Rocket Lab USA has secured a task order under NASA’s Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare contract to provide launch services for the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats program. Four cube satellites built to monitor tropical storms will deploy into low Earth orbit from two of the […]
The Intelligent Technology Management System by WidePoint has received In Process status from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The Fairfax, Virginia-based cybersecurity firm said that efforts are underway to attain FedRAMP authorization at the Federal Information Security Management Act Moderate level. WidePoint has a six-month window to receive certification, collaborating with a third-party […]
The Small Business Administration has awarded Navancio a five-year, $23 million blanket purchase agreement for the development of a software-as-a-service program intended to automate and simplify processes, increasing productivity. The work falls under the Office of Disaster Assistance’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, which is meant to modernize Salesforce capabilities, Navancio said Monday. SVOG was […]
Mobile Mentor has won a General Services Administration contract enabling it to offer modernization and cybersecurity services to federal, state and local governments. According to CEO Denis O’Shea, offerings to customers include zero trust and passwordless authentication. The New Zealand-based information technology services company secured small business vendor status from GSA in October. Recognition as […]
The Department of State’s internal watchdog has identified security flaws in its information security program across eight different metrics, including risk management, identity and access management, data protection and privacy, continuous monitoring and contingency planning. According to the Office of the Inspector General, the weaknesses indicate that the agency has yet to fully develop and […]
The Space Systems Command posted a request for information on Nov. 18 for a planned follow-on to the $94 million Launch Manifest Systems Integration contract awarded to Parsons in 2019, with a competition planned in 2024. SSC aims to improve its understanding of the market, the capabilities available to potential sources and interest in the […]
Dezarae Strong is a field operations manager at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, a research and development center funded by the Department of Defense. The lab’s efforts are centered around mission areas such as space control; air, missile and maritime defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; biotechnology; and cybersecurity. A Potomac Officers Club Professional […]
Johnathon Caldwell is the vice president and general manager of the military space business area within Lockheed Martin Space, where he oversees global navigation satellite systems, space-based missile warning, protected communications and other services and products for customers such as the Department of Defense. A portion of his time with the company was spent working […]
Troy Chevalier, a Potomac Officers Club member, is an assistant vice president and lead engineer at Radiance Technologies, a defense and space manufacturing firm headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. He has held these positions since joining the company in 2019. More recently, he took on the additional role of director of national capital region development, according […]
The Aerospace Industries Association has appointed Mike Kahn, CEO and president of CAES, to a two-year term on its board of governors executive committee. He is tasked with guiding organizational goals and growing membership initiatives, among other functions. To join the committee, candidates are evaluated based on their expertise and management level within their respective […]
