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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.
SpaceX‘s Dragon capsule splashed down into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, carrying more than 4,000 pounds’ worth of payload from the International Space Station. The company said Saturday Dragon’s return from ISS marked the completion of its 14th cargo resupply mission. The spacecraft embarked on the mission–its second trip to the space station–aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape […] More
Red Hat has been named a leader in Gartner‘s latest magic quadrant for vendors that offer application programming interface management platforms. The market research firm included Red Hat’s 3scale platform in the April 2018 edition of the “Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API Management,” the software company said Friday. The platform is designed with security management, access […] More
Cubic‘s mission solutions business has established an office located close to AT&T‘s Dallas headquarters. Both companies started to collaborate last year to develop an interoperability platform and have formalized a partnership to create an interagency communications offering based on the Vocality RoIP gateway, Cubic said Thursday. “We take pride in our ability to provide exceptional service to our […] More
Ionic Security has completed the testing phase of a video surveillance data security tool developed through the Department of Homeland Security‘s Silicon Valley Innovation Program. DHS said Monday the company Data Trust Platform works to protect feeds against targeted attacks without requiring the use of additional encryption, proxies and new technology. The platform is designed to comply with the Open Network […] More
Charles River Analytics has received a $1.3 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a tool for U.S. military commanders to understand and address potential space threats. The company said Tuesday it designed PICASSA to help users collect, analyze and interpret space situational awareness data as part of DARPA’s Hallmark program. PICASSA works to integrate SSA data […] More
General Electric‘s technology development unit has received a four-year, $9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a framework to validate and certify 3D-printed spare parts for military ships, aircraft and other platforms. The company said Wednesday GE Global Research will collaborate with GE Aviation, GE Additive, Honeywell, Pennsylvania State University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Navy […] More
The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research has granted a $4.8 million award to Florida International University for the launching of a new research center dedicated to developing origami or foldable antennas. Stavros Georgakopoulos, associate professor at the university’s department of electrical and computer engineering, will serve as the leader of the Center for Physically Reconfigurable and Deployable […] More
Northrop Grumman has opened a cyber center on the Port San Antonio campus in Texas as part of efforts to help government customers safeguard critical systems and address cybersecurity challenges. The company said Wednesday its 7,700-square-foot center at 903 Billy Mitchell Blvd. features a cyber integration laboratory, production facilities, warehouse space and a user experience platform designed to increase […] More
The Air Force Global Strike Command has approved Kratos Defense and Security Solutions‘ aerial gunnery simulator to aid training of special mission aviators. Jose Diaz, senior vice president at Kratos’ training solutions business, said in a statement published Tuesday the AGT Simulator seeks to address AFGSC’s annual continuation training requirements. The company trains special mission aviators at […] More
Lockheed Martin has completed the last two C-130J-30 Super Hercules deliveries to a U.S. Air Force base in Japan. The company said Tuesday 36th Airlift Squadron crews stationed at Yokota Air Base use the airlifters to conduct cargo delivery, troop transport, airdrop and aeromedical operations in the Western Pacific region. Yokota received a total of nine C-130J-30s from […] More
Orbital ATK has produced the 25,000th unit of an artillery guidance kit used in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps. The M1156 Precision Guidance Kit was designed to reduce ballistic dispersion and collateral damage of 155mm artillery through the use of global positioning system technology, the company said Monday. Users may fit the kit on their weapons […] More
Lockheed Martin has opened a facility in Pinellas Park, Florida, to manufacture canopies and bulkheads for F-35 fighter jets. The company said Monday it will commence operations at the manufacturing facility in mid-May and aims to create more than 80 new jobs there through mid-2019. Nearly 270 employees currently work at Lockheed’s Pinellas Park site, which the company expanded to add […] More
