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Rocket Lab USA will resume launches of its Electron vehicle after it secured authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration. The company said Wednesday it initiated an investigation after encountering an in-flight anomaly during the 41st launch mission of its Electron rocket on Sept. 19.
The U.S. Army has awarded Parry Labs a follow-on contract for the transition and fielding of the Gray Eagle Miniature Mission Interface software for the MQ-1C–25M aircraft. The company announced Wednesday that it was granted next-phase funding by the Army Product Manager Office – Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems to upgrade hardware and software as part of the Ground Modernization Software Suite.
Farrell Proffitt, former executive vice president at RIVA Solutions, has joined McLean, Virginia-based government information technology consultancy PBG Consulting as EVP of growth. She will be responsible for leading PBG's business development, partnerships, capture strategy and market-related efforts to drive its growth.
DecisionPoint has secured a task order under the Veterans Technology Services 2 contract vehicle to support the migration of the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to IPv6 from IPv4. The Maryland-based small business firm said Wednesday it will modernize the networks and applications of the USCIS under the contract.
Don Parente, vice president of public sector sales and solution architecture at MetTel, said the looming retirement of copper telephone lines calls for government agencies to take a proactive approach by conducting an assessment and audit of plain old telephone services and related systems and exploring the shift to a digital communications network. “An audit identifies all communication needs, both internal and external, to determine which services are critical and cannot be disrupted during a transition,” Parente wrote in an article published Tuesday in Nextgov/FCW.
Collaboration software developer Mattermost is teaming up with Mobius Logic to create an artificial intelligence-enhanced hub for development, security and operations and other mission-critical functions. Mattermost said Tuesday that the collaboration hub will utilize its OpenOps AI platform, which will be linked to Microsoft suites including AI Services, Azure, Teams and Entra ID.
David Peed is dedicated to serving the government’s mission. It’s what motivates him in his new position as senior director of federal sales for the Indirect and Partner Channel at Comcast Government Services, which he joined in June.
In this Executive Spotlight interview, Peed speaks at length about the work he seeks to accomplish in the company’s federal channel and some of the strategies he plans to implement.
LMI has received a potential five-year, $604 million contract from the U.S. Border Patrol to enhance the technological capabilities of the agency’s Program Management Office in the country’s southern and northern borders. The management consulting firm said Tuesday it will help four USBP headquarter directorates in ensuring migrant safety, facilitating seamless commerce, intercepting illicit human and drug trafficking activities and fortifying national security against acts of terrorism.
Mitre has secured a contract to continue to operate a federally funded research and development center for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over the next five years. The CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare is the first FFRDC dedicated to strengthening the U.S. health care system and addressing the business, policy, technology and operational challenges affecting the health sector, Mitre said Tuesday.
Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Healthcare Summit on Dec. 6 to hear from government and industry leaders about the emerging innovations and trends in the health care sector. Click here to register.
Two technologies developed by an RTX business have shown success in detecting and defeating unmanned aircraft vehicles. In an assessment that took place during the U.S. Army’s annual summer test period, Raytheon’s KuRFS and Coyote, which make up a portion of the service branch’s Low, slow, small-unmanned aircraft Integrated Defense System, demonstrated the ability to take down multiple types of targets.
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The Department of State has approved Latvia’s request to buy six M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers and related equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $220 million foreign military sales agreement. Lockheed Martin will serve as the prime contractor in the FMS deal, which will enable Latvia to enhance its capability to address existing and future threats and improve interoperability with the U.S. and other allies, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday.
The Exploration and Space Communications Project Division within NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center seeks industry input regarding its intent to decouple into separate vehicles the two requirements covered by the Space Exploration Network Service and Evolution indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The SENSE IDIQ currently provides for the operation, maintenance and sustainment of the Near Space Network and other government projects and assets, and the implementation of Space Exploration, Communications and Navigation capabilities, according to a request for information posted Tuesday on SAM.gov.
