Boeing has inducted the first jet that is part of a five-year modification program for the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler fleet. The Growler was inducted into the program at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington. The Boeing aircraft is an advanced airborne electronic attack platform designed to jam threat forces’ radar and communications signals. […]
Cybersecurity services provider Steel Root has entered into a partnership agreement with Zscaler, a company that offers cloud-based security services, to assist defense contractors in preparing for the Cybersecurity Maturation Model Certification program. According to Steel Root and Zscaler, in the next five years, about 300,000 companies within the defense industrial base will need to […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has appointed Kevin Duvall to serve as its new acting chief data officer. According to his LinkedIn profile, Duvall has been serving in the interim role since February. He assumed the position from Perryn Ashmore, who had worked as both CDO and chief information officer for the health […]
The Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse has received enhancements that go beyond other cloud offerings. Cloud data warehousing currently involves a complex ecosystem of products, tools and tasks that need broad technical expertise, a huge amount of time and money to perform data loading, data transformation and cleansing, machine learning and business modeling. The improved data […]
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Space Force are gearing up for the launch of a solid-fueled Pegasus rocket by early summer. The TacRL-2 mission will launch the rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The mission is part of the USSF’s Tactically Responsive Launch program, Spaceflight Now reported. The air-launched Pegasus rocket was designed […]
Brian Reaves serves as senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer at Dell Technologies. According to his LinkedIn profile, Reaves has been serving in the role since 2017, leading the development and implementation of Dell’s global diversity, equity and inclusion strategies, tactics and initiatives. In collaboration with other Dell leaders and team members, […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has filled five leadership posts, including the role of chief of staff within the Office of the Secretary. Tanya Bradsher, who most recently served as special assistant to the president and senior director for partnerships and global engagements at the National Security Council, has been named chief of staff. Bradsher’s […]
The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command has selected Jacobs to provide mission support services for the West Desert Test Center at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. The WDTC functions as the Army’s major range and test facility base for chemical and biological defense testing. People working in state agencies, federal civilian organizations, the […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded Relativity Space an orbital launch contract for the company’s 3D-printed launch vehicle called Terran 1. The contract award is a Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise follow-up effort to the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program Rapid Agile Launch Initiative. The initiative sought to identify commercial solutions for […]
Lori Stallard is the vice president of business development and capture strategy at Leidos. Before serving in the role, Stallard spent more than a year managing a team of business development and capture professionals at Lockheed Martin, focusing on civilian agencies. In 2016, she led the sale of Lockheed Martin’s information systems and global solutions […]
