Amazon Web Services has launched a space accelerator program that will help startups solve challenges faced by the space industry. The new Space Accelerator program comes as more startups use AWS in developing innovative technologies for new experimentations related to space. As part of the program, AWS entered into a partnership agreement with Seraphim Capital, […]
Tasha Jones, a government contracting expert with an extensive background in military and national security matters, is the vice president of Steampunk’s Department of Justice sector business. Jones joined Steampunk in November 2020 to establish and grow the justice sector business of the company, which is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. At Steampunk, she is tasked […]
The National Governors Association, which is headed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has chosen the states of Kansas, Missouri, Montana and Washington to help boost whole-of-state practices that promote cybersecurity. The NGA’s 2021 Policy Academy is an initiative aimed at helping U.S. states and territories “develop, refine and share” best practices in cybersecurity. The […]
Cyemptive Technologies, a company that develops preemptive cybersecurity products, has released Cyemptive Zero Trust Access, a technology designed to offer secure access to networks from remote locations. CZTA is specifically designed to provide members of both government and commercial workforces with secure remote access, which is one of the biggest issues in cybersecurity currently faced […]
Karen Swain serves as the president and chief executive officer of Excelous, an 8(a) certified woman-owned small business headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm provides organizational change management services for clients from the government and commercial sectors. Excelous implements enterprise-wide information technology initiatives to provide customers with ways to adapt, control and manage change within […]
The Department of Energy has awarded 16 teams with contracts amounting to a total of $27.5 million to work on water infrastructure projects aimed at decarbonizing water infrastructure by reducing energy use. Teams from water utilities, universities, manufacturers, national laboratories as well as small- and minority-owned businesses are tasked with using modern technology that could […]
The Department of Defense has selected nuclear companies BWXT Advanced Technologies and X-energy to continue work on a project that seeks to develop small, portable nuclear reactors for use by military officers on the battlefield. Under new Project Pele agreements with the Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office, the two companies will continue to support the […]
Bluestaq, a technology firm headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has received a contract worth $280 million from the U.S. Space Force in support of the Unified Data Library project. Under the contract, Bluestaq, which focuses on data management systems, data analytics and software, is tasked to expand the library of space objects that enable data […]
Tony Jimenez is the president, CEO and founder of MicroTech, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business focused on providing information technology products and services. Jimenez founded the technology company in 2004 and has since led the company’s operations aimed at ensuring production efficiency, quality, service and cost-effective resource management, according to his LinkedIn profile. His responsibilities […]
Kevin Duvall, the acting chief data officer of the Department of Health and Human Services, said on March 18 that the organization’s process of COVID-19 data collection and sharing has changed as the pandemic continues to affect people’s lives. He explained that the evolution of data collection and sharing allows the HHS to meet the […]
