The Space Development Agency has delayed the December launch of the first batch of satellites for the Transport Layer Tranche 0 constellation to March 2023 because of a technical issue. Director Derek Tournear cited a snag with a “noisy power supply” affecting the eight York Space Systems-made satellites lined up for deployment. According to the […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Palantir Technologies a five-year, $443 million contract to support the Common Operating Picture initiative, an interagency project aimed at promoting collaboration between government health organizations and industry partners. The deal calls for the merging of Palantir platforms such as Health and Human Services Protect and Administration […]
The proposed fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act contains a stipulation that would require the Department of Defense to hire an independent entity to investigate internal software and information technology issues and identify potential solutions. The third party would be tasked with conducting a survey across the military branches to uncover any adverse effects […]
Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft and Oracle have won spots to compete for task orders under the $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract, which is intended to establish cloud computing capabilities for the Department of Defense across domains and security classification levels and up to the tactical edge. JWCC is the replacement for the […]
The proposed fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act contains provisions that require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and National Security Agency to study a potential cyber information collaboration environment and report the findings to the armed services committees in Congress by Apr. 30, 2023. The NDAA called for a single platform for cybersecurity-related […]
The National Science Foundation has issued two solicitations worth up to $5.2 million for studies on tissue engineering and transportation phenomena using the International Space Station National Laboratory. NSF and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space seek proposals that take the ISS’ environmental conditions into account for their research work. Both solicitations […]
Craig Douglas is the vice president of operations for the capital area group at Goldbelt, a provider of logistics, information technology, health care and construction services headquartered in Juneau, Alaska. The capital area group covers subsidiaries such as Goldbelt Glacier Health Services and Nisga’a Data Systems. He was previously the president of Douglas and Associates, […]
Michael Brown has taken a seat on Strider Technologies’ board of directors, where he will support executive efforts to rapidly scale the organization. A past Potomac Officers Club speaker and 2022 Wash100 winner, Brown said that Strider’s intelligence solutions aid in counteracting nation-states that poach talent, compromise supply chains and steal technology from government, industry […]
Leidos integrated its Edge to Cloud system with Microsoft’s Azure Cloud during recent testing exercises for Project Convergence 22, the U.S. Army’s annual event for experimenting with emerging defense technologies. Both companies aim to bridge older and newer platforms and enable speedier deployment of software and security solutions in contested environments. Gerry Fasano, defense group […]
Noblis has awarded a subcontract to Aquia to support an existing four-year deal with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by developing a software-as-a-service governance program. The service-disabled, veteran-owned small business based in Millsboro, Delaware, will also apply a review process to evaluate the security risks of SaaS applications. Specific tasks include the automation […]
