The National Security Agency has released a new cybersecurity information sheet titled “Advancing Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the Visibility and Analytics Pillar,” providing a road map for organizations to strengthen their cybersecurity posture by improving visibility and data analysis capabilities within a zero trust framework. The guidance contains infrastructure, tools, data and techniques essential to […]
The United States and Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation on defense innovation. The agreement aims to foster closer collaboration on technologies with both commercial and military applications, focusing on maritime security and counter-drone systems, C4ISRNET reported. Doug Beck, head of the Defense Innovation Unit, signed the agreement for the United […]
NASA has selected proposals from BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to support its Habitable Worlds Observatory mission concept. The mission is intended to search for life outside our solar system by imaging Earth-like planets and studying their atmospheres. It would feature the first space telescope specifically designed to study chemical signatures of life […]
ECS has appointed Kelly Demaitre as senior vice president of its human capital division, where she will oversee human resources and recruiting initiatives. Formerly the chief people officer at Karsun Solutions, Demaitre will focus on attracting, engaging and retaining technology and business talent, ECS said. ECS President John Heneghan expressed excitement about Demaitre’s appointment, highlighting […]
The U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants has awarded Beacon Interactive Systems a contract to develop a digital solution called Forward Logistics Expeditionary Platform. Leveraging the company’s Beacon Platform software, FLEX seeks to address the management and sustainment needs of forward-deployed unmanned underwater vehicles, Beacon said. The goal is to create […]
The Department of Homeland Security has unveiled its inaugural Innovation, Research and Development Strategic Plan aimed at guiding the department’s investments over the next seven fiscal years. The IRD Strategic Plan, crafted by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate and directed by Defense Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, seeks to optimize research and development to address evolving […]
The U.S. Navy has expressed intent to leverage the U.S. Army’s data analytics capabilities via a new policy encouraging secure information sharing, according to Jane Rathbun, the Navy’s chief information officer. During the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Northern Virginia Chapter’s defense IT event, Rathbun highlighted a Pentagon memo facilitating the adoption of systems […]
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Leonardo DRS a contract valued at over $26 million to provide design agent and engineering services for the AN/SPQ-9B radar system. Leonardo DRS will deliver system engineering, software development, hardware design, installation, safety, testing, product updates, system upgrades and configuration management services for the radar system. […]
NASA and Boeing are targeting a June 1 launch for the crewed flight test mission with the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. The mission was initially scheduled on May 6 but was scrubbed due to an unrelated valve problem in the Atlas 5 rocket, after which engineers identified a helium leak in a Starliner thruster and a […]
NASA has launched the first of its two climate satellites for the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment mission to study heat emissions from Earth’s poles. The PREFIRE mission involves two small cube satellites designed to measure the amount of heat Earth radiates into space from the polar regions, providing data that will aid […]
