsman communicates with the pilot of a helicopter during take-off and landing exercises on the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Stratton in the eastern Pacific Ocean. For its drug interdiction operations, the Coast Guard is bringing more intelligence and technology to bear. Deep within the Stratton, specialists crunch data from radar, infrared video,helicopter sorties as well as other available sources. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
"Basic research needs to be a federal priority if we're going to keep feeding innovations that later can produce the SpaceXes of the world," Joseph Jewell said.
FILE - A Chinese microchip is seen through a microscope set up at the booth for the state-controlled Tsinghua Unigroup project which is driving China's semiconductor ambitions during the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing, China, on May 17, 2018. Furious at U.S. efforts that cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips, China's leaders appear to be struggling to figure out how to retaliate without hurting their own ambitions in telecoms, artificial intelligence and other industries. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
A letter addressed to the Office of Personnel Management points out discrepancies in how some law enforcement officers are classified for retirement purposes.
Law enforcement officers walk in front of a federal courthouse Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Los Angeles. Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, will head back to court Thursday for arraignment in Los Angeles on federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
"We can all have sensitivity to it, regardless if you knew someone or not, or experienced 9/11 or not. It's still a strong, powerful story," said Paul Morando.
The DoDβs Warfighter Performance Optimization office is focused on four levels of effort to bring together policy and strategy for all services and agencies.
βOur hope is that the vendors can then gain access to some of the classified conversations that they need to be at the table in,β Sarah Pearson said.
The gap between how fast software can be built and how fast it can be acquired is widening. At some point, it stops being inefficient and becomes dangerous.
Explosion of Speed line background. representing a conceptual high-tech data display for global business communication and financial security in a modern network environment
Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, who is retiring after two-plus years leading the Defense Logistics Agency, said the agency is operating with more precision today.
Stacy Bostjanick, a former DoD executive and Tara Lemieux, an Army veteran, who served in electronic warfare signals intel, explain why CMMC needs to continue.
"The department really has had to change the way it is thinking and its approach to brain health effects from blast over pressure," said Alyssa Hundrup.
David Berteau, a former DoD executive and procurement expert, explains why the Pentagonβs recent cost and pricing memo is problematic and unnecessary.
FILE - A Super Tuesday voter walks past a sign requiring a photo ID at a polling location, March 5, 2024, in Mount Holly, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)