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EchoStar Corporation has launched a lab that allows vendors to test and validate their open radio access network offerings. EchoStar said Monday that the facility, named the Open RAN Center for Integration and Deployment, features a real field test setup and enables test and validation work using the company’s live commercial-grade cloud-native Open RAN network. […] More
Andrew Hallman, vice president of national security strategy and integration at Peraton, believes the U.S. should acknowledge the reality that it will be attacked in cyberspace, where it lacks a stable deterrence against such actions by adversaries, The Washington Times reported Monday. The Need for Cyber Resiliency Hallman, formerly deputy director for digital innovation at […] More
The Department of Defense seeks providers of commercial data and artificial intelligence-driven analytics and intends to issue a $3 billion multi-year contract for the requirement, SpaceNews reported Friday. Purpose of the Contract The capabilities to be procured under the Long-Range Enterprise Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Activity, or LEIA, contract will be used to process information […] More
The Office of Space Weather Observations within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service is looking into the availability of small businesses that can address Space Weather Ground Services Mission Operations Services requirements and has issued a sources sought notice for the effort. Space Weather Ground Services is tasked […] More
Pragyansmita Nayak, chief data scientist at Hitachi Vantara Federal, believes that edge computing will become a necessary component of the technological infrastructure by 2030. Nayak predicts in an opinion column published on the Hitachi Vantara Federal website that the next decade will see a proliferation of various technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, smart cities and […] More
Garland Garris of Accenture Federal Services said in a recent column that his company is already working with multiple federal government agencies to help bolster their defenses against cryptographic threats posed by quantum computing. In an opinion column posted Wednesday on LinkedIn, Garris, who serves as quantum lead at AFS, described the technology as a […] More
The U.S. Army Futures Command Futures and Concepts Center has awarded RTX business Raytheon a contract to help conduct experiments with the aim of analyzing and assessing concepts of operations for a multi-domain conflict. RTX said Wednesday that a team from Raytheon will help with the effort by developing large-scale theater scenarios using a modeling […] More
Doug Magee, president of the government services group at Day & Zimmermann, said in a recent video that his organization continues to focus on supporting U.S. government customers amid an evolving global threat landscape. To address those threats, advances in technology are needed, as well as investments in the military and support for the diplomatic […] More
Leidos has won a $51.4 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide support for the North American Aerospace Defense Command Cheyenne Mountain Complex-Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment system. The Department of Defense said Monday that, under the contract, Leidos will work to enhance the missile warning capabilities of the Combatant Commanders […] More
Hiring the right talent and eliminating bureaucracy are keys to building a culture of security awareness across one’s organization, which, in turn, is critical to the effective adoption of the continuous Authority to Operate model, according to Rise8 founder and CEO Bryon Kroger. “Traditional ATOs require a point-in-time check of security controls that can take […] More
The Defense Health Agency has awarded Strategic Communications a $22.9 million firm-fixed-price delivery order for the procurement of Amazon Web Services commercial cloud environments. The DHA relies on AWS cloud environments for the hosting of applications used by organizations within the agency as well as agency mission partners, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The […] More
L3Harris Technologies has conducted a preliminary design review of a prototype electronic warfare system meant to protect U.S. Navy F-18 fighter aircraft. Work on the prototype is being carried out under an $80 million Navy contract, with prototype system integration lab testing being eyed for summer, L3Harris said Tuesday. The upcoming system would be the […] More
