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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 solutions at Amazon Web Services, said AWS is introducing cloud computing tools and other technologies to meet the space industry’s need for data processing capabilities, SiliconANGLE Media reported Wednesday. “Decision-makers need to make real-time decisions,” Crosier, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, told the publication in an […] More
Oshkosh’s defense arm handed over to the U.S. Army the first Stryker infantry carrier vehicle equipped with the 30 mm medium caliber weapon system for production verification testing. Oshkosh Defense said Tuesday it will produce and deliver seven units of MCWS by September for integration with Stryker Double-V Hull armored vehicles under a contract awarded […] More
Lockheed Martin intends to launch in 2023 three satellites as part of a testbed meant to demonstrate joint all-domain operations in space, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday. Stacy Kubicek, vice president and general manager of Lockheed’s mission solutions business, said the satellites comprising the Space-Augmented JADO Environment or SAJE testbed are modeled after the company’s work on […] More
The State Department has started soliciting proposals for a potential five-year, $100 million contract to provide personnel in support of the bureau of administration’s office of operations. The Operations Support Services Staffing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will enable the office of operations to deliver domestic support in areas such as industry design, facilities management, construction, real property […] More
William Lynn, chairman and CEO of Leonardo DRS, said the company is working to advance directed energy, electronic warfare and other capabilities to counter drone swarms, Defense News reported Tuesday. “With single drones, you can deal with them kinetically [and] shoot them down one at a time. With swarming drones, you could have too many […] More
The federal government got an “A” on the governmentwide scorecard for exceeding its small business contracting goal of 23 percent in fiscal year 2021 by awarding $154.2 billion or 27.2 percent of total contract dollars to small enterprises. The Small Business Administration said Tuesday the federal contract funds awarded to small businesses reflect an increase […] More
President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting on Monday with Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet and other corporate executives to call for the passage of a bill that seeks to increase semiconductor production in the U.S., Defense News reported Monday. “The CHIPS-Plus Act will help us substantially return leading-edge microelectronics […] More
The Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform Task Force of the American Society of Military Comptrollers approved a work plan to guide its efforts in the next 18 months during its first meeting held on July 7 at ASMC headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The work plan includes the development of transformational levers, gap analysis in […] More
The Integrated Battle Command System that Northrop Grumman developed for the U.S. Army and related platforms demonstrated joint integrated fire control capability by fusing sensor data from multiple services during the Valiant Shield training exercise held by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in June. IBCS fielded to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington demonstrated Joint All-Domain Command and […] More
Officials across the private sector and the intelligence community are working to address stigma surrounding mental health concerns by busting myths and encouraging national security employees and other cleared professionals to undergo mental health treatment, Government Executive reported Friday. “If there is a myth out there that, ‘if I go to behavioral health [services] it […] More
Draper has received a $73 million contract from NASA to bring three Artemis science investigations to the lunar surface in 2025. The contract awarded under the space agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program covers the delivery of three experiments to the lunar impact crater on the moon’s far side, called Schrodinger Basin, and the Farside […] More
The U.S. Navy tested for the third time a Northrop Grumman-built extended-range missile at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of California. The Northrop-made AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range system detected and engaged a ground-based threat using its emitter acquisition platform after being launched from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft during […] More
