Comtech Tests Blue Force Tracking Tech in Army Exercise
Comtech Telecommunications' mission-critical technologies group demonstrated its blue force tracking equipment during a network modernization exercise held by the U.S. Army.
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Combined Joint All-Domain C2 Calls for Services to Develop Data Standards, Overcome Cultural Barriers
Several experts said advancing the U.S. Air Force’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept will not only require services to employ artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies to connect sensors and warfighters but also develop data standards, C4ISRNET reported Monday.Â
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PSC Finds Increase in Federal Use of Shared IT Services
The Professional Services Council has found that the use of shared information technology services by federal agencies has jumped 2 percent each year since 2017, FedScoop reported Monday.Â
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NASA Prepares Crew for SpaceX’s First Manned Operational Flight; Jim Bridenstine Quoted
Four astronauts have begun preparing for their upcoming flight aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft as part of SpaceX's first operational manned mission with NASA. “We’re transitioning from test flights to operational flights. Make no mistake, every flight is a test flight when it comes to space travel, but it’s also true that we need to routinely be able to go to the International Space Station," said Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator and a past Wash100 winner.
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Sally Richardson: Northrop Prepares for Upcoming Reviews of Human Landing System’s Transfer Element
Sally Richardson, program director for the Human Landing System at Northrop Grumman, said the company completed on Oct. 8 a system readiness review of the HLS' transfer element and is preparing for two more assessments in December and January, NASASpaceflight reported Friday.Â
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John McDonald, Jeff Panebianco: DoD Should Provide Reliable, Secure Connectivity to Ensure Mission Readiness
John McDonald of CommScope and Jeff Panebianco of ID Technologies wrote in an opinion piece published Friday on C4ISRNET that the Department of Defense should prioritize the establishment of the flight line of the future by providing warfighters with reliable and secure connectivity everywhere to ensure mission readiness.Â
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3D Systems to Back VHA’s Health Care Additive Manufacturing Effort
The Veterans Health Administration has tasked 3D Systems to help the government stand up additive manufacturing facilities at hospitals, where personnel would produce 3D-printed medical equipment. The company said Thursday it will deliver ProX SLS 6100 3D printers and related materials to establish the planned facilities and a corresponding quality management system for VHA.
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Forrester’s Andras Cser: Data Protection Drives Cloud Access Security Broker Adoption in Public Sector
More government agencies have increased their use of cloud access security brokers, which offer an added protection layer between end users and providers, in an effort to help federal employees protect data while working remotely, FedTech Magazine reported Thursday.
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Riverbed Study: Majority of Federal IT Leaders Say Telework Accelerated Network Visibility Adoption
A new Riverbed Technology survey has found that 81 percent of federal information technology leaders said the move to telework arrangements expedited their agencies’ deployment and use of network visibility platforms.
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Rocket Lab to Perform First Stage Retrieval Attempt in Upcoming Mission; Peter Beck Quoted
Rocket Lab has announced that it will try to recover its Electron rocket’s first stage using a parachute system during its next mission that is slated for launch in mid-November.Â
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Executive Spotlight: Kyle Michl, Chief Innovation Officer, Accenture Federal Services
Kyle Michl, chief innovation officer (CINO) and the defense technology account lead with Accenture Federal Services, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding innovation across the commercial and federal sectors, common challenges he sees, and what he’s looking forward to in his new role announced in Sept. 2020.Â
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L3Harris to Provide Air Force With Ballistic Missile Training Systems
L3Harris Technologies will develop and deliver systems through which U.S. Air Force personnel would train to operate a new intercontinental ballistic missile, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. The company will perform this work as a subcontractor to support the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent missile under an existing $13.3B contract held by Northrop Grumman.
