DOD and NASA have formed a National Partnership for Aeronautical Testing to develop an integrated national strategy for managing their respective aeronautical test facilities with a view toward streamlining and economizing operations, according to a Feb. 23 Pentagon release. The governing body will be an NPAT council, with co-chairs John B. Foulkes, director of DOD’s Test Resource Management Center, and Lisa J. Porter, NASA associate administrator for Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.
Watchdog Says Military Can Make Cyber Ops More Efficient
Sept. 17, 2025
The Government Accountability Office called for paring down the military's sprawling cyber enterprise in a recent report, amid renewed discussion about standing up a separate cyber force.