Astronics announced that it has secured a U.S. Army contract valued at up to $215 million for the production of the Radio Test Set TS-4549/T. The five-year, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers program management, engineering and manufacturing services aimed at enhancing the Army’s radio communication capabilities, Astronics said. The project will start with an initial delivery […]
The Department of Energy, in partnership with the Idaho National Laboratory, has released new cybersecurity principles outlining best practices for managing cyber risks across the energy sector supply chain. Designed for both manufacturers and end users, the framework aims to strengthen the security of critical technologies used in global electricity, oil and natural gas systems, […]
Mississippi-based Vertex Aerospace has secured a multiyear contract to oversee operations at NASA’s Sonny Carter Training Facility, a critical component of astronaut training at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Vertex Aerospace will provide technical, managerial and administrative support to ensure the ongoing functionality and reliability of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory’s integrated hardware and software […]
Carahsoft has partnered with Nerdio, a provider of software solutions for managing Microsoft cloud technologies, to deliver the latter’s Manager for Enterprise product to public sector agencies. Through the partnership, Carahsoft will serve as Nerdio’s master government aggregator, making NME accessible to government clients through its reseller networks and several procurement contracts, Carahsoft said. According […]
A new tool called Open Database Connectivity has been added to the U.S. Air Force’s Commanders’ Resource Integration System as part of its latest update. With the ODBC driver, CRIS now offers seamless integration with commercial business analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik and Microsoft Excel, the Air Force said. The tool allows […]
Smoothstack has appointed Chris Coligado as its executive vice president and federal market lead. In his dual roles, Coligado will oversee the strategic direction and implementation of the company’s federal practice. Coligado’s appointment is expected to ramp up the public sector’s adoption of the company’s hire-train-deploy model, an initiative that addresses the technology skills gap […]
The Department of Defense recently held its third annual Manufacturing Technology Program Pentagon Day exhibition, showcasing various cutting-edge technologies aimed at enhancing military capabilities and supporting national security. The ManTech exhibition comprises investment programs from the Air Force, Army, Navy Defense Logistics Agency and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Defense .gov reported. According […]
The Missile Defense Agency, in collaboration with its partners, announced that it has completed the inaugural flight of the Hypersonic Test Bed. In the HTB-1 test, the vehicle launched into hypersonic flight, enabling the collection of data from various internal and external experiments in hypersonic environments, the MDA said. During the test, the MDA’s Hypersonic […]
Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., have introduced the Artificial Intelligence Leadership to Enable Accountable Deployment Act, a bipartisan bill mandating the establishment of a chief AI officer position within every federal agency. The bill also proposes the creation of an interagency CAIO council for government-wide coordination on AI use, Connolly’s office said. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning cryptocurrency investors regarding the surge of impersonation scams using the names and titles of government employees. According to Phil Larratt, director of investigations at Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform, crypto scams remain a significant threat to the cryptocurrency industry, Cointelegraph reported. Larrat said scams generated at least […]
