Summer Myatt

Finding ways to combine the benefits of low-Earth orbit and geostationary orbit satellites to provide commercial users around the world with seamless services is one of the areas of opportunity in the satellite industry, said Dave Wajsgras, CEO of Intelsat. Intelsat is investing in virtualization and 5G and software-defined networks to meet the demand for communications in the battlefield, rural areas and other emerging markets, he went on to explain in an interview. More

SpaceX has completed a set of tests for a company-built engine intended to power the landing platform for NASA's Artemis III and Artemis IV lunar missions. The spacecraft manufacturer had conducted a Starship Human Landing System test last month that demonstrated the Raptor engine's performance in extreme cold conditions. More

Chris Inglis, a distinguished U.S. military and government official and a previous Wash100 awardee, has been appointed to the strategic advisory board at identity system security solutions provider Semperis. Inglis had served as the first U.S. national cyber director, in which capacity he helped formulate the National Cybersecurity Strategy of the Biden administration. More

Parsons has secured a seven-year, $150 million contract to provide program and construction management services for the Southern Nevada Water Authority. Under the contract, the company will deliver PM/CM services for major capital projects and project labor agreement services in support of SNWA's 2020 Major Construction and Capital Plan. More

L3Harris Technologies will deliver radios and communications systems to the U.S. Air Force under a five-year, $83.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. To support the Counter-Narcotics and Global Threats program, the contractor will also provide equipment, parts and spares, maintenance and training support as well as engineering services. More

Judith Pryor, first vice president and vice chair of the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., said the export credit agency is reviewing approximately $5.3 billion in financing proposals from the satellite industry. More

A Millennium Space Systems-built satellite took off Thursday aboard Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket from a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as part of a Space Systems Command-led Tactically Responsive Space mission, called Victus Nox. More

CACI International has received recognition for its City Block critical infrastructure cybersecurity training tool, which is powered by a platform used by developers to produce interactive 3D content. During the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, City Block received the Made with Unity Recognition award in the best full spectrum unity project category. More

Redhorse says in its 2023 greenhouse gas emissions report that it had produced, on average, the equivalent of 68.14 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year from calendar year 2020 through 2022. The Virginia-based consulting services provider explained in the report that the amount roughly equates to the emissions produced by 15 passenger vehicles. More

The U.S. Navy has granted initial operating capability status to Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. Northrop has so far delivered five units of the aircraft, which is designed for high-altitude and high-endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, to the service branch. More

The Customs and Border Protection plans to launch a full and open competition for a potential five-year, $100 million recompete contract to provide enterprise network architecture and engineering support services to the CBP Office of Information and Technology. ENAESS will modernize CBP's information technology infrastructure to support mission-critical data communications and applications, implement emerging technologies and support the agency's migration to the cloud. More

KBR has obtained priority status from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program's Joint Authorization Board to secure approval for its cloud-based digital evidence management platform. The commercial cloud and mission service offering, dubbed KBR Vaault, is designed to support federal agencies in areas such as public safety, mission operations, health and human performance and asset management. More