The cybersecurity executive order President Joe Biden signed in May includes an effort that seeks to exert more control over the content of codes entering government systems and public infrastructure. The National Institute of Standards and Technology completed the first deliverable in the EO on June 25, when it released a document defining “critical software,” […]
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has taken to the Martian skies again. The June 21 flight, which lasted 77.4 seconds, was the eighth overall, three more than the aircraft’s original mission. The flights will continue for a few more months to showcase how Ingenuity can work in conjunction with the Perseverance rover, SpaceNews reported. According to Ken […]
Enterprise cloud data management company Informatica has been selected to be a manufacturer on the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contract. The ITES-SW2 is held by Carahsoft Technology and supports the U.S. Army’s Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions. The deal runs through Aug. 30, 2025, Informatica said. Under the contract, Reston, Virginia-headquartered […]
The Senate was unable to confirm a new director for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency before the chamber went on a two-week recess, starting June 24. The Senate’s failure drew criticism from cybersecurity leaders who stressed the position’s importance. On April 12, President Joe Biden announced Jen Easterly as his […]
The Department of Energy will provide $30 million in federal funding to support projects that will advance the commercialization of promising energy technologies, including clean energy and advanced manufacturing solutions. The federal funding is in addition to over $35 million in private sector funds to support a total of 68 projects, the DOE announced. The […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded KBR a $194.3 million task order to provide research support for microelectronics components. Under the contract, KBR is tasked with conducting research, developing, testing and analyzing the design and fabrication of microelectronics technologies at the Trusted Electronics Branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory. The task order is in […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Iridium Communications a research and development contract worth a potential $30 million to develop a small satellite payload that will be hosted by an unspecified commercial satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit. The satellite constellation system will support navigation systems, guidance and control for global positioning system and GPS-denied precision systems, Iridium said […]
Juan Aparicio Ojea is the vice president of product at READY Robotics, a company that develops and supplies innovative automation solutions. Ojea is responsible for guiding the company’s product strategy. He focuses on advancing Forge/OS into a widely adopted, cross-brand robotics and automation platform that accelerates the distribution of industrial automation, according to his profile […]
Derek Tournear, the director of the Space Development Agency, said Tuesday that the organization plans to work with commercial operators of imaging satellites to send data directly to in-orbit satellites owned by the U.S. government. During a June 22 Defense One technology summit, Tournear shared that the SDA wants to make it easier for Earth […]
The Senate has confirmed Kiran Ahuja’s nomination as the director of the Office of Personnel Management. On June 22, Vice President Kamala Harris broke a 50-50 tie on the Senate floor to confirm Ahuja, who will now serve as the first permanent director of the OPM since the resignation of Dale Cabaniss in March 2020, […]
