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is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.
Christopher Kastner, most recently chief operating officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries, officially assumed responsibilities as president and CEO of HII on Tuesday and plans to continue transforming HII from a shipbuilding company into a provider of defense technologies across the globe, Defense News reported. “HII’s unique capabilities are critical to America’s security, and we have […] More
Palo Alto Networks has found that threat actors have been using a custom backdoor called SockDetour to target U.S. defense contractors. The company said Thursday SockDetour functions as a backup backdoor in the event that the first backdoor is removed and is hard to detect because it “operates filelessly and socketlessly on compromised Windows servers.” […] More
Palantir Technologies will help modernize a military network designed to transmit information worldwide under a $34 million order from the U.S. Army, Defense News reported Monday. The company will provide software, cybersecurity, training and testing support for the Army Intelligence Data Platform, according to a Feb. 22 announcement by the program executive office for intelligence, […] More
The Department of Defense is soliciting information to help inform the creation of a microelectronics commons management organization that would coordinate regional innovation hubs and facilitate laboratory-to-fabrication transition of microelectronics technologies. DOD seeks to advance the microelectronics commons concept and MCMO through a public-private partnership to focus on on-shore prototyping to help move technological innovations […] More
Xplore has secured $16.2 million in venture financing and completed milestones on contracts with federal customers, including NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Air Force. The company said Thursday its investors include Alumni Ventures, Starbridge Venture Capital, KittyHawk Ventures, Brightstone Venture Capital, Private Shares Fund, Lombard Street, Gaingels, Helios Capital, […] More
NASA has issued a request for proposals for a five-year contract to provide simulation and software technology support and related services for the Johnson Space Center and other centers throughout the agency. NASA will launch a full and open competition for the single-award Simulation and Software Technology III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and expects to award the […] More
Bradley Feldmann, a transportation, defense and security industry veteran, has joined San Diego-based Neology as chairman and CEO. He will oversee Neology’s efforts in developing and modernizing smart mobility systems through the use of artificial intelligence techniques and open platforms, the company said Thursday. Feldmann is former chairman, president and CEO of Cubic, where he […] More
Aurora Insight has secured a strategic investment from geospatial intelligence provider Maxar Technologies and will use the capital to advance development of satellite technologies, expand into emerging markets and broaden its product offerings. “By combining Aurora Insight’s spectrum data with Maxar’s high-resolution imagery, AI analytics and 3D capabilities, we can unlock new opportunities to support […] More
Northrop Grumman is working on a digital twin of its Bombardier CRJ testbed aircraft and subsystems as part of efforts to accelerate the development and testing of new mission systems and capabilities across programs. “Our Digital Shadow testbed will enable the rapid iteration and assessment of various mission systems configurations and trades via digital models […] More
Hoan Ton-That, CEO of New York-based Clearview AI, said he intends to focus on winning big contracts from U.S. federal agencies and expand the facial recognition company’s workforce in 2022, Reuters reported Tuesday. “We know that some of these agencies are seeing great success, but they are only at a small five-figure purchase or a […] More
Betsy Soehren-Jones, former cybersecurity executive at Exelon, has joined Fortress Information Security as chief operation officer. She will oversee Fortress’ energy business, including human resources, sales and marketing, public policy and strategy organizations serving the critical infrastructure, Department of Defense and manufacturing business lines and help expand the company’s Asset to Vendor Library, Fortress said […] More
The U.S. Space Force is soliciting information on potential vendors with a capability to develop live, virtual and on-orbit space cyber test and training events as part of efforts to prepare cyber professionals for future space challenges. The service said Thursday the RFI intends to support the evaluation of the Department of the Air Force’s […] More
