US intelligence satellite launched from California
A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space from California on Sunday.
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With $3 billion PFAS cleanup price tag looming, Pentagon looks to industry for ideas
Staring down a $3 billion—and growing—tab to clean up water sources at military installations across the country that are contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals linked to firefighting foam, the Defense Department ...
Environment
Jun 2, 2020
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Elon Musk on Twitter: 'Accelerating Starship development to build the Martian Technocracy'
While Buzz Lightyear goes to infinity and beyond, Elon Musk will have to settle for Mars for now.
Space Exploration
Jun 24, 2019
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Transparent ceramic armor provides superior ballistic protection over traditional glass laminates
Transparent aluminum, a technology first suggested in the science fiction film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, is now a reality.
Materials Science
Jun 18, 2019
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EPA draft groundwater rules disappoint clean water advocates
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed draft cleanup standards Thursday for groundwater contaminated by so-called forever chemicals, but advocates who urged the adoption of such standards said they were too weak.
Environment
May 1, 2019
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Judge asked to lift hold on Yellowstone dam and protect fish
U.S. officials are pressing a federal judge to lift his 2015 order blocking a proposed irrigation dam and fish passage on the Yellowstone River, warning that a rapidly-disappearing, ancient fish species faces a grim future ...
Environment
Feb 2, 2017
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Military to check for water contamination at 664 sites (Update)
The military plans to examine hundreds of sites nationwide to determine whether chemicals from foam used to fight fires have contaminated groundwater and spread to drinking water, the Defense Department said.
Environment
Mar 10, 2016
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National security faces challenges from insider threats, scholar says
U.S. national security faces rising challenges from insider threats and organizational rigidity, a Stanford professor says.
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2015
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Pentagon eyes recruiting cyber talent through National Guard
The Defense Department still doesn't have the capabilities and resources needed to defend against a major cyberattack from another nation or other tech-savvy criminals, Pentagon officials told members of a Senate panel Tuesday.
Security
Apr 14, 2015
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Pentagon needs to adapt to recruit top talent: Carter
The US military needs to give its troops and new recruits better career options due to increasing competition for talent from private companies, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday.
Internet
Mar 31, 2015
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