The U.S. Army awarded Leonardo DRS a $39 million, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract in August to start low-rate initial production of a third-generation forward-looking infrared long-range sensor equipped with a dewar cooler bench. The DCB is intended to support situational awareness across various battlefield conditions by converting IR radiation to video images. The new technology will […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has upgraded a remote sensing license held by Maxar Technologies, permitting the company to capture non-Earth images using its existing satellite constellation and WorldView Legion spacecraft. Maxar is now authorized to photograph space objects in low-Earth orbit and provide them to customers, potentially assisting in space domain awareness and […]
Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, headed the fifth Cybersecurity Advisory Committee on Tuesday to formulate its strategic direction for 2023. The 2022 Wash100 awardee said that the group will continue to work toward building U.S. cyber resilience and addressing cyberspace challenges. According to Tom Fanning, chair of CSAC and chairman, […]
Charles Barley Jr. is a principal at the U.S. subsidiary of RSM, a London-based network of accounting and professional services firms. His responsibilities include providing information security governance and risk and compliance services. He joined the company as a director, winning a National Association of Black Accountants Rising Star award in 2018 while in charge […]
Bell Textron will conduct early development for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program under a $1.3 billion contract awarded by the U.S. Army. Maj. Gen. Robert Barrie, the program executive officer for aviation, explained that Bell will undertake preliminary design work and provide virtual prototypes. The goal of FLRAA is to phase out the […]
The Government Accountability Office has determined that the Department of Veterans Affairs directed a portion of the $36.7 billion in COVID-19 relief funds it received from three pieces of legislation toward veterans’ health care, digital operations and information technology services. In a report published Tuesday, the watchdog said the money was used to improve telehealth […]
Lily Zeleke, the Office of the Chief Information Officer’s acting CIO for the information enterprise, said Thursday at the 2022 Government Identity Security Virtual Summit that the planned Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability serves as the core of the Department of Defense’s drive to modernize its cloud and information technology systems. She noted that rolling out […]
Smart Shooter has won a contract from the Integrated Fires Rapid Capabilities Office of the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space to provide the SMASH 2000 Light fire control system, a rifle-mounted optic that uses artificial intelligence and algorithms to track and shoot at targets such as drones. At the 2022 Association of […]
Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, said Thursday at the 2022 Government Identity Security Virtual Summit that a study on the relationship between cybersecurity and user experience is underway. He explained that DISA aims to strike a balance between ease of data access and security requirements. The study is […]
NASA described the recent launch of the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket as having met or exceeded expectations. In a press release, the space agency said that the booster motors reached their performance target of 4,000 miles per hour approximately two minutes after liftoff with no issues reported. The SLS rocket delivered the Orion […]
