The U.S. Air Force is one of the pillars of the American military. Its scope and reach are vast, encompassing airmen, warfighters, strategists, uniformed Pentagon-based executives and more. Now that the U.S. Space Force is officially under the umbrella of the Department of the Air Force, the service branch’s overview and impact are even greater. […] More

Mynaric will produce and deliver three laser communications terminals for each of the seven missile tracking satellites being developed by RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. The company said Wednesday it will supply 21 Condor Mk3 terminals to RTX in 2024 to equip the latter’s infrared-sensing satellites with […] More

Alpha Omega and its contractor teaming arrangement partner Dynamo Technologies will provide Department of Agriculture agencies with cybersecurity operations support under a $70 million contract. The five-year award is in support of the Information Security Center Program and Security Management within USDA’s Chief Information Office and focuses on efforts to secure data and information systems […] More

The U.S. Department of Defense has been involved in the space arena for a long time. It has been putting satellites into orbit for 50 years and launching rockets for 70 years. However, since procurement timelines for technologies at the DOD can be notoriously slow, the department instituted the Space Development Agency in 2019 to […] More

Sierra7 has received a task order to help the Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Chief Information Officer develop an enterprise framework for procurement activities and documentation for a continuity of operations program. USDA placed the order through the Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 3 contract, a governmentwide procurement vehicle managed by the […] More

Northrop Grumman has finished reviewing the design of 42 communication satellites that will be part of a larger network meant to ensure fast and secure delivery of information during U.S. military missions. The company said Tuesday completing the critical design review reflects progress on the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer project, which involves building […] More

Galois, its spinout Niobium Microsystems and partner Innoflight have determined the hardware and software specifications for the prototype of a cryptographic module meant to safeguard the Space Development Agency’s satellite network. The team developed the product line, architecture, cryptographic algorithm and system specifications for the prototype in support of the High Integrity, Performant, Efficient Realization of a SPAceborne […] More

Ball Aerospace will work with Microsoft and Loft Federal on a Space Development Agency program to build and launch into orbit a set of 10 satellites with experimental payloads. Ball Aerospace said Tuesday it will lead spacecraft and payload integration for SDA’s NExT experimental testbed program under a $176 million other transaction prototype agreement awarded […] More

The first 10 satellites for the Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture launched Sunday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The second batch of satellites for the Tranche 0 layer, which will demonstrate low-latency military communications to enable warfighters to […] More

The Space Development Agency has begun seeking proposals for an other transaction agreement to build space-based sensor payloads for collecting and disseminating data from ballistic and hypersonic missile tests. Through the OTA, SDA seeks to design, build and test three Sabre flight units for integration into the National Defense Space Architecture Experimental Test Bed constellation, […] More

Fraudsters are using card skimming devices to steal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from low-income Americans across the U.S., including Texas, and Haywood Talcove, CEO, Government, LexisNexis Risk Solutions and LexisNexis Special Services, said the Department of Agriculture should initiate steps to protect recipients from skimming theft. Talcove, a three-time Wash100 awardee, pointed out some […] More

NetImpact Strategies has received a potential $60 million contract to provide information technology and modernization support services for the Department of Agriculture’s farm production and conservation information solutions division. FPAC ISD runs and maintains IT applications and services backing all systems of USDA’s natural resources conservation service, NetImpact said Wednesday. Under the Cypress contract, the […] More