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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commercial Data Program is seeking industry feedback on a draft statement of work for an upcoming pilot study that aims to evaluate the viability of using commercial passive microwave sounder products for the agency’s terrestrial weather mission. NOAA intends to release a final solicitation for the effort in the […] More
Spirit AeroSystems has appointed Irene Esteves, a member of the company’s board of directors, as its new chief financial officer. Esteves succeeds Mark Suchinski, who is stepping down but will stay on to provide support during the transition period, Spirit AeroSystems said Wednesday. Esteves previously served as executive vice president and CFO of Time Warner […] More
TRM Labs is working to have its blockchain intelligence platform achieve Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification via a partnership with Palantir Technologies‘ FedStart Program. TRM Labs said Thursday that a significant change request has been filed for it to be included in the existing FedRAMP accreditation package for the Palantir Federal Cloud Service […] More
GlobalFoundries has entered into a partnership with ElevATE Semiconductor to reestablish the production of 7HV high-voltage chips. GF said Wednesday that the goal of the partnership is to be able to meet the demand for the chips by commercial customers and those from the aerospace and defense industry. The 7HV chip is designed by ElevATE […] More
Organizations should strive to bolster the security of satellite ground stations, according to Xage Security Government President and General Manager Matthew Heideman. Ground stations are now at greater cybersecurity risk because they need to be connected to a broader network or even the internet in order to facilitate data sharing and remote access, Heideman said […] More
Carahsoft Technology has added the artificial intelligence-powered networking security products from Juniper Networks to its General Services Administration Schedule contract, rendering them available to federal, state and local government agencies. Carahsoft said Thursday that the products are also available to the public sector via its NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement, OMNIA Partners Contract and Quilt Master […] More
Sixty eight percent of public sector organizations surveyed by researchers for the Veracode State of Software Security 2024 report were found to have applications that suffered from what the study dubbed as “security debt” — flaws that have not been fixed for more than a year. The study further found that 59 percent of the […] More
Aircraft component producer TransDigm is acquiring Raptor Scientific, an L Squared Capital Partners portfolio company that provides aerospace and defense customers with test and measurement products. The acquisition is worth approximately $655 million and is expected to be financed using existing cash on hand, TransDigm said Tuesday. TransDigm President and CEO Kevin Stein expressed excitement […] More
The National Security Technology Accelerator has appointed Jessica Traw as chief financial officer. Traw, who possesses over 15 years of accounting and finance leadership, will be tasked with the establishment of a scalable infrastructure that maintains compliance while remaining in line with organizational goals, NSTXL said Wednesday. Traw joined NSTXL in November 2023. Her prior […] More
An Oshkosh subsidiary focused on military vehicles and mobility systems has won a contract from the U.S. Army worth $109 million. Under the firm-fixed price award, Oshkosh Defense is tasked with providing the military service with its Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, the Department of Defense said Friday. The contract, which has an expected completion […] More
Northrop Grumman‘s Common 50 High Performance large solid rocket motor system recently underwent a static fire test at the U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Designed entirely digitally with the use of model-based systems engineering, C50HP upper stage solid rocket motor was developed in part for the Next Generation Interceptor program, Northrop said Wednesday. […] More
Sierra Space has promoted Shawn Buckley, an expert in space habitation and expandable habitats who had previously served as senior director of engineering and chief technologist of the company’s EarthSpace Systems business, to the position of vice president of space destinations. Sierra Space said Tuesday that in his new role, Buckley will be in charge […] More
