BAE Systems has announced that Data Link Solutions, a joint venture with RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace, secured a U.S. Navy contract to provide small Link 16 radios. DLS will fulfill the contract by delivering FireNet Link 16 tactical systems, BAE said Wednesday. FireNet, BAE explained, is a secure and open communications solution with a unified […]
A new bill introduced by House and Senate lawmakers would compel the agriculture secretary to conduct biennial studies on cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities in the food and agriculture industries. Reps. Brad Finstad and Elissa Slotkin and Sens. Tom Cotton and Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act on Thursday in light of a […]
Lockheed Martin announced that it has shipped the last of four weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R network to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Named GOES-U, the next-generation spacecraft is undergoing preparations by Astrotech Space Operations ahead of a planned launch starting in April 2024, Lockheed said […]
The Technology Modernization Fund has announced roughly $71.2 million in grants to upgrade legacy systems at the Department of Justice, the General Services Administration and the Armed Forces Retirement Home. TMF Board Chair Clare Martorana, a past Wash100 winner, explained that the investments will improve cybersecurity, reduce federal workforce burdens and cultivate customer trust in […]
Reston, Virginia-based digital transformation and cybersecurity company Agile Defense has named Razwan Raja its chief innovation officer, tasking him to oversee technology development and spending. He holds expertise in providing complex engineering operations and integration support to federal customers, Agile Defense said Tuesday. Agile Defense CEO Rick Wagner, a 4×24 member and a past Wash100 […]
Carahsoft Technology has announced that it will resell HashiCorp’s automation software on Amazon Web Services Marketplace through the Distributor Seller of Record program. DSOR simplifies how the government acquires cloud solutions from independent software vendors by integrating the AWS Marketplace’s Private Offers feature with a portfolio of contract vehicles, Carahsoft said. The program provides flexible […]
CACI International has announced a five-year, $382 million task order to support a signals intelligence and electronic warfare program managed by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Engineering and Systems Integration Directorate. Awarded under the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle, the task order requires the delivery of technology, software and full […]
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is planning to convene technology developers to come up with ways to generate useful insights from data. A special notice posted on SAM .gov indicates that the Innovation Outreach Solutions Meeting will take place on April 15 and 16 in McLean, Virginia, DefenseScoop reported Monday. OSD’s innovation and […]
The main objective of the annual President’s Cup competition is to highlight skilled members of the federal workforce, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official managing the challenge. Michael Harpin, the competition’s section chief at CISA, said the cybersecurity game provides recognition to talent who would not normally receive recognition due to the […]
Steve Lang, deputy assistant secretary of state, has warned that protecting U.S. satellite spectrum interests internationally will become more difficult in future negotiations. He spearheaded U.S. efforts at the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference, an event held by the United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union every four years to discuss and amend radio spectrum allocation policy, including […]
