Quick Hits

*** Former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is the Biden administration's choice to lead NASA. First as a member of the House of Representatives, then as a senator, Nelson was a leader on NASA authorizing committees and was a major contributor to space and science legislation, according to a White House announcement.

*** The Department of Defense is preparing for 5G-based telemedicine experiments with technologies such as augmented reality and robotic surgery. GCN has more on this story.

*** The Government Accountability Office dinged DOD's F-35 joint strike fighter program for repeated schedule lapses when it comes to hardware and software modernization in a report released March 18.