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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.
Clint Crosier, director of aerospace and satellite at Amazon Web Services, said geospatial analytics, spacecraft design and constellation management are the three key areas where generative artificial intelligence could be used in the space domain, SpaceNews reported Friday. “Whether you’re designing a satellite, rocket or spacecraft, you’re letting the generative AI go out and do […] More
NASA transmitted data from space to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California using a CACI International-built optical communications terminal on the Psyche spacecraft that was deployed as part of the Deep Space Optical Communications experiment. CACI said Thursday the space agency sent the space-based data to JPL at a distance of more than 200 kilometers […] More
RTX business Raytheon has received a potential five-year, $227.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide depot-level repairs, logistics and sustainment engineering support for AIM-9X and AIM-9X Block II missiles. The Department of Defense said Thursday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract also covers integration, software, configuration management, failure analysis, training, spares prediction, field support, material shortage […] More
The U.S. Space Force has awarded contracts to six companies to perform studies to support the development of ground infrastructure and on-orbit subjects for electronic warfare test and training environments as part of the Advanced Space Technology for Range Operations – Electromagnetic Range program. Space Systems Command and Space Training and Readiness Command awarded the […] More
IBM Research and NASA have developed an artificial intelligence model that could help detect and predict natural disasters and severe weather patterns, improve spatial resolution on global climate simulations and create targeted forecasts using localized observations, among other applications. NASA said Wednesday the AI model, called the Privthi-weather-climate foundational model, will be unveiled later this […] More
The U.S. Army has awarded seven companies positions on a potential five-year, $464 million contract to provide environmental remediation support services. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the Army Field Directorate Office at Fort Sam Houston in Texas received 12 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract and will obligate funding and determine work locations upon award […] More
NuAxis Innovations and Nexthink will work together to deliver digital employee experience management platforms and services to federal agencies under a strategic partnership. The two companies will collaborate to advance the adoption of automation and analytics tools to help federal agencies advance their digital modernization strategies, detect and address digital workplace issues and improve productivity, […] More
Starfish Space has secured a $37.5 million contract from Space Systems Command to further develop, launch and operate a satellite designed to provide augmented maneuver support for national security assets in orbit. SSC said Monday Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft is being designed to offer autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations and docking capabilities to enable the U.S. […] More
Ericsson will invest an additional $50 million in its smart factory in Lewisville, Texas, to expand production and meet the increasing demand for U.S.-built 5G products. The company said the USA 5G Smart Factory has more than 500 employees and the expansion of the 300,000-square-foot facility will advance the delivery of new and existing radios […] More
General Dynamics Information Technology established secure connectivity during an April demonstration of a cloud-based digital network it developed for Space Systems Command as part of Project Enigma. The National Security Technology Accelerator said Friday GDIT showcased its digital engineering, software factory and zero trust capabilities in an Impact Level 6 cloud environment during a demonstration […] More
L3Harris Technologies has received a $34 million sole-source contract from the U.S. Air Force to support modernization work on the AN/ALQ-172 Countermeasures program. The Department of Defense said Friday the company will perform work at its facility in Clifton, New Jersey, through Sept. 8, 2027. AN/ALQ-172 is a self-protection integrated radio frequency subsystem designed to […] More
Eric Trexler, senior vice president of U.S. public sector at Palo Alto Networks, said the company will support Booz Allen Hamilton’s work on the Department of Defense’s Thunderdome zero trust architecture project by providing its cloud-delivered secure access service edge platform called Prisma Access.
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