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MetTel Works With Raytheon, Cybraics to Provide AI-Enhanced Security Capabilities

Communications and digital transformation company MetTel has entered into a partnership with Cybraics, the provider of an artificial intelligence-directed security platform, to deliver new AI-enhanced security capabilities to MetTel customers. MetTel and Cybraics are currently engaged in a strategic business relationship with Raytheon Technologies. Under the Cybraics-MetTel development program, Cybraics offers its nLighten technology to […]

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Andrea McHale

CMMC Accreditation Body Names Sentar as Registered Provider Organization

Sentar, a company that specializes in advanced security and intelligence solutions and technology, has received the official designation as a registered provider organization for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. The RPO certification was granted by the CMMC Accreditation Body, which is responsible for implementing the Department of Defense’s new cybersecurity standards. Companies seeking to […]

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Rocket Lab Electron Vehicle to Launch US Army’s Gunsmoke-J Satellite in March

A cubesat that will provide the Army with capabilities to assess the benefits of using dedicated imaging satellites to support surveillance on the battlefield will be launched aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle in March. The Gunsmoke-J experimental spacecraft is one of seven satellites that will lift off from Mahia, New Zealand, during the mid-March […]

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Brad Bunn to Replace Mike Scott as DLA Vice Director

Brad Bunn has been tasked by the Department of Defense to serve as the new vice director of the Defense Logistics Agency. The DLA is responsible for managing the global supply chain in support of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard and the 11 combatant commands, as well as […]

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Andrea McHale

IBM to Continue Providing Army IT Management Services via LITeS III Contract

The U.S. Army has renewed the contract of IBM to continue supporting the Army Materiel Command's Logistics Data Analysis Center by providing a full portfolio of information technology management services. On Feb. 10, IBM announced that it received the military branch’s third iteration of the LDAC IT Services contract. Over the next five years, the […]

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Derek Tournear: SDA to Launch Demonstration Satellites This Year

Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a 2021 Wash100 winner, has announced that the agency seeks to launch several demonstration satellites this year, ahead of the scheduled release of the National Defense Space Architecture in 2022. During the virtual SmallSat conference on Feb. 11, Tournear said a few demonstrations are planned to […]

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Stuart Itkin Appointed VP of CMMC, FedRAMP Assurance at Coalfire Federal

Coalfire Federal, a provider of cybersecurity services for the U.S. federal government and the defense industrial base, has appointed Stuart Itkin as vice president of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program assurance. Itkin’s recruitment comes after Coalfire Federal received its CMMC third-party assessment organization authorization and registered practitioner organization certification […]

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Analytical Space Wins Air Force Contract for Fast Pixel Network Deployment

AF Ventures, the commercial investment arm of the Department of the Air Force, has awarded Analytical Space a three-year, $24 million contract, which includes funding from the Space and Missile Systems Center and the Air Force Research Laboratory. The contract will allow Analytical Space to research on, develop, launch and deploy six satellites and two […]

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Thales Alenia Space Secures $3B Deal to Develop LEO Satellites for Telesat

Telesat, a satellite communications company headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, has selected Thales Alenia Space to develop 298 satellites that will be used for a broadband network in the low-Earth orbit. Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo. Under a $3 billion agreement, the European manufacturer will produce satellites and network management […]

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Andrea McHale

Kimberly Warren, Vice President and Director, Health FFRDC

Kim Warren is the vice president and director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Alliance to Modernize Healthcare. Warren has served in her Health FFRDC roles since its inception in 2012 , and began her role as director in July 2020. MITRE operates the Health FFRDC on behalf of the Department of Health […]

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Andrea McHale