ExecutiveBiz News on Video 12/20/2022

In the government contracting world, organizations can face roadblocks in pushing a technology from the research, development and prototyping phases out to the field. This “valley of death,” as it’s often referred to in GovCon, represents a culmination of challenges associated with funding, time, momentum and other bureaucratic hurdles.  Of these issues, the most difficult […]

Science Applications International Corp. will handle Unisys Operating System 2200 capacity services work at the Defense Information Systems Agency’s data centers under a $50.2 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Department of Defense said Monday the contract has an 11-month base period until Nov. 30, 2023, as well as two one-year option periods that will extend work […]

The U.S. Navy and HII showcased a new concept to deploy a large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle from an amphibious ship using the company-made Pharos system. Naval Sea Systems Command said Monday the branch’s Snakehead LDUUV prototype was demonstrated in conjunction with HII’s launch and recovery platform in October at a test facility run by the […]

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business received a $65.5 million order to supply and install ground control stations and supporting unmanned air vehicle equipment to the U.S. Navy. The contract also includes purchasing equipment to support operations of the MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper drones used by the Marine Corps, the Department of Defense said Friday. Earlier […]

The U.S. Army has selected 24 small businesses to develop advanced wearable technologies designed to address current and future warfighting needs.  The selected companies will receive Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contracts worth $150,000 each to produce a wearable device capable of sensing and monitoring real-time physiological data to assess a warfighter’s health and […]

Cloud security provider Zscaler has joined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, a public-private collaboration aimed at strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity posture. Zscaler said Monday it will offer expertise from its ThreatLabz embedded research team and intelligence from its cloud security platform to support the JCDC as it seeks to develop […]

Northrop Grumman demonstrated the capability of the Re Scalable Aperture for Precision Targeting Radar and Mini-Communications, Navigation, Identification system to transmit communications and sensor data while onboard a flying UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The company said Monday its RAPTR sensor and Mini-CNI system performed air-to-ground communications while carrying out air-to-air target searching and tracking functions […]

The American Security Today publication has recognized Sophos with four platinum awards for information technology offerings designed to help government customers identify and respond to cyberthreats. Rob Lalumondier, vice president of Sophos’ federal business, wrote in a blog post published Thursday the company won recognitions at this year’s ASTORS Homeland Security Awards as a vendor […]

The U.S. arm of U.K.-based Reaction Engines completed testing of its thermal management platform designed to power engines for high-Mach flight at its Colorado site as part of the Foreign Comparative Testing campaign that was first announced in July. The company said Monday it demonstrated its engine precooler heat exchanger in partnership with the Department […]

A high-assurance internet protocol encryptor made by General Dynamics‘ mission systems business was certified by the National Security Agency to be utilized in high-risk environments that require secure and classified communication.  The TACLANE-C175N cryptographic high-value product encryptor is a noncontrolled, cryptographic item device that protects voice and data communications classified secret and below, General Dynamics Mission […]