Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker, the U.S. Navy’s program executive officer for attack submarines, told lawmakers on Wednesday that meeting build targets will depend on 3D printing. The service branch seeks to build one Columbia-class and two Virginia-class submarines annually, Defense One reported Thursday. Testifying before a House Armed Services subcommittee, Rucker stressed that the technology […]
The U.S. Space Force has entered into cooperative research and development agreements on space capabilities with two Indian startups. The CRADAs are the United States’ first with foreign businesses and are part of White House efforts to collaborate with India on technology development, SpaceNews reported Thursday. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory said the two […]
Integrated planning software developer Decision Lens announced that it will enhance programming, budgeting and execution processes behind a $19 billion portfolio of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command – Centralized Asset Management. Such efforts will cover the management and sustainment of unfunded requirements within the portfolio, Decision Lens said Wednesday. Lance DeSpain, the company’s vice […]
Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has warned that a significant budget cut would impair his organization’s ability to monitor federal network risks. Testifying at a House Homeland Security cybersecurity and infrastructure protection subcommittee hearing, he added that malicious actors would “unequivocally exploit” gaps left by reduced […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is looking to increase visibility across federal networks by expanding a “no-notice” penetration testing initiative known as Federal Attack Surface Testing. In the fiscal year 2021 defense budget, Congress authorized CISA to hunt cyberthreats on agency networks without prior approval, Federal News Network reported. Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director […]
The U.S. Space Force has indicated that three programs will only be completed in 2024 instead of by the end of 2023. The announcement comes after Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, vowed in January to bring long-delayed Space Force efforts to completion within the year, DefenseNews reported. […]
General Dynamics’ information technology unit announced on Thursday that it received a potential seven-year, $450 million contract to continue managing and upgrading the accounting system for all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services programs. The Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System improves CMS’ financial oversight and ability to maintain accurate and timely program records, GDIT […]
The Department of State has awarded Virginia-based Accenture Federal Services a potential seven-year, $486.4 million contract to operate and maintain an enterprise-wide supply chain management program. Required support for the Integrated Logistics Management System includes security monitoring, patches, federally mandated upgrades and customer training, according to the notice SAM .gov published Wednesday. The State Department […]
Ken Urquhart, Zscaler’s global vice president of 5G strategy and a 4×24 member, has called on companies to explore how 5G technology can enhance their products and services. In a keynote at the end of a recent Cloud & 5G Live virtual conference, he said the business landscape could shift now that the technology has […]
Voxeljet and General Electric’s research business have teamed up under a $14.9 million Department of Energy award to develop and market the Advanced Casting Cell, a 3D printer for large sand-casting molds used by the wind and hydro energy sectors. The ACC program is expected to support the United States’ transition to clean power, 3D […]
