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SSL to Build Flight System Component for NASAâ€™s Psyche Asteroid Mission; Richard White Comments

Maxar Technologiesâ€™ SSL subsidiary has been tapped by Zin Technologies to develop and test a flight system designed for NASAâ€™s Psyche mission that aims to explore a metal asteroid and help shed light on the Earthâ€™s formation. The agencyâ€™s Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed the Psyche Compute Element that will work as the main computer onboard […] More

by Jane Edwards August 10, 2018, 5:23 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Election Tech Vendors, Cyber Org Team Up to Protect Voting Systems; BAEâ€™s Peder Jungck Comments

A new group of elections systems providers and an information technology-centric cybersecurity data sharing organization have agreed to partner to safeguard voting platforms from possible election interference, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Elections Industry Special Industry GroupÂ will provide election technology firms access to the IT Information Sharing and Analysis Centerâ€™s data sharing infrastructure […] More

by Jane Edwards August 10, 2018, 3:13 am
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Wayne Rehberger: Engility Eyes $100M-$500M Systems Engineering Contracts

Wayne Rehberger, chief financial officer atÂ Engility, hasÂ said the company is targeting mission operationsÂ and systems engineering support contracts in the defense, intelligence and space markets that range between $100 million and $500 million, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. â€œI think our scale is great for the market that weâ€™re targeting,â€ he said Wednesday at the […] More

by Jane Edwards August 9, 2018, 5:36 am
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

AWS’ Jennifer Chronis: Cloud Tech Can Help DoD Harness Potential of Machine Learning, AI

Jennifer Chronis, general manager for the Defense Department market at Amazon Web Services, told Government Matters in an interview aired Friday she believes DoD organizations can harness the possible advantages of machine learning and artificial intelligence tools in a cloud computing environment. She said that AWS’ technology is designed to manage workload at different classification […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 9, 2018, 5:25 am
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Perspecta to Support DISA’s Background Investigation Mgmt Program; Mac Curtis Comments

PerspectaÂ has received an 18-month, $49 million “other transaction” agreement to develop an information technology system for the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Investigation ManagementÂ program. The companyÂ said TuesdayÂ its enterprise services subsidiary will provide a standardized governmentwide IT platform intended to help theÂ National Background Investigation ServicesÂ manage security and credentialing processes for the federal workforce. The system will be […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers August 8, 2018, 11:59 am
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SSLâ€™s Rob Zitz: Agencies to Leverage Small Satellites for Large Spacecraft Capability Enhancement

Rob Zitz, senior vice president and chief strategy officer for government systems at Maxar Technologiesâ€™ SSL subsidiary, has said he believes intelligence and defense agencies will look to small satellites in the next few years to build up the capabilities of large spacecraft owned and run by the government, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. â€œWe see growth […] More

by Jane Edwards August 8, 2018, 4:37 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Matt Desch: Iridium to Enter 10-Year â€˜Capex Holidayâ€™ After Final NEXT Satellite Launch

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said he expects the company to start a â€œcapex holidayâ€ over a 10-year period once it completes the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation, SpaceNews reported Monday. â€œI know the history of other satellite operators regarding capex holidays isnâ€™t so good, but our motivations are very different,â€ Desch, aÂ four-time Wash100 recipient, […] More

by Jane Edwards August 7, 2018, 3:46 am
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Baird Assists in Conduent Divestiture to Avenu; Jean Stack Comments

Conduent Incorporated has agreed to sell its Local and Municipal Constituent Government Software Solutions unit to Avenu Insights & Analytics, the Florham Park, N.J., company announced Monday. Conducted with Baird’s financial advising assistance, the move represents Conduent’s strategy to divest itself of $1 billion in revenue from non-core assets. Platforms Avenu will gain in the […] More

by Jason Scott August 6, 2018, 2:51 pm
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

AT&T’s Mike Leff: US Military Needs â€˜Robustâ€™ IoT Network

U.S. military leaders have said that service branches need a modernized information technology network that can help troops collect intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data from internet-of-things platforms,Â C4ISRNETÂ reported Saturday. Mike Leff, vice president for global defense at AT&T‘s public sector business, said military personnel need a “robust” network in order to secure and connect to ISR […] More

by Peter Graham August 6, 2018, 10:14 am
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NASA Names Astronauts to Crew Flight Tests, ISS Missions of Boeing, SpaceX Space Taxis; Leanne Caret Comments

NASA has named nine U.S. astronauts who will fly aboard SpaceXâ€™s Crew Dragon and Boeingâ€™s CST-100 Starliner space taxis as part of the first crewed flight test and mission to the International Space Station. The spaceflight capability will provide the space agency an opportunity to maintain a seven-person crew on the ISS to support scientific […] More

by Jane Edwards August 6, 2018, 5:40 am
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SPA Analyst Receives ’35 Under 35 in the Space Industry’ Award; William Vantine Comments

The International Institute of Space Commerce has named Mary Hill, operations manager for Systems Planning and Analysisâ€™ Australian business, as one of the recipients of the 2018 35 Under 35 in the Space Industry award. William Vantine, CEO and president of SPA, said in a statement published Friday that Hill has the potential to become […] More

by Monica Jackson August 6, 2018, 5:01 am
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AT&Tâ€™s Mike Leff Talks Potential Advantages of Commercial Networks to DoD

Mike Leff, vice president for global defense at AT&Tâ€™s public sector business, has cited how commercial networks could help theÂ Defense DepartmentÂ meet its readiness and mobility requirements, C4ISRNET reported Friday. â€œDoD needs the flexibility to move and maneuver quickly â€¦ To do that you have to have a network that adapts rapidly to the actual threat […] More

by Jane Edwards August 6, 2018, 3:56 am