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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 Department of Homeland Security is soliciting information on potential industry sources of counter-unmanned aircraft systems that could help detect, identify, classify, track and mitigate threats posed by hostile drones. DHS wants C-UAS platforms with capabilities to receive flight data, intelligence and other historical information, determine the level of threat, identify a detected track of […] 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
The National Science Foundation and SpaceX have signed a new coordination agreement to mitigate the potential impact of the company’s Starlink satellite constellation on ground-based radio, infrared and optical astronomy facilities operating between the 10.6 and 10.7 GHz band. Under the agreement, SpaceX committed to examining the impact of astronomical facility lasers on satellites, coordinating […] More
The U.S. Air Force flew for the first time a Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter aircraft with the Technology Refresh 3 upgrade on Friday, Jan. 6, at Edwards Air Force Base in California. TR-3 updates the fighter jet’s computational core to support Block 4 capabilities, including new sensors, improved electronic warfare functions, data fusion, long-range precision […] More
The Small Business Administration has started accepting applications for a certification program for veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses competing for sole-source and set-aside federal contracts. SBA assumed the Department of Veterans Affairs’ certification responsibilities for VOSBs and SDVOSBs by creating the Veteran Small Business Certification program in November in compliance with the […] More
Parsons subsidiary Xator will support the U.S. Air Force’s Integrated Base Defense Security System through its position on a task order that could be worth up to $79.5 million. Xator will help the service build the foundational structure of IBDSS by sustaining Defender Multi-Domain Command, Control and Communications equipment and connected security platforms to deliver […] More
Veritas Capital has completed its purchase of CAES Space Systems and changed the name of the acquired business to Frontgrade Technologies to reflect its objectives of creating technology platforms that support national security and addressing engineering challenges facing clients. Mike Elias, formerly senior vice president and general manager for the space division at CAES, will […] More
Tim Boltz, education program executive at Carahsoft Technology, said there are several steps academic institutions should take as they work to improve their cybersecurity posture amid budget constraints and one is understanding their external footprint. “Through the employment of third-party devices that scan the internet for web service protocol solutions, agencies can see how much […] More
Iridium Communications and Qualcomm Technologies have agreed to enable satellite and emergency messaging services in various smartphone brands with plans to expand the capability to personal computers, vehicles and other consumer devices. Smartphones equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Satellite, which is backed by the Iridium satellite network, will enable users to gain global coverage and transmit […] More
Leonardo DRS will provide the U.S. Army with additional counter-unmanned aircraft systems and spares under a task order awarded through an existing indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The task order was awarded in support of the Mobile-Low, Slow, Small UAS Integrated Defeat System program of the Army’s Integrated Fires/Rapid Capabilities Office, Leonardo DRS said Thursday. M-LIDS is […] More
Barry Duplantis, vice president and general manager of the North American public sector at Mattermost, said government agencies looking to eliminate collaboration and communication barriers and address information silos to help improve developer productivity should consider three factors and the first is investing in software built for developer workflows. “Since open source is easily customizable, […] More
Semiconductor Research Corp. and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have selected seven university-run research centers as part of the second iteration of the Joint University Microelectronics Program. The centers will focus on seven research themes of JUMP 2.0: cognition; communications and connectivity; intelligent sensing to action; systems and architectures for distributed compute; intelligent memory […] More
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