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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.
The Northrop Grumman-built Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system has logged 200,000 flight hours. The company said Tuesday Global Hawks operated by the U.S. Air Force recorded 88 percent of the total flight hours while UAVs run by NASA, U.S. Navy and Germany logged the remaining flight hours. “This milestone is especially meaningful as it comes just […] More
Sierra Nevada Corp. has received approval from NASA for its strategy to launch and send the Dream Chaser spacecraft’s cargo system to the International Space Station. The approval marks the completion of the second integration certification phase for the space vehicle that will perform at least six cargo flights to the ISS from 2019 through […] More
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has requested information on potential industry sources of cloud-based technology platforms as CFPB plans to migrate its data workloads to the cloud in fiscal year 2017. In a FedBizOpps sources sought notice posted Tuesday, CFPB asked interested vendors to provide feedback on the cost, timeline and technical requirements of its planned cloud adoption. The […] More
An Accenture subsidiary has opened a facility in Washington in an effort to help federal government clients develop digital platforms designed to build up engagement with citizens and employees. Accenture Federal Services will use the digital studio as a venue to collaborate with government customers as well as provide support on the development of digital […] More
DigitalGlobe has announced plans to launch seven miniaturized satellites onboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket as part of the rideshare program for the WorldView-4 mission. Seven National Reconnaissance Office-sponsored CubeSats will fly onboard the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture’s rocket that is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in mid-September to bring […] More
Rofori Corp. has joined a FireEye-led coalition in an effort to help organizations detect, correlate and respond to cyber threats. Rofori will integrate its DEFCON CYBER platform with FireEye’s Global Threat Management Platform and iSIGHT Intelligence tool under the cybersecurity coalition, Rofori said Monday. Chuck O’Dell, CEO of Rofori, said the combination of the company’s DEFCON CYBER with […] More
Orbital ATK has partnered with Sweden-based space propulsion systems provider ECAPS to build and market a liquid green propulsion platform intended for government and commercial use. Orbital ATK will use the ECAPS-developed LMP-103S monopropellant as an alternative to hydrazine-based propulsion systems under the agreement, Orbital ATK said Monday. LMP-103S is designed to have low toxicity levels […] More
Duffy Consulting Services has launched a platform designed to help Defense Department contractors and subcontractors comply with guidance on how to protect sensitive federal data in nonfederal systems. DCS’ enterprise management tool works to facilitate the adoption of the Protection of Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations guidance by DoD contractors in compliance […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a Raytheon subsidiary two contracts worth $9 million combined to develop platforms designed to facilitate interoperability of airborne communication networks used by manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. DARPA awarded the contracts to Raytheon BBN Technologies under the agency’s Dynamic Network Adaptation for Mission Optimization program, Raytheon said Monday. The DyNAMO […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency has given Inmarsat’s U.S. federal government subsidiary notice to proceed on multiband satellite communications services under a potential five-year, $450 million contract after DISA lifted a prior stop-work order on the award. DISA revoked the stop-work order issued on Inmarsat Government through a contract modification, the Defense Department said Friday. The agency selected Inmarsat Government in […] More
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a process designed to encrypt and store sensitive data into a synthetic DNA. Bioengineers George and Marlene Bachand at Sandia Labs used a computer algorithm to encode a summarized version of a letter by U.S. President Harry Truman into a chemically synthesized DNA spotted onto a Sandia Labs […] More
Lockheed Martin has received a potential $8.6 million contract modification to provide sustainment support services for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System control segment. The GPS control segment includes the master control station, alternate control station, six monitor stations, four ground antennas, consolidated test environment and telecommunications simulator test station, the Defense Department said Friday. […] More
